Comments on: How to sync Google calendar and Palm http://notratched.wordpress.com/2007/07/28/how-to-sync-google-calendar-and-palm/ Nursing, nursing school, gadgets, rants, and whatever else I feel like writing about Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:50:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: What the E! » Blog Archive » Keeping all scheduled and connected http://notratched.wordpress.com/2007/07/28/how-to-sync-google-calendar-and-palm/#comment-6565 What the E! » Blog Archive » Keeping all scheduled and connected Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:50:56 +0000 http://notratched.wordpress.com/2007/07/28/how-to-sync-google-calendar-and-palm/#comment-6565 [...] How to sync Google calendar and Palm « Not Nurse Ratched [...] [...] How to sync Google calendar and Palm « Not Nurse Ratched [...]

]]> By: Harry Slaughter http://notratched.wordpress.com/2007/07/28/how-to-sync-google-calendar-and-palm/#comment-6438 Harry Slaughter Sat, 17 May 2008 05:45:59 +0000 http://notratched.wordpress.com/2007/07/28/how-to-sync-google-calendar-and-palm/#comment-6438 I have the same genetic disorder you do. I got it in my head that gcal absolutely should integrate nicely with my Palm as well as some other online calendars. I eventually gave up on the "other" calendars as it doesn't seem possible to pass gcal feeds that require HTTP authentication :( But I did investigate syncing gcal with my new Centro. I tried a bunch of things that claimed to work, including Airset, gcaldaemon and companionlink. Nothing came even close to working except for companionlink. However, I would suggest not getting to ambitious with it. When I tried syncing contacts as well as calendar items, everything went fubar. companionlink crashed, records got duplicated, it was not pretty. But if you are careful and don't go beyond the unknown limitations, companionlink can work. I'm sure there will be better, cheaper things in the near future as folks eat up this new gcal API. Calendaring on the web is still surprisingly lacking. I think it will be the next thing to catch up with the rest of the high tech offerings we all are used to. I have the same genetic disorder you do. I got it in my head that gcal absolutely should integrate nicely with my Palm as well as some other online calendars.

I eventually gave up on the “other” calendars as it doesn’t seem possible to pass gcal feeds that require HTTP authentication :(

But I did investigate syncing gcal with my new Centro. I tried a bunch of things that claimed to work, including Airset, gcaldaemon and companionlink.

Nothing came even close to working except for companionlink. However, I would suggest not getting to ambitious with it. When I tried syncing contacts as well as calendar items, everything went fubar. companionlink crashed, records got duplicated, it was not pretty.

But if you are careful and don’t go beyond the unknown limitations, companionlink can work.

I’m sure there will be better, cheaper things in the near future as folks eat up this new gcal API. Calendaring on the web is still surprisingly lacking. I think it will be the next thing to catch up with the rest of the high tech offerings we all are used to.

]]> By: notratched http://notratched.wordpress.com/2007/07/28/how-to-sync-google-calendar-and-palm/#comment-6422 notratched Fri, 02 May 2008 10:36:50 +0000 http://notratched.wordpress.com/2007/07/28/how-to-sync-google-calendar-and-palm/#comment-6422 It's been so long since I did this, I can't remember very well. I think I didn't really like Airset's busy interface and was addicted to Gcal's SMS integration, perhaps. Anyway I have totally given up on Gcal and use iCal with Missing Sync to sync with my Centro. For those still searching for sync tools, there is Busy Sync, which works better than many other tools (but I still experienced dropped or annoyingly changed events). GooSync also mostly works these days. I just couldn't find anything that would sync ALL THE TIME and not leave me missing appointments at some point. :( It’s been so long since I did this, I can’t remember very well. I think I didn’t really like Airset’s busy interface and was addicted to Gcal’s SMS integration, perhaps. Anyway I have totally given up on Gcal and use iCal with Missing Sync to sync with my Centro. For those still searching for sync tools, there is Busy Sync, which works better than many other tools (but I still experienced dropped or annoyingly changed events). GooSync also mostly works these days. I just couldn’t find anything that would sync ALL THE TIME and not leave me missing appointments at some point. :(

]]> By: C Graham http://notratched.wordpress.com/2007/07/28/how-to-sync-google-calendar-and-palm/#comment-6421 C Graham Thu, 01 May 2008 19:27:08 +0000 http://notratched.wordpress.com/2007/07/28/how-to-sync-google-calendar-and-palm/#comment-6421 Question? If one is going to go to all the trouble to use Airset, why not just use them instead of Google? I have never tried Airset so what are the pros and cons? Question? If one is going to go to all the trouble to use Airset, why not just use them instead of Google? I have never tried Airset so what are the pros and cons?

