In the days of dialup, accessing the Internet was a nuisance. Now, not so much. Still, users of Gmail and Google Calendar should be pleased to hear that the programs may support offline use in about six weeks' time.
Word of this development comes from Andrew Fogg. Since Fogg serves as the chief marketing and strategy officer at Kusiri and a senior researcher at RBS, the odds that he's kidding or incorrect are tiny, and on Twitter, he stated, "Gears on Gmail and Calendar in approximately 6 weeks. Just had a preview at Google offices."
The one problem - aside from potential missed deadlines and all other manner of usual hang-ups - is that Fogg continued, "Not sure if it is Google Enterprise only."
Enterprise is probably as good as anything, though, at least in a long-term sense - it's almost certain that Google will eventually make the upgrade more accessible. Also, from a sort of business/financial perspective, any Enterprise upgrade might count more than a consumer-level equivalent, since it'll allow for whole companies, instead of random and far-flung individuals, to convert.
Now we get to just sit and wait for the release, which, it if happens in exactly six weeks, will occur on Jack Black's birthday. A hat tip goes to Ionut Alex Chitu in the meantime.
Its a nice thing google is doing but i think Google's other products like adwords, adsense and webmaster tools need this kind of service more than gmail or google calender, an offline support is not necessary but only a prompt online support will be appreciated by a lot of consumers.
i am s.f.imtiaz from WeboFlux
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Once again, nice work, Google
Google deserves (another) pat on the back for giving us some new options. There is a genuine BENEFIT TO CONSUMERS to being able to work offline. We live in a world in which contractors still, now and then, cut through a buried telephone company cable. Telephone companies still have little fires now and then. Ships dragging anchor damage undersea cables. Lightning still hits microwave towers now and then.
In the real world, we will lose connectivity now and then. As I said above, "Once again, nice work, Google."
REG CROWDER [Freelance Financial and Investment Writer}
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