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The good news is that the storms will finally give us truce this week. The bad is that time will remain unstable

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The last weeks have been marked by instability: rains (we have seen One of the most wet that remember the records), cold and storms several have been protagonists in this spring. Now, after the holiday period, experts foresee a change in the atmospheric trend. Changes, in theory. This week will be A week of changes at the atmospheric level with respect to the dominant trend during Holy Week. Of course, at ground level these changes will be noticed rather: instability and rains will continue to accompany the day -to -day life of many Spaniards, although in some areas the increase in temperatures can take the thermometers towards the 30º towards the end of the week. No storms in sight. Meteorological forecasts for the next few days foresee a change in the atmospheric pattern: the storms disappear for the peninsular geography, opening the way to the major influence of anticyclones such as the Azores. According to the forecast of the State Meteorology Agency (Aemet), this will be reflected in an increase in maximum temperatures in the southeast peninsular interior, as well as in mountainous areas of the north. However, this is only part of the story. A tape tall It will become the protagonist In these first days of the week, accompanied by a front that will bring new rains to a good part of the Peninsula. In practice. The Aemet forecastwhich throughout the day will extend to much of the northwest peninsular half, being able to reach areas of the southeast. The forecast also speaks of possible snowfall in mountains of the north end. On Tuesday, instability will increase, with “showers and storms that can be locally strong in areas of the northeast peninsular near the Mediterranean.” If Monday temperatures are experiencing a slight rise, the situation will be reversed tomorrow in some areas, with a notable decrease in the maxims in the Ebro, the east of the Northern Plateau and the Eastern Cantabrian, according to the agency’s forecasts. A more palpable change. As of Wednesday, the change in the atmospheric state could materialize in a change over time. The models foresee that this day the influence of the Azores anticyclone will stabilize the meteorology of the peninsula. The heavens, yes, will remain overcast in the north, with rainfall “weak although persistent”In the area. The showers are not ruled out in the rest of the peninsular territory either. Round of the rains? The situation is expected on Thursday but Friday could see the arrival of A new trough and, with it, the return of rainfall of greater consideration. If the forecasts are fulfilled, this phenomenon will move west throughout Friday and Saturday, leaving rains and even storms. In Xataka | While Spain was pending the rains, something strange was happening with the polar vortex Image | ECMWF

Someone has found a satellite for the first time on Google Maps. All tracks point to a Starlink satellite

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There are people who spend hours exploring the most remote corners of the planet in the satellite photos of Google Maps, looking for surprising findings. But this time the surprise was not on earth, but in space. It is not a plane, it is a satellite. It is easy to find airplanes on Google Maps or Google Earth. Every day they fly between 100,000 and 120,000 planes worldwide. Not even poachers, such as bomber B-2, are safe from the satellite cameras that nourish Google maps with their images. The B-2 He was hunted in full flight A few years ago. But the bet has just risen with the most recent finding of A REDDIT user In coordinates 33 ° 44’39.0 “N 96 ° 44’46.2” W.: A rural Texas area, north of the city of Dallas. It is a satellite orbiting the land more than 27,000 kilometers per hour, which leaves the military plane at the height of a snail. Five colored spectra. The photo was taken on November 30, 2024 by a Pleiades European observation satellite, developed by Airbus. It is a picture that perhaps would have gone unnoticed if it were not for the five silhouettes of different colors that seem to be ghosts of the same satellite. It is actually the same satellite seen in five spectral bands. The black silhouette, captured first, is the satellite seen in the near infrared. They are followed by the red silhouette, the blue silhouette and the green silhouette, each captured with a different color filter in an instant infinitesimally different. Finally, the most clear silhouette of all, a pancromatic image of the satellite. The five satellite spectra on Google Maps Why do you look like this? It is a visual representation of two different phenomena: how quickly the objects move in the land low orbit, and how the observation satellites take their photos. They do not take a single photo, but several catches in different spectral bands (nearby infrared, red, blue, green and a pancromatic image on gray scale). Next, these images are combine with a Pansharpening algorithm To create a full color photo. Normally from the ground, which is still with respect to the satellite. However, this satellite moved almost eight kilometers per second, which caused the camera to capture it at five different points in the very brief moment in which the capture occurred. A Starlink satellite. Both Reddit users Like astrophysic Jonathan McDowell They believe it is a Spacex Starlink satellite. Unlike the first generation Starlink (which had a single solar panel), the V2 Mini have two large lateral solar panels that give them a wingspan of about 30 meters. According to McDowell, presumably is the Starlink 31147. It is not strange that the first satellite that has been found in Google Maps is a Starlink. Most satellites travel above 500 km so as not to have the atmospheric braking compensate, friction with the air that makes them end up resenting in the atmosphere. But the Starlink are launched at this point to offer a Global Low Latency Internet coverageassuming that will have to be replaced Every five years. 7,200 and up. Today there is about 7,200 Starlink satellites Orbiting the Earth (more than all the other constellations of combined satellites), thanks to Spacex’s ability to land the propellers of their rockets. That is why the investigations pointed from the beginning to Google Maps was a Starlink. Since Spacex has plans for Grow your network to a megaconstellation of 30,000 satellitesmost likely this is not the last Starlink that appears on Google Maps and other satellite photos, in the same way that it is increasingly common to see them in the night sky when we raise the view from below. Images | Google, Airbus Defense and Space In Xataka | Spacex has launched 8,000 Starlink satellites in five years, but they are not enough. And we are beginning to understand why

