Google Calendar : The case of the missing vertical scroll bar on the Agenda Tab
The vertical scroll bar is missing in the Agenda table. The rest of the tables in the other tabs have vertical scroll bar. Wonder why?

Buttons with upward and downward arrows let the User navigate vertically, one row at a time. Every click tends to display an additonal row ,either at the bottom or on top of the table. The sequential on-demand ‘load and display’ of rows might lead to greater performance. However, this also leads to a poor navigation mechanism that is not consistent with the natural expectation of the User, i.e. to use the vertical scroll bar. Multiple clicks are rather cumbersome.

Clicking on any date on the Calendar will enable the User to view his agenda on a particular day, week, etc.,
Clicking on the buttons with Left & Right arrows will let the User navigate and view the agenda for a set of 4 weeks at a time.
Eventually, one learns to use these buttons to navigate.

Not sure how frequently this scenario would happen, but then, I wanted to view my agenda for the next 3 months at a stretch in the Agenda table and navigate quickly the between the first and the last item. I also wanted to copy and paste my 3 month agenda and e-mail it to a friend who doesnt have access to Google at work. I could only view one month’s agenda at a time.

Keyboad shortcuts were awesome! Client sided Scripting was a pleasure. The SMS alerts are enabled for carriers in US only.

Guess “SEND” in Web 1.0 became “SHARE” in Web 2.0 parlance