Comments on: First one to get Google Calendar to sync with Outlook wins! http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2006/04/first-one-to-get-google-calendar-to-sync-with-outlook-wins/ WHARRGARBL!!1! Fri, 22 Aug 2008 01:38:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: kigooadmin http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2006/04/first-one-to-get-google-calendar-to-sync-with-outlook-wins/#comment-78750 kigooadmin Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:55:02 +0000 http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2006/04/first-one-to-get-google-calendar-to-sync-with-outlook-wins/#comment-78750 Another way to use your google data is to access it trough MS Outlook. We just launched KiGoo, a free tool that allows Google users to fully manage (create, read, update and delete) their Calendar and Contacts from MS Outlook. Also KiGoo manage the Free Busy information of your Gmail contacts for appointments if they shared their FB status. Currently we support Windows XP and office 2007. You could download it from http://www.getkigoo.com Another way to use your google data is to access it trough MS Outlook.

We just launched KiGoo, a free tool that allows Google users to fully manage (create, read, update and delete) their Calendar and Contacts from MS Outlook.

Also KiGoo manage the Free Busy information of your Gmail contacts for appointments if they shared their FB status.

Currently we support Windows XP and office 2007.

You could download it from http://www.getkigoo.com

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]]> By: padraic http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2006/04/first-one-to-get-google-calendar-to-sync-with-outlook-wins/#comment-62153 padraic Tue, 01 Apr 2008 21:20:26 +0000 http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2006/04/first-one-to-get-google-calendar-to-sync-with-outlook-wins/#comment-62153 Google Calendar Sync http://www.google.com/support/calendar/bin/answer.py?answer=89955 http://dl.google.com/googlecalendarsync/GoogleCalendarSync_Installer.exe Google Calendar Sync
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]]> By: NotA http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2006/04/first-one-to-get-google-calendar-to-sync-with-outlook-wins/#comment-59619 NotA Wed, 12 Mar 2008 17:03:49 +0000 http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2006/04/first-one-to-get-google-calendar-to-sync-with-outlook-wins/#comment-59619 Look at what I have found, this is cool, and it works. iCal Sync Now Up-To-Date You wanted to Sync Calendars here you go. iCal Sync Now Up-To-Date is the first product designed to convert calendar data contained in Now Software's Now Up-To-Date calendar program to Apple's iCal. http://www.eastcoastsilicon.com/ Look at what I have found, this is cool, and it works. iCal Sync Now Up-To-Date

You wanted to Sync Calendars here you go. iCal Sync Now Up-To-Date is the first product designed to convert calendar data contained in Now Software’s Now Up-To-Date calendar program to Apple’s iCal. http://www.eastcoastsilicon.com/

]]> By: yh http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2006/04/first-one-to-get-google-calendar-to-sync-with-outlook-wins/#comment-56036 yh Fri, 22 Feb 2008 08:04:08 +0000 http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2006/04/first-one-to-get-google-calendar-to-sync-with-outlook-wins/#comment-56036 Ok this is indeed still a holy grail. My settings: - Outlook 2003 - WinXP SP2 I tired the following and my results are: - RemoteCalendar: After a not-so-simple setup process, i got it running. Able to see both google and outlook created events. BUT, i hit a problem. Deleting an event on outlook doesn't cause that to be sync'ed to the google calendar. You have to delete it on google calendar. Then RemoteCalendar went AWOL on me and deleted all my outlook events. OMFG. After 4 hrs of hair tearing, i gave up. RemoteCalendar (version 6) is a mile away from being useful. - gSyncit: The setup is a breeze. I'm actually impressed that it grabs the my google calendars and allows me to pick which one i want to sync. But all the good stops right that. As soon as i hit the sync button, it fail flat like a toad. It does not work for me, period. Just so you know, the nag screen can kill you and auto-sync is not available unless u pay. I mean, for $10, it would be worth every penny if it worked. But it doesn't. Guys, you know what. I think i'm gonna save my life (by saving the time i might waste testing this shit) and wait for the big boys, either google or microsoft to come up with something that works. Or maybe a bigger OSS team is willing to tackle this problem. There is value in proper s/w engineering and a full fledge QA process. All the hack-in-my-backyard solution doesn't cut it at all. Ok this is indeed still a holy grail.