China has just launched another blow to the United States in full tariff war and this time points directly to Hollywood

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“China wants to reach an agreement. The problem is that they are not clear how to do it,” Trump declared Wednesday to the press. He did it shortly after announcing the temporary suspension of “reciprocal” tariffs to dozens of countriesalthough not before hardening its pulse with Beijing: the White House raised the levies to Chinese imports up to 145%. At first, there was 125%, Although Washington clarified that this figure joined 20% already in force. But with the commercial tension on the rise, China does not give signs of giving in, as the American president is probably waiting. Beijing has raised the tone and made its position clear. “If the United States insists on following its own path, China will fight until the end,” A spokesman for the Ministry of Commerce said this week. And as if they wanted to underline it with facts, this Thursday they have announced a reprisal measure that points against the American film industry. Less Hollywood, more local cinema. As Global Times collectsthe China National Cinema Administration has announced that it will reduce the number of imports from American films. The agency ensures that the measure responds to the “market law” and the election of the public, although it shows a political background by ensuring that tariffs imposed by Washington will end up deteriorating the perception of the Chinese public on US films. From now on, the number of premieres from the United States will be limited in the country’s rooms. A trend that comes from afar. The decision occurs in a context where Hollywood had already begun to lose presence. According to April box office dataonly two of the ten American films released so far from 2025, ‘Captain America: A New World‘ and ‘A Minecraft movie‘, have exceeded 100 million yuan (about 13.6 million dollars). The rest has barely generated impact. Far from being an isolated reaction, the measure fits with a broader transformation. For years, Hollywood productions enjoyed great acceptance in China, but that panorama has changed. According to data collected by the Xinhua agencyin 2012, seven of the ten higher films in the country were Americans. Today, however, Hollywood titles barely manage to sneak among the most seen. China has followed a usual strategy: learn from global referents and replicate them with their own seal. In the last decade he has developed an industry capable of producing local blockbusters with great reception. Recent examples such as’Wolf Warrior‘,’Hi, mom‘,’NE ZHA II‘ either ‘The Wandering Earth II‘They demonstrate that turn. These last two, in fact, currently lead the national box office. The commercial war continues. After the rise in tariffs to 145% to Chinese imports announced by the United States, it remains to be seen what the next Beijing reaction will be. For now, the answer has been a moderate adjustment in the cultural field, but nothing prevents them from opting for more forceful measures. Currently, Chinese tariffs on American products are at 84%. Images | Freepik | ZHE ZHANG In Xataka | Apple and Trump’s dance is taking shape: threat, panic … and an imminent exemption

