Comments on: Two nice utilities http://saunderslog.com/2008/03/06/two-nice-utilities/ A daily round table on the tech industry with experts and callers from all over the globe. Join us as we pick apart the news and get to the meat of what\'s happening out there. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:03:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Rich Loen http://saunderslog.com/2008/03/06/two-nice-utilities/#comment-628720 Rich Loen Thu, 06 Mar 2008 19:58:13 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2008/03/06/two-nice-utilities/#comment-628720 I've been waiting for a decent version of the Google Calendar sync app. I've tried 3 or 4 of the existing solutions and they all fail for one reason or another - up to bricking my entire Outlook installation, and requiring a re-install. This is an important app for some people. If your company uses Blackberry Enterprise Server, and you really want to use Google Calendar, you really need a way to keep 'em all in sync. I've also tried the blackberry app for calendar syncing. Lots of issues, including locking up my BB completely. The Google app is nice - simple. And it has issues too. For instance, it does not reliably sync all items. About 3/4 of the items sync OK. It appears to have issues with recurring meeting requests that someone else originated. Just the fact that it is missing some items gives you that shiver up your spine - you always wonder what events have been omitted. So, rats. Second, check your Outlook deleted items. EVERY TIME IT SYNCS, it deletes ALL appointments, and recreates them. So, you have a ton of deleted appointments in your deleted items. Every two hours. I shudder to think if you are syncing every 10 minutes. Rats. I'm sure they'll work it out. I’ve been waiting for a decent version of the Google Calendar sync app. I’ve tried 3 or 4 of the existing solutions and they all fail for one reason or another - up to bricking my entire Outlook installation, and requiring a re-install.

This is an important app for some people. If your company uses Blackberry Enterprise Server, and you really want to use Google Calendar, you really need a way to keep ‘em all in sync.

I’ve also tried the blackberry app for calendar syncing. Lots of issues, including locking up my BB completely.

The Google app is nice - simple. And it has issues too. For instance, it does not reliably sync all items. About 3/4 of the items sync OK. It appears to have issues with recurring meeting requests that someone else originated. Just the fact that it is missing some items gives you that shiver up your spine - you always wonder what events have been omitted. So, rats.

Second, check your Outlook deleted items. EVERY TIME IT SYNCS, it deletes ALL appointments, and recreates them. So, you have a ton of deleted appointments in your deleted items. Every two hours. I shudder to think if you are syncing every 10 minutes. Rats.

I’m sure they’ll work it out.

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