My settings:
- Outlook 2003
- WinXP SP2

I tired the following and my results are:
- RemoteCalendar: After a not-so-simple setup process, i got it running. Able to see both google and outlook created events. BUT, i hit a problem. Deleting an event on outlook doesn’t cause that to be sync’ed to the google calendar. You have to delete it on google calendar. Then RemoteCalendar went AWOL on me and deleted all my outlook events. OMFG. After 4 hrs of hair tearing, i gave up. RemoteCalendar (version 6) is a mile away from being useful.
- gSyncit: The setup is a breeze. I’m actually impressed that it grabs the my google calendars and allows me to pick which one i want to sync. But all the good stops right that. As soon as i hit the sync button, it fail flat like a toad. It does not work for me, period. Just so you know, the nag screen can kill you and auto-sync is not available unless u pay. I mean, for $10, it would be worth every penny if it worked. But it doesn’t.

Guys, you know what. I think i’m gonna save my life (by saving the time i might waste testing this shit) and wait for the big boys, either google or microsoft to come up with something that works. Or maybe a bigger OSS team is willing to tackle this problem. There is value in proper s/w engineering and a full fledge QA process. All the hack-in-my-backyard solution doesn’t cut it at all.

]]> By: Adam http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2006/04/first-one-to-get-google-calendar-to-sync-with-outlook-wins/#comment-51872 Adam Thu, 10 Jan 2008 20:01:45 +0000 http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2006/04/first-one-to-get-google-calendar-to-sync-with-outlook-wins/#comment-51872 If you've got a Blackberry you can use Google's Mobile Sync (http://www.google.com/mobile/sync/index.html) to sync your Google Calendar with your Blackberry calendar. Then if you're Blackberry is synced with your Outlook calendar, you're good to go. Works pretty well, but of course you have to have a Blackberry. It's not the answer, but it's getting closer. If you’ve got a Blackberry you can use Google’s Mobile Sync (http://www.google.com/mobile/sync/index.html) to sync your Google Calendar with your Blackberry calendar. Then if you’re Blackberry is synced with your Outlook calendar, you’re good to go.

Works pretty well, but of course you have to have a Blackberry. It’s not the answer, but it’s getting closer.

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]]> By: robr http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2006/04/first-one-to-get-google-calendar-to-sync-with-outlook-wins/#comment-48683 robr Mon, 08 Oct 2007 18:22:28 +0000 http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2006/04/first-one-to-get-google-calendar-to-sync-with-outlook-wins/#comment-48683 Thanks for the recommendation of http://www.daveswebsite.com/software/gsync/ As mentioned while it doesn't sync directly to exchange, I do have Outlook 2007 running on my work PC 24/7 so it's good enough. It was worth the $10 to allow multiple(shared) calendar sync and auto updating my Outlook calendar. My PPC is now always up to date with my wife's google calendar so no more annoying the wife when I forget to come home and watch the kids because she has a dentist's appointment :). Thanks for the recommendation of http://www.daveswebsite.com/software/gsync/

As mentioned while it doesn’t sync directly to exchange, I do have Outlook 2007 running on my work PC 24/7 so it’s good enough. It was worth the $10 to allow multiple(shared) calendar sync and auto updating my Outlook calendar. My PPC is now always up to date with my wife’s google calendar so no more annoying the wife when I forget to come home and watch the kids because she has a dentist’s appointment :).