It was a matter of time for others to imitate OpenAi

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Artificial intelligence companies are making clear a message: accessing the most advanced functions of their chatbots requires paying, and increasingly. It is not a completely new something, but now they begin to appear subscription plans with three -digit prices. At the end of 2024, Openai surprised with Chatgpt Proa modality of 200 dollars a month focused on professional users. It was an important leap compared to the Plus Plan of 20 dollars. Now is Anthropic’s turn, which has launched its own premium proposal for Claude: We are talking about the Max Plan. Claude Max: More use, more expensive. Anthropic, founded by former OpenAI members, offers two variants of the Max Plan. The first costs $ 100 per month (about 90 euros plus VAT) and multiplies the use available in the 20 dollars for five. The second elevates the commitment to $ 200 per month (180 euros plus VAT), with twenty times more use than the basic plan. Both options are already available for those who need a capacity to use much greater than the standard. What does Anthropic offer in front of Openai? Both the 100 and 200 dollars plan give priority access to new functions and models, but with an important difference with respect to OpenAI. While Chatgpt Pro boasts of unlimited use, Claude Max imposes limits. They are quite generous, but they are there. Is the AI ​​price uploading? Artificial intelligence progresses fast and companies are taking advantage of that evolution to launch increasingly expensive plans with premium functions. Scott White, Product Manager of Anthropic, has already dropped in an interview with TechCrunch that could launch even more expensive subscriptions in the future. A career expensive towards profitability Startups such as Openai or Anthropic are not yet profitable. OpenAi has marked 2029 as a goal, According to The Information. Anthropic, meanwhile, continues to increase its income while trying not to be left behind. Along the way, he continues to burn resources as if there were no tomorrow. Startups has some notable advantages, such as the ability to assume high levels of risk and, above all, move very fast. Google or Microsoft, meanwhile, do not have these advantages, but their strength is in a financial support that allows them to move forward even if some of their most ambitious projects fail. Images | Anthropic In Xataka | OpenAi has broken his roof. Its pro plan is a jump to ultra -chair that makes all the meaning of the world In Xataka | The Ghibli paradox: the most viral success of AI is at the same time a symptom of its problems as a daily product

The best websites and apps to know what time you will have on your vacation

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We bring you a collection with the best applications and websites for Know the time you will do in Holy Week of 2025. With them, you can plan a little better your trip taking into account the possible weather conditions that you will find in your destination. Come on, you will know if you have to take umbrellas or not. We are going to offer you these applications and websites in list format, with a small description for each of them. Thus, it will be easier to explore them and decide which one you want to use. We will also include the links for the websites or to lower mobile apps. Services to see time at Holy Week We continue now with a collection of apps that you can install on your mobile, and where you will be able to see the time you will do during the holidays. You can also see the forecasts several days in advance. Aemet: The official application of the State Meteorology Agency, where you are going to have official information and reliable forecasts. It has 7 -day forecasts and time information at 8,000 Spanish municipalities, and also has information on rains, adverse atmospheric phenomena and beaches. Links: aemet.es, Google Play and App Store. Accuweather: One of the most important weather apps, so much that many mobile manufacturers applications use their data. It offers two -week forecasts, amounts of rain and even a radar to know when storms approach. Links: accuweather.com, Google Play and App Store. Time: Beyond the officers or internationals, this is one of the most reliable apps to know time in Spain. It will offer you detailed forecasts for the next 48 hours and other generals for 14 days, and there is also information for temperature locations, thermal sensation, clouds, atmospheric pressure, air quality or pollen levels. Link: eltiempo.es, Google Play and App Store. Rain Alarm: One of those magical apps that have been essential for more than 10 years. It does not offer time forecasts, but it is simply a radar that warns you when it is about to rain, and in which you can see the evolution of the clouds. You can configure notices to get to you when the rains approach a certain distance, and you can see the evolution of the clouds in the sky to check how they approach or leave. Links: Rain-alarm.com, Google Play and App Store. The Weather Channel: Another of those apps whose data use many other manufacturers, such as Apple in their time app. It offers forecasts for 15 days, maximum and minimum temperatures, humidity, wind gusts, pressure, condensation and everything you need. Links: Weather.com, Google Play and App Store. Meteored: One of the leading apps in Spain to give you the time information, which allows you to see the rain that makes and gives you forecasts 14 days in advance. Links: meteored.com, Google Play and App Store. Weather Underground: A good app with very precise and hyperlocal forecasts, since it has a system for the users to provide time information from the weather stations of their homes. Links: wundergyrund.com, Google Play and App Store 1weather: A veteran mobile application that offers you ten days forecasts. It has real -time information, detailed forecasts, elegant animations and widgets for your phone. Of course, some mobile models are not compatible. Links: Google Play and App Store. Time and radar: Another time application, with rains radar and 14 days predictions. It has data as an air quality index, pollen amounts and news related to time changes. Links: timeyradar.es, Google Play and App Store. Weatherbug: One of the oldest weather forecast applications, and one of the most aesthetic. You have current information and forecasts for hours or days. Depending on time, the interface varies, and you also have time information, air quality, fire or ray falls. Links: Weatherbug.com, Google Play and App Store. In Xataka Basics | How to see air quality and temperature with Google Maps

