New Google Calendar Toys

Google has produced yet more tools for Google calendar.

First is the Google Maps integration for the calendar interface.
All you have to do: click on the event

and click on the map button.

If you plugged an address into your calendar event, the map page will display its location.

If you need directions just insert your departure address on the map interface and you are set.

Sure, it isn't too much trouble to just go to the Google Maps page. A few clicks, a bit of typing, and you would have everything you need to get to where you need to be. I think this particular gadget does what Google does best. It shortens the distance between what you are doing right now, and what you want to be doing in a second or two. Moreover, if you share a Google calendar event with someone less computer savvy and aren't interested in listening to them fumble through the longer process you can just just say something like, "Billy Bob, just click the little colored bar. Good boy Billy Bob. Now, click the little blue word that says 'map' and your done." Perhaps you don't know Billy Bob, but this is still a great touch by Google.