]]> By: algarcia http://notratched.wordpress.com/2007/07/28/how-to-sync-google-calendar-and-palm/#comment-6404 algarcia Fri, 18 Apr 2008 03:45:24 +0000 http://notratched.wordpress.com/2007/07/28/how-to-sync-google-calendar-and-palm/#comment-6404 yeah well those are the only two ways i've found, i used airset before but dont like it tha much and the 30 bucks way is not a way im gonna take, i prefer to spend the money on ohlala (local starbucks) or a new nintendo DS game. besides exporting from google and importing into palm i think the best option is to sync the palm with outlook instead of palm desktop and associate it with google calenda, so outlook acts as some sort of bridge between the palm and google calendar. i havent tried it yet but i think thats the best option yet. yeah well those are the only two ways i’ve found, i used airset before but dont like it tha much and the 30 bucks way is not a way im gonna take, i prefer to spend the money on ohlala (local starbucks) or a new nintendo DS game.

besides exporting from google and importing into palm i think the best option is to sync the palm with outlook instead of palm desktop and associate it with google calenda, so outlook acts as some sort of bridge between the palm and google calendar.
i havent tried it yet but i think thats the best option yet.

]]> By: notratched http://notratched.wordpress.com/2007/07/28/how-to-sync-google-calendar-and-palm/#comment-589 notratched Sun, 29 Jul 2007 11:54:12 +0000 http://notratched.wordpress.com/2007/07/28/how-to-sync-google-calendar-and-palm/#comment-589 Sometimes I think paper would be easier (I carry a Moleskine around to scribble things in if I'm in a hurry (fumbling with the PDA does take awhile) and then consolidate later anyway. But I am unwilling to part with the repeating events and not having to repeatedly transfer by hand from calendar to calendar every year...and getting the contact info out of the PDA and into my phone and e-mail software is just so fab! Besides I couldn't survive nursing school without a PDA anyway. I'm just thrilled I've got Gcal on my side now too. Heh. I've just found it can be controlled through a Twitter bot and/or SMS...stop me before I have any more geek-asms! Sometimes I think paper would be easier (I carry a Moleskine around to scribble things in if I’m in a hurry (fumbling with the PDA does take awhile) and then consolidate later anyway. But I am unwilling to part with the repeating events and not having to repeatedly transfer by hand from calendar to calendar every year…and getting the contact info out of the PDA and into my phone and e-mail software is just so fab! Besides I couldn’t survive nursing school without a PDA anyway. I’m just thrilled I’ve got Gcal on my side now too. Heh. I’ve just found it can be controlled through a Twitter bot and/or SMS…stop me before I have any more geek-asms!

]]> By: khellekson http://notratched.wordpress.com/2007/07/28/how-to-sync-google-calendar-and-palm/#comment-584 khellekson Sun, 29 Jul 2007 03:47:18 +0000 http://notratched.wordpress.com/2007/07/28/how-to-sync-google-calendar-and-palm/#comment-584 Oh, hey, thanks for this, because I liked my Palm, which recently died, but I'd like it much better if it hadn't freaked out and imported Outlook's stuff multiple times, and done bizarre things to recurring dates, such as birthdays. ARGH. I dislike Outlook intensely but only used it because of certain functionalities. I use Google calendar while on the road, but I like it enough to use it all the time--<i>if</i> I could get it to synch. I seriously am thinking about going back to PAPER. A friend of mine has a Palm/phone combo that is truly fabulous, but it won't work for me because...my house is in a Cone Of Silence and no cell phone reception can be had. (You have to go into the driveway.) Oh, hey, thanks for this, because I liked my Palm, which recently died, but I’d like it much better if it hadn’t freaked out and imported Outlook’s stuff multiple times, and done bizarre things to recurring dates, such as birthdays. ARGH. I dislike Outlook intensely but only used it because of certain functionalities.

I use Google calendar while on the road, but I like it enough to use it all the time–if I could get it to synch.

I seriously am thinking about going back to PAPER. A friend of mine has a Palm/phone combo that is truly fabulous, but it won’t work for me because…my house is in a Cone Of Silence and no cell phone reception can be had. (You have to go into the driveway.)

]]> By: Markie http://notratched.wordpress.com/2007/07/28/how-to-sync-google-calendar-and-palm/#comment-581 Markie Sun, 29 Jul 2007 02:35:09 +0000 http://notratched.wordpress.com/2007/07/28/how-to-sync-google-calendar-and-palm/#comment-581 You're a peach! Thanks for the info, Markie You’re a peach!

Thanks for the info,

Markie

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