The most viral success of AI is at the same time a symptom of its problems as a daily product

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The AI ​​had ceased to surprise us. And then the “ghiblation” of images and the Internet arrived He went crazy. In recent days we have lived a fever for converting all kinds of images –And even videos– To imitate the style of Miyazaki teacher and the mythical creations of his Studio Ghibli. The phenomenon has served to make AI at least for a few days again. And that is precisely the problem. Saturated from AI. The appearance of Chatgpt in November 2022 has unleashed an explosion of AI, but after the initial earthquake things have relaxed. Although there have been notable advances, we have “accustomed” to AI, and technology seems relegated to the background for most users. As my partner Javier Lacort said in his reflection of a few days ago, we have seen ourselves immersed in “an universe of impenetrable jargon that was moving the conversation about AI from the initial astonishment to arid technicism.” AI lives from “magical” moments. We saw it with Deepseek A few months ago, and we see it again with the Studio Ghibli style images. Until those “magical” moments occur, the AI ​​does not just set among the general public. There is certainly a moderate use among the population and there are also niches that use it intensively –The program of programmersfor example – but people lack something crucial: an App. What do you use AI? The current options are undoubtedly striking in the creative field and also as assistance for professional tasks, but for now the chatbots have not infiltrated our lives as they did for example internet search engines. They solved a more pressing problem – finding what one was looking for on the Internet – but for the moment AI does not have just replaced them and is not used massively. Looking for an AI that is a google for daily use. The search engine revolution is probably one of the inevitable conquests of the future for AI. We are seeing it with perplexity And the search engines that OpenAi so much Like Google itself They are offering users. These platforms will not totally move to the traditional search engine, but one thing is evident: every time we look more with Chatgpt ” – or any other chatbot – and the growth of that trend seems unstoppable. At the moment Gartner’s cycle of expectations is very well reflected the AI ​​phenomenon. It seems that we have reached the peak of oversized expectations, and we now fall into disappointment avism. Source: Wikimedia. Beware of disappointment abyss. The Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) published these days these days A study conducted by 24 researchers from AI. It included a section entitled “Perception of the AI ​​VS reality”, and in it there was talk of the well -known cycle of expectations of Gartner. The consultant itself estimated that expectations and Hype For the generative AI had already exceeded its highest peak. AI is not so much (for the moment). 79% of the experts surveyed in that study indicated that the current public perception of AI capacities do not correspond to the Reality of research and development in this field. In fact, 90% claimed that this is conditioning the investigation, and of that figure 74% revealed that the areas in which they are being investigated are areas where there are still many expectations. So we are not going to get to the AGI. The most important companies in this area have a common goal: to achieve a AGIthe Holy Grail of Artificial Intelligence. However, these same experts do not have too much hope that we will develop it. 76% of the 475 respondents indicated how to climb (more data, more GPUS to train models) will not be enough to reach an AGI. We need a different approach, and those experts advocate prioritizing issues such as security, ethical governance and a gradual and more responsible innovation instead of this apparent frantic career that does not think about the consequences. Waiting for the next Bombazo of the AI. The fever for “ghibliization” seems to have relaxed significantly and surely in a few days or weeks it is blurred as a striking option more than one AI that excites us to pull – before the Grok 3 censorship imagesfor example – but do not conquer permanently. At the moment it seems that this will continue to be the norm, and now we are waiting for that next pull and perhaps that Killer App that can mark a turning point in the adoption of AI. OpenAI and his rivals need Hype. Meanwhile one thing is evident: what companies sell us (“we are close to the AGI” or “with AI you can do everything Better and faster“) is away from reality. They sell expectations and Hype. TOI remove the best example is OpenAi, which needs that message to continue raising Gigantic investment rounds that allow you to continue burning money As if there were no tomorrow. In Xataka | “In a year or two code editors will not exist”: four programmers explain the Vibe Coding revolution

