Try out the all-new Calendar (Beta)
- Posted October 29th, 2008 at 12:32 pm by AndrewM
- Categories: Yahoo! Mail UK
That’s right, you heard me correctly! There’s a whole new calendar application for Yahoo! and you are welcome to try it out now. I know that a lot of you have been requesting this for a long time, so this news is definitely something to sit up and take notice of.
What can I expect with the new Calendar (beta)?
I’m going to skip some of boring (well, not for me) stuff like it’s built by incorporating much of the technology developed by our Zimbra team, adhering to open standards, using Web 2.0 technology, and interoperability with Apple, Microsoft, AOL, Mozilla, and Google.
The good stuff that I think you’ll appreciate are the things like:
- Drag and drop events
- Calendar sharing
- Personalisation like color coding and adding photos from Flickr
- To do list
- Setting reminders… plus a whole lot more
How do I get it?
Switching to the new calendar is easy. However, before I tell you how, there are just a couple of points you should be aware of:
- The all new calendar is still in its Beta stage which means there are still some things to be ironed out, and you may run across a few errors now and again
- And while switching over is easy, switching back is hard(ish). So, if you decide you don’t like the new calendar and want to switch back, all of your changes and additions will be lost. You’ll be taken to your old calendar from the day that you switched.
So, now that you’re in the know, here’s how to try it out. Just go to http://switch.calendar.yahoo.com and start using the all-new calendar (beta). If you’re not sure if it’s right for you, check out this video from the calendar team to give you a preview of what to expect.
Happy calendaring,
Andrew – Yahoo! Mail Team
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October 29th, 2008 at 3:38 pm
Looks good. Is the new (beta) calendar visible on my MyYahoo page as a component just like the old one?
October 29th, 2008 at 9:56 pm
HM
October 30th, 2008 at 10:46 am
At last Yahoo listens! but i’m saden by the fact that you removed access to feeds from yahoo mail…. why is it when yahoo mail goes one step forward it also takes a step back!
October 30th, 2008 at 8:26 pm
Thanks for letting us know, Andrew!!
I was just wondering if there was a Calendar blog, just like this one but for Calendar updates. I’m absolutely obsessed with the new one and I’d like to have up-to-date information on it if that is possible.
Thanks very much!
October 31st, 2008 at 3:24 pm
Oh my word, looking good chaps! This is definitely the
Best calender application out there at the moment
Andrew, thanks for keeping us informed about what goes on
Maybe you should become a journo!
All the best….
October 31st, 2008 at 4:47 pm
how do i access calendar from my yahoo mail
November 1st, 2008 at 12:03 am
how do I switch back to th old calendar?
November 1st, 2008 at 12:10 am
Cool, count me in.
November 1st, 2008 at 9:43 am
umm y isnt there a england timezone? you dumbos make this thing for us on yahoo uk and ireland, and you dont even include the uk in the timezone??!!! what are you on about?
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Hi Ellen,
I just double-checked, and do find the timezone listed for GMT+0 Britain, Ireland, Portugal. I hope that if you check again you will see it as a choice.
Thanks,
Andrew
November 1st, 2008 at 6:33 pm
Looks an improvement but my major concern is synchronising with my mobile phone – is that possible? You can do it with Outlook calendars. If not, it’s useless to me, I am not always at a PC!
Also, are there facilities to print a day, a week, a date range, or one event? Also essential, when I am travelling and out of reach of electronic comms!
Else, I’ll stick to my diary!
November 2nd, 2008 at 9:59 am
Hi ,
Great Calendar but is it possible to have the feature where when you do switch back , you get all your details on the old calendar instead of them wiping.
November 3rd, 2008 at 12:39 pm
love the new calender cant wait to get using.thanks yahoo for something new……
November 3rd, 2008 at 1:13 pm
“interoperability with Apple”? does this mean we can finally sync ipods and iphones with the yahoo calendar (like you sync them with yahoo contacts?)
keeping fingers crossed!
November 5th, 2008 at 3:10 pm
Its way too slow! Im a bit dissapointed with it because of that. Otherwise it seems to be a good substitute for the Outlook.
November 5th, 2008 at 7:20 pm
I tried to choose the new Yahoo Calendar Beta, as prompted by notice on front page of my mail, but got the following “inexplicable”:-
“The new Yahoo! Calendar Beta doesn’t work in your language yet. The team is working around the clock to translate everything in your language.”
Is this a faulty message or is there something I can do differently to access the new Calendar?
November 6th, 2008 at 9:57 am
How can the All-New Yahoo! Calendar Beta not be working in my language????? I’m in Ireland but our language is English so what’s the problem?
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Hi Michael (and other @yahoo.ie users),
I’m sorry that you are not able to switch to the new calendar, at the moment. As funny as it sounds, Ireland is treated as a separate country and therefore a separate language. We know English is the primary language, but for this beta we’ve only turned on US English (@yahoo.com) and UK English (@yahoo.co.uk). To give you another example, Canada also uses English as a primary language, but the calendar beta is not turned on for Canada English (@yahoo.ca). Sorry for the confusion. It won’t be long before everyone will be able to start using the new calendar.
Thanks for your understanding.
Andrew – Yahoo! Mail Team
November 7th, 2008 at 9:50 am
I presume the calendar is not turned on for BT Yahoo customers as well as I’m getting the same message as diarmaid. Do you know when we’ll get access?
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Hi David,
Your presumption is correct. BT Yahoo customers do not yet have access to the calendar Beta. Sorry about that. You should have access once the calendar comes out of beta. I’ll keep you posted.
Thanks,
Andrew – Yahoo! Mail Team
November 7th, 2008 at 2:37 pm
Hi!
It’s GREAT calendar!
November 11th, 2008 at 8:09 am
Hi!!
Thats great and nice calendar.
November 11th, 2008 at 8:22 am
FANTASTIC ! Thanks a lot !
Great thanks to Yahoo team members for doing our life easier with yahoo !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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November 11th, 2008 at 8:54 am
the calendar is spoilt by FLICKR!! How do get rid of that.
How do i switch back?
November 11th, 2008 at 1:29 pm
HI,
It looks pretty cool so far. However, there is the fortnight repeat option missing.
Thanks
November 11th, 2008 at 2:20 pm
it is a great calender and I hope its up and running very soon
November 18th, 2008 at 11:48 pm
it’s a very great calendar and hope it’s continue to run well
November 19th, 2008 at 12:30 am
been on it for about an hour and it’s looking good – don’t think i’ll be switching back to the old calendar
November 19th, 2008 at 12:30 am
been on it for about an hour and it’s looking good – don’t think i’ll be switching back to the old calendar
November 19th, 2008 at 9:01 pm
hi its great calender