Task List coming in Google Calendar?

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Task List coming in Google Calendar?

by Jason Clarke May 10th 2006

Garett Rogers over at Googling Google discovered a few weeks ago that there is some dormant code in Google Calendar that appears to have only one possible use: completable events, otherwise known as tasks. For me, this is a killer, killer feature. I've already replaced Microsoft Outlook for email and calendar management with Gmail and Google Calendar respectively. Right now I'm using Backpack by the ~~43 Folders~~ 37 Signals guys for my task list needs, and to be honest Google had better get it right when they do release the task list functionality, because ~~43 Folders~~ 37 Signals has set the bar extremely high. The only thing that could get me to drop my beloved Backpack home base would be the ability to have a tightly integrated system with Gmail, Google Calendar and Google Task management (Gtask?).

Update - changed 43 Folders to 37 Signals after the mistake was pointed out in the comments. That's what I get for doing my writing at 2:00 AM!

Tags: Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Tasks, GoogleCalendar, GoogleTasks

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Peter said 10:44AM on 5-10-2006

Please, please, please let this be true. I have been waiting so long to be able to dump my other services and integrate my calendar and tasks with my Gmail.

Tanya said 11:25AM on 5-10-2006

Wouldn't that be 37 signals instead of 43 folders???

Michael G said 12:01PM on 5-10-2006

Try 30boxes, they have a task list and a killer calendar that does as much or more than Gcal does (except drag and drop appt)

Blue_chi said 12:23PM on 5-10-2006

43 Folder's is Merlin's blog. :P

The task list is the only feature missing for the Google Calendar!! I really hope this is true.

Carlos said 12:30PM on 5-10-2006

Meanwhile, you can subscribe to your Backpack calendar with Google Calendar.

Mysterius said 5:32PM on 5-10-2006

You still haven't corrected the reference to "43 Folders guys" after the link to Backpack.

Naser said 11:57AM on 5-11-2006

O'my this is getting ultra fab.... great going google !!!

Brian Carnell said 3:07PM on 5-11-2006

Backpack really sucks for managing tasks, because they continue to drag their feet on make it possible to promote/move/copy tasks from sublists to a main list. Once you get beyond a small number of tasks, this feature really becomes indispensable to have a single list of what's due *today*.

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