“If you have time to learn more about this field”

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The arrival of artificial intelligence To our life It is no longer a science fiction films. The young people of the Z generation will have to deal with the different forms of integration of this technology in the working world. One of the main councils of the Millionaire and investor Mark Cuban to the Z generation, which begins to join the labor marketis to understand that dominating this technology is not an option, It is a necessity. Mark Cuban’s advice. The millionaire investor Mark Cuban, co -founder of the Broadcast.com video portal and former owner of the NBA team Dallas Mavericks, assured In the SXSW conference that had tried luck in all kinds of businesses throughout his life. However, the millionaire recognized that, if he was a young man with a whole race ahead, he would devote all his time to a single thing: “If he had 16, 18, 20 or 21 years as of today, he would dedicate every minute of the day to learn about ia. Even while he slept, he would hear podcasts about ia” AI is the future and should be prepared for it. In his speech, Cuban emphasized that the AI ​​not only will automate tasksbut it will also create new employment opportunities and transform existing industries. So young people who now join the labor market will have to deal with IA -based tools Or, what is even better, create them. According to Cuban, the key is not afraid of AI, but in hugging it and learn to work with her. This implies acquiring skills in areas such as automatic learning, data analysis and algorithms development. “Those who dedicated the necessary time, will achieve it,” insisted the businessman and investor, whose fortune It is estimated in about 5.7 billion dollars according to Forbes. Skills beyond AI. The millionaire stressed that the AI ​​domain is not limited to computer engineers or data scientists who train AI models. In fact, in an entrepreneur he considers that those who can combine skills in AI With knowledge in other fields, such as marketing, finance or design, they will be the more demanded in the future since the main task of generation Z will be to integrate AI in business processes. The businessman stressed that The works of the future They will require some kind of AI -related skill. Therefore, investing time and effort to learn about AI is an investment in your professional future. A base on which to undertake. Cuban is one of the protagonists of the television program Shark Tank of the American ABC, in which entrepreneurs must captivate investors to put their money in their ideas. That is why Cuban not only invites young people to learn everything they can about. a good job is guaranteed. The millionaire ensures that knowing how AI works can open new venture of entrepreneurship for young A decade ago. “The AI ​​is never the solution. It is a tool,” Cuban said in his speech during the Conference for Entrepreneurs. In Xataka | “Humans will not be necessary for most things”: Bill Gates does not believe that doctors and teachers have a future In Xataka | The AI ​​promises to shoot the productivity of companies: the problem is that we are not measuring it well Image | Wikimedia Commons (Gage Skidmore)

While the Portuguese enjoyed sun eclipse, their electrical system had a really bad time

