I'm Not Ready to Ditch My Paper Planner Just Yet
The promise of a revolutionary new family calendar has me skeptical. Skylight, a 27-inch touchscreen tablet designed for family planning, is the latest attempt to make diary day easier and more efficient.
My household has multiple digital calendars linked to various online platforms, but we still stick to paper planners for our weekly schedules. We just can't seem to resist the finality of red-inking next week's events on a Sunday afternoon. That is until I was given the chance to test Skylight, which I jumped at with both feet.
The device itself is quite impressive – 27 inches of touchscreen goodness that measures 16 x 1.5 inches and can be mounted on any wall using an included clip-on frame. The display boasts a good but not brilliant 2560 x 1440 resolution, 60Hz refresh rate, anti-glare screen, and ambient light sensor for optimal visibility in various lighting conditions.
The setup process was relatively seamless, with the device syncing easily with multiple calendar platforms – Google, Outlook, Apple, Cozi, and Yahoo. I also appreciated how simple it was to invite others to sync their calendars. However, my wife's work diary is still untouched by this technology.
After setting up the Skylight Calendar Max, my initial reaction was that it would be a game-changer for our household planning process. The massive touchscreen allowed us to see a multitude of events and reminders at once, which made Sunday afternoon meetings much more enjoyable. My 11-year-old daughter even started using the device to read out reminders on screen.
However, things didn't quite pan out as expected. I soon realized that my AI-powered calendar assistant wasn't quite ready for prime time. Simple tasks like adding emails or PDFs with dates worked fine, but it struggled with more complex events and failed to add specific flight details to a work trip. There's also an issue with duplicate event creation – multiple people might email the same school event to both partners.
Despite these drawbacks, Skylight has made meal planning easier by suggesting meals based on preferences, generating recipes, and adding ingredients to grocery lists. It even supports color-coding for tasks and people, which helps keep our family's plans organized. The device is also great at pulling images from emails, making it a fun feature when scanning through favorite memories.
The subscription model – $79 per year with a free trial and discounts if purchased along with the device – might be steep for some users. While the Skylight Calendar Max has certainly made our Sunday diary planning easier, I don't think it's ready to replace my trusty paper planner just yet.
It may take time and refinement for this AI-powered calendar assistant to become more efficient and accurate. But until then, I'll stick with my tried-and-true paper planner – at least I know what I'm getting.
The promise of a revolutionary new family calendar has me skeptical. Skylight, a 27-inch touchscreen tablet designed for family planning, is the latest attempt to make diary day easier and more efficient.
My household has multiple digital calendars linked to various online platforms, but we still stick to paper planners for our weekly schedules. We just can't seem to resist the finality of red-inking next week's events on a Sunday afternoon. That is until I was given the chance to test Skylight, which I jumped at with both feet.
The device itself is quite impressive – 27 inches of touchscreen goodness that measures 16 x 1.5 inches and can be mounted on any wall using an included clip-on frame. The display boasts a good but not brilliant 2560 x 1440 resolution, 60Hz refresh rate, anti-glare screen, and ambient light sensor for optimal visibility in various lighting conditions.
The setup process was relatively seamless, with the device syncing easily with multiple calendar platforms – Google, Outlook, Apple, Cozi, and Yahoo. I also appreciated how simple it was to invite others to sync their calendars. However, my wife's work diary is still untouched by this technology.
After setting up the Skylight Calendar Max, my initial reaction was that it would be a game-changer for our household planning process. The massive touchscreen allowed us to see a multitude of events and reminders at once, which made Sunday afternoon meetings much more enjoyable. My 11-year-old daughter even started using the device to read out reminders on screen.
However, things didn't quite pan out as expected. I soon realized that my AI-powered calendar assistant wasn't quite ready for prime time. Simple tasks like adding emails or PDFs with dates worked fine, but it struggled with more complex events and failed to add specific flight details to a work trip. There's also an issue with duplicate event creation – multiple people might email the same school event to both partners.
Despite these drawbacks, Skylight has made meal planning easier by suggesting meals based on preferences, generating recipes, and adding ingredients to grocery lists. It even supports color-coding for tasks and people, which helps keep our family's plans organized. The device is also great at pulling images from emails, making it a fun feature when scanning through favorite memories.
The subscription model – $79 per year with a free trial and discounts if purchased along with the device – might be steep for some users. While the Skylight Calendar Max has certainly made our Sunday diary planning easier, I don't think it's ready to replace my trusty paper planner just yet.
It may take time and refinement for this AI-powered calendar assistant to become more efficient and accurate. But until then, I'll stick with my tried-and-true paper planner – at least I know what I'm getting.
. The Skylight Calendar Max does seem like a game-changer for household planning, especially with the meal planning feature 
. However, I can see why you wouldn't want to ditch your trusty paper planner just yet 
. I mean, there's something satisfying about putting pen to paper and seeing your schedule come together on a Sunday afternoon 
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. But hey, if it works for you and your family, who cares? It sounds like Skylight has definitely made meal planning easier in your household, and that's gotta count for something 
. Maybe with some more refinement, we'll see this thing become the go-to calendar solution for everyone 
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. While it does offer a lot of features that make diary day easier and more efficient, like suggesting meals based on preferences and generating recipes, its AI-powered calendar assistant still has some major flaws - struggling with complex events and duplicate event creation being two of them 
. The device itself is impressive, but I'm not convinced it's ready to replace the finality of red-inking next week's events in a paper planner just yet 
. Maybe with further refinement and updates, Skylight will live up to its promise, but for now, I think I'll stick with my trusty paper planner 
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... but does it really need that big of screen? Our household has worked just fine with smaller devices and our Sunday afternoon planning sessions haven't changed 
. Plus, it's still $79/year for the subscription model, feels like a bit steep 
. But there's just something about putting down pen to paper that works for me. Plus, I love how mine looks all neat and organized with my favorite doodles scattered around 
. But for now, I'm happy sticking with what I know works for me 
. My wife tried using it for her work diary and it just didn't take off 
. The AI-powered calendar assistant is still super glitchy and doesn't do basic tasks right, like adding flights or avoiding duplicate events 
. It does meal planning and recipe suggestions which was actually helpful for us 
. Plus, it's just nice to have all your calendar info on one big screen 
. Just don't expect me to ditch my paper planner anytime soon 
gotta admit, $79 a year might be steep for some... still not ready to ditch the paper just yet, but Skylight's got potential 
. But, as the author so aptly pointed out, there are some significant limitations to its functionality, particularly when it comes to handling complex events and reminders 
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, but I think the problem is that it tries to be everything to everyone 
. And yeah, $79 per year is pretty steep, especially if you're not sure if it'll work for you 