Google Calendar is a free time-management application that allows users to manage appointments and share schedules. It requires a Google Account and is accessible via the web or mobile devices. Changes are instantly visible to all users. While reliable and secure, it has been criticized for incorrectly handling time zones in some views.

1. GOOGLE CALENDAR by: Gyamfi Amos

2. Contents Introduction Interface License Features Compatibility Reliability and Consistency Security and Authentication Criticisms

3. Introduction time-management application managing appointments and resources became available in April, 2006 requires Google Account Similarities

4. Interface

5. license Free application Google Acount

6. Features Share of schedule Sync with desktop applications Offline access Embedding on web pages Access with mobile devices

7. Compatibility web-based application, it runs on virtually any operating system the OS must have a browser which supports the required web technologies

8. Reliability and consistency Changes are immediately visible to all users Users are assured that calendar information are not shared with anyone unless users decide to do so

9. Security and Authentication Server logs web request interaction with a service Internet Protocol address browser type browser language date and time of request

10. Criticisms inability for time zones to be handled correctly Web site events from the embedded Google calendar show up on the wrong day of the week in the "Month" view