Re: Exchange Calendar client?
On Fri, Dec 13, 2002 at 07:15:25PM -0600, Michael Heironimus wrote:
> OK, I have a serious question here. I've heard the same type of comment
> before. And I used to work at a company that used Outlook/Exchange
> worldwide, including all the shared calendaring and a global address
> book with the entire company in it (and yes, they got hit VERY hard by
> the first few big Outlook mail worms).
>
> People used it for basic e-mail. People used the address book. But the
> extent of the group calendaring was that some people would send "meeting
> requests" out. I think one person had a public calendar, but most of us
> hadn't bothered to learn how to access it. And most of the other groups
> were less technical than the one I was in.
>
> Is this pretty typical? Or do other places actually make real use of the
> group calendars? Or is it that the only people who really know how to
> use all the features are the people who aren't doing real work (like the
> phone system in some places)?
I'd say that's pretty typical. Sometimes bosses delegate to clericals
to arrange meetings and it's nice when you can look up everyone's
availabilty. However, that falls apart as soon as you add an outside
party to the meeting. Many of the people I work with still use Franklin
planners to keep track of meetings (it's difficult to check your
electronic calendar just anywhere; and synchronizing with little
handhelds all the time is a pain...).
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