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Last Saturday, March 29, a partial solar eclipse It was visible in the Iberian Peninsula in the morning. A phenomenon that entertained more than one in this first spring mornings. However, for our Portuguese neighbors it has been a problem for their electricity grid. The absence of the star. During the two hours of eclipse, Portugal lost 560mw of solar generation, which is equivalent to 23% of the country’s electricity production at that time, according to national electrical networks (REN). An imbalance. Solar energy suffered A drop in electricity generation During the astronomical phenomenon, but it was a loss that occurred progressively, approximately 10MW per minute. This situation led to a decline of 8.5% of the electrical production of total consumption, how has expressed a press release THE REN. Return to normal. From 11:30, solar production began to recover at a faster rate, 22MW per minute until it reached its normal intensity. However, the fall was greater than the answer, although it turned to other sources such as hydroelectric and thermal. The balance attempt. Last year, the Portuguese country reached historical records with renewables, covering up to 90% of your demand. However, the eclipse evidenced Portugal’s problem with the storage of energy in batteries and its energy dependence with Spain, how It is observed in the daily balance. An affected interconnection. The eclipse also had an impact on Spain, which ends affecting interconnection Between both countries. At the broader level, the Entso-E network And European Transmission Systems (OST) operators They registered A loss of generation of approximately 21,000 MW during the event. To minimize the impacts, the electric operators of several countries, including Portugal and Spain, they worked together through the service of Short-Term Adequacy (STA)which allows to plan and balance generation and consumption in a seven -day window. Was the impact here very big? In Spain the lack of solar generation, was Supply thanks to wind energy with 31.3% of the electrical production. In addition, after what It has happened in March with heavy rainsfrom the Spanish Electric Red They announced that they had prepared to analyze and anticipate the possible effects of the solar eclipse, guaranteeing the security of the supply and the correct operation of the system. Image | Pexels Xataka | Spain and Portugal have shown how the energy transition is leading: 82% clean electricity in 2024

Every time you think about everything the Romans managed to do, remember that they did it intoxicated with lead

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Who will not like the Roman Empire? A little over a year ago, thousands of women from all over Spain asked their boyfriends, friends or husbands to How much they thought of the Roman Empire. And, at least according to the meme, the answer was: a lot. What we just discovered hidden in Arctic ice is that, in short, we think too little: the Roman Empire He raised one of the civilizational works more impressive in the history of humanity and did it with absolutely demential atmospheric levels. Lead that they themselves had launched to the atmosphere. Lead, lead everywhere. Examining lead in three Arctic Ice Cores 2,000 years ago, a team of deserting institute researchers They have been able to calculate The level of environmental pollution in Europe between 500 before Christ and 600 after Christ. The data is, to put it in a gentle and restrained way, terrifying. As They publish in Proceedings of the National Academy of ScienceAfter examining the lead isotopes stored on that ice, researchers could create a map of pollution by this metal throughout Europe. Not only that: they estimated their magnitude, the blood lead levels of the inhabitants and even discovered what had caused that enormous pollution. A guilty with name and surname. According to data, silver is at the origin of this problem. Or, rather, the Mining of La Plata. In general and for centuries, the miners melled tons of galena To extract silver. It is estimated that by each ounce of useful silver thousands of ounces of lead to the environment were released. To put it in numbers: “During the 200 years of apogee of the Roman Empire, more than 500 kilotons of lead to the atmosphere were released.” This, always according to the records of the ice centers, is 40 times greater than during the large environmental lead peak of the 70s (after which we began to withdraw it from gasoline, paintings and the rest of the products). And that, of course, there were consequences. We already know that lead is bad for health. Very bad. And not only because of infertility, illness or violence problems: I talk about neurological problems that translate into a considerable decrease in cognitive abilities and concentration. In practical terms, According to DRI researcherslead levels in Roman times had to decrease between 2 and 3 points of intellectual coefficient in the general population. “It does not seem much, but when it applies to practically the entire European population, it is a big problem,” Nathan Chellman explainedCo -author of the study. A problem that, seen in perspective, only increases the myth of the Roman Empire. Image | Joseph McConnell | Ilona Frey In Xataka | The Google Maps of the Roman Empire: the map that allows you to plan a route at that time

I have changed the Apple calendar for Notion Calendar. Now my data and my time live under the same roof