]]> By: Devin Hedge http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2006/04/first-one-to-get-google-calendar-to-sync-with-outlook-wins/#comment-48476 Devin Hedge Thu, 04 Oct 2007 12:00:16 +0000 http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2006/04/first-one-to-get-google-calendar-to-sync-with-outlook-wins/#comment-48476 There are all sorts of problems with synchronization with Outlook 2003 and below. Outlook 2007 seems to be better, but still isn't what I'm looking for. The true Holy Grail of corporate synchronization is not gCal to Outlook. The true Holy Grail of corporate sync is gCal to MS Exchange 2003/2007. I should have to have my desktop on at work over the weekend just because I want Outlook to Sync to gCal. My PDA/Phone syncs to Exchange through the Outlook connector to Exchange or wireless via Wi-Fi, GPRS, or EV-DO. Outlook should be considered a client in the same way that my PDA is a client. Server to Server sync is where it's at. There is a Funambol project to implement Funambol to Exhange sync. http://www.funambol.com/opensource/ If you look at Funambol as a sync server, then you realize it is the only good approach out there: Sync Exchange account, and gmail to Funambol. Sync Outlook, PDA, phone, etc. to Exchange. The technology just needs to be sponsored and developed further. There are all sorts of problems with synchronization with Outlook 2003 and below. Outlook 2007 seems to be better, but still isn’t what I’m looking for. The true Holy Grail of corporate synchronization is not gCal to Outlook. The true Holy Grail of corporate sync is gCal to MS Exchange 2003/2007. I should have to have my desktop on at work over the weekend just because I want Outlook to Sync to gCal. My PDA/Phone syncs to Exchange through the Outlook connector to Exchange or wireless via Wi-Fi, GPRS, or EV-DO. Outlook should be considered a client in the same way that my PDA is a client. Server to Server sync is where it’s at. There is a Funambol project to implement Funambol to Exhange sync. http://www.funambol.com/opensource/ If you look at Funambol as a sync server, then you realize it is the only good approach out there: Sync Exchange account, and gmail to Funambol. Sync Outlook, PDA, phone, etc. to Exchange. The technology just needs to be sponsored and developed further.

]]> By: E http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2006/04/first-one-to-get-google-calendar-to-sync-with-outlook-wins/#comment-48151 E Thu, 27 Sep 2007 18:20:11 +0000 http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2006/04/first-one-to-get-google-calendar-to-sync-with-outlook-wins/#comment-48151 Oggsync is the best choice out there. It does understand multiple calendars on both sides (if you want multiple Outlook calendars, then you set options inside each calendar folder from the toolbar for Oggsync). It also supports all Google calendars in one Outlook calendar via categories. It's great software that works. The Web site for it is HORRIBLE, but the software is great. I also tried (for a month each), SyncMyCal and Calgoo. Calgoo was the flakiest of the lot. I could never get it to work consistently. SyncMyCal has some major problems. First, it does not support any exceptions to recurring appointments. Second, it occassionaly gets in some type of loop and keeps replicating items over and over (I had over 2500 copies of one item in my calendar in Outlook on multiple occassions). Third, it does not support sychronization with categories--only upload and download as separate functions with no synchronization intelligence. Finally, the support is non responsive, overpromises and underdelivers. Oggsync is the best choice out there. It does understand multiple calendars on both sides (if you want multiple Outlook calendars, then you set options inside each calendar folder from the toolbar for Oggsync). It also supports all Google calendars in one Outlook calendar via categories. It’s great software that works. The Web site for it is HORRIBLE, but the software is great.

I also tried (for a month each), SyncMyCal and Calgoo.

Calgoo was the flakiest of the lot. I could never get it to work consistently.

SyncMyCal has some major problems. First, it does not support any exceptions to recurring appointments. Second, it occassionaly gets in some type of loop and keeps replicating items over and over (I had over 2500 copies of one item in my calendar in Outlook on multiple occassions). Third, it does not support sychronization with categories–only upload and download as separate functions with no synchronization intelligence. Finally, the support is non responsive, overpromises and underdelivers.

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