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Notion introduced its calendar application, Notion Calendar, at the beginning of 2024. I was interested, and much, but limit to Google calendars left me out: most of my events occur in ICloud calendars. Ten days ago they finally announced the integration with ICloud, and there I was, as a user of Notion For years to see how this proposal was and if it is worth making the leap from Apple’s native application. They are not the functions, but the unification My first impression was surprisingly positive. The application is fast, very fast. In me MacBook Pro M1 Proalmost four years ago, the speed with which it opens and the fluidity when navigating between days, weeks or months is impressive. It contrasts remarkably with Apple’s calendar that, without being slow, does not have this feeling of lightness and agility. The monthly view interface throughout its glory. Image: Xataka. The interface is minimalist without feeling empty. It maintains that characteristic air of notion with its soft and white gray tones, but retains its own personality. Visually it is much more pleasant than other calendars such as Google Calendarwhich prioritizes functionality over aesthetics. If you are one di noi And you are looking to optimize every second in front of the screen, the Calendar Notion keyboard shortcuts are a gift. “S” to share availability. “C” to create an event. “T” to go to the current day. “W” to activate the weekly view. “M” for the monthly. It is an approach that is clearly designed for users who prefer not to take off the hands of the keyboard. As Things A function that has conquered me is Availability management. Before, when someone wanted to meet with me, I had to manually send my free holes or use tools such as Calendly That, for some reason, they always made me feel a little impostor. With Notion Calendar, I select the available time blocks, generate a link to the moment and voila. One of those little friction of the day to day that disappear. The availability function. The white holes (not gray with stripes) are the ones that we establish as available. With sharing the link that appears to the right we can facilitate another person our gaps available for a meeting. As an integrated calendly already demands. Image: Xataka. The management of time areas is also remarkable. For those of us who work with people in different parts of the world or when we are organizing a trip, we can see our calendar with multiple schedules at the same time is canonical. And here, Notion does it much more intuitively than Apple’s calendar. Nevertheless, where notion calendar takes muscle is in its integration with notion, in its way of unifying information and time. It is an independent calendar for those who do not use notion, but that integration is the key to this proposal: generate ecosystem, not independent islands. The strategy behind the calendar What we are seeing with Notion Calendar is not just a new calendar application. It is one more piece on a board where Notion is building a complete productivity ecosystem. First was the main application for notes and databases, now the calendar, and not long ago also arrived with Notion mailat the moment on the waiting list. What was previously a product, Notion, now begins to be the center of an ecosystem that continues to grow. Image: Notion, Xataka. Instead of putting everything in a single application that could be overwhelming, Notion is creating independent but totally interconnected applications. It is an intelligent strategy that allows them to compete in each category without sacrificing the user experience. True magic occurs when you link notion databases with dated fields to the calendar. Suddenly, all these elements appear directly on my calendar with my normal events. For example, I have a database with all scripts in notion of the podcastand each one has its publication date. Now I can see those dates directly on my calendar, mixed with my meetings and personal events. The database with the infinite loop scripts that I prepare every day. By including a publication date they have everything you need to appear, if I want, in Notion Calendar. Image: Xataka. This unified vision is not only practical, it is a paradigm shift. It allows to see the events and tasks in a temporary context that previously required several tools. And not only that: you can attach notion pages directly to calendar events. For a meeting I can link the agenda, previous notes or related documents, everything without leaving notion. Towards a more mature experience The iOS version is also very well achieved. Unlike many applications that simply reduce their desktop version, Notion schedule for iOS (It is also For Android) is really adapted to mobile experience. You can choose if you want to see 1, 2 or 3 days when opening the app, something much more flexible than the native calendar. Again: more than the intention of launching a calendar is intuited here. A strategy is intuited that fuses information management with time management. When I saw the initial announcement of Notion Calendar, my first reaction was a mixture of interest and skepticism. Do we really need another calendar application? The answer is in the objective: Notion is not simply building a calendaris building that bridge between information management and time management. It is as if Notion were saying: “You already have all your information organized with us, why not also your time?” And it makes sense. If you spend much of your day in Notion, having your integrated calendar right there makes everything more consistent. Is it worth who does not use Notion? Surprisingly, I think so. Even without taking advantage of integrations, it is a solid calendar application, well designed and with functions that exceed the Apple or Google calendar in several aspects. For me, in fact, he has already replaced Apple’s. And the most interesting thing is to see how Notion is evolving from … Read more

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