8 posts tagged “synchronisation”
There are some solutions in order to migrate data from PalmOS to webOS. For those, who are working with Microsoft Outlook on the Desktop PC already (rather than the Palm Desktop) might be interested in solutions to bring their Outlook data, such as calendar and contacts right into their Google Account.
iCal4OL is on of the solutions to provide a two-way synchronization from and to the Google Calendar by supporting a broad range of systems and import/export functions, the other one is OGGSync, which is specialized to MS Outlook.
For those of you who are interested in a free solution for private use and would like to subscribe their Google calendars within Outlook may have a look to ICS4OL.
The Palm Pre has hit Europe one week ago and most of us are still trying to get their data from PalmOS to webOS as smooth as possible. The Calendar isn't the real challange, this works flawlessly, the real pain is to get all addresses into the Google Mail account with all of their informartion, such as all specific fields as well as notes.
Companionlink is one of the overall Desktop synchronisation suite, that links the Palm Desktop directly with the Google Account. See below how easy it is...
As we have outlined here, Classic for the Palm Pre will allow webOS users to have their favorite PalmOS applications right on the Palm Pre or Pixi for a transition period until the major applications are available under webOS as well.
The good thing: All hotsync functionality will work and bring your conduits back to live under webOS. Usually, the hotsync will work via WLAN, since USB is not supported. More specifically, it will work via any TCP/IP connection between webOS and your desktop PC for hotsync. Thus, it will not only work over WLAN, but also via GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, EVDO as well as over Bluetooth.
The following demonstration show hotsyncing over BT.
The Palm Pre is a webOS device which is designed for online services, such Google Mail and Google Adresses as well as social networking sites like facebook, ready for being connected to twitter and read the Wikipedia online. Thus, the device is totally dependant to the data within the cloud.
One big community request was to run legacy PalmOS 5 applications under webOS, which motionApps made possible with the PalmOS5 emulator called "Classic". Literally thousands of PalmOS5 applications are available and the transition from the beloved PalmOS5 devices to a state-of-the-art Palm Pre has now become easier than expected.
The early releases of Classic where able to run legacy applications, but a hotsync was not possible and applications needed to be installed via "card mode", which does not work for the JVM - for instance.
Now, motionaApps announced to be working on and finally have a quite stable version of a hotsync between desktop PC and Classic on the Palm Pre. In addition, hotsync conduits should be able to run as well, they say, and it also supports synchronisation by cable as well as wireless via WLAN or Bluetooth. On top of it all, the new hotsync features also comes with MS Outlook conduits, which make migration of your data to the Palm Pre even more easy - without the cloud.
Did you ever wonder how you could get your files quickly to the iPhone rather than mailing?
Smartphonefanatics has a comprehensive review of SplashData File Magic 2.0 for iPhone, which is a two-component desktop synchronisation suite for your documents to bring your data to the iPhone.
Palm offers a website helping users to migrate their data from the Palm Desktop into the Palm Pre. There are basically two possible ways:
(A) Drop data to Google and then sync the webOS device with Google's services
(B) Directly sync the webOS device with the desktop without any 3G connection to online services
PUGcast has already introduced the two offline synchronisation tools The Missing Sync (from Mark/Space for iCal under MacOS) and PocketMirror (from Chapura for Microsoft Outlook under Windows) in this previous blog entry already.
It had been put clear by Palm during CES 2009 that webOS is designed for online synchonisation to the cloud and thus various web sources. Right after the presentation, many asked for a local synchronisation method, either not being forced to put all of their data online (e.g. Google, facebook, etc.) or to have a local backup in the worst case and to be able to instantly sync without an online connection.
Mark/Space announced The Missing Sync for PalmPre, which is currently available in beta for MacOS, syncing to iCal and later for Windows syncing to Microsoft Entourage. The Missing Sync will also make it easy to sync music (via iTunes),
photos, documents, movies, and more. It also comes with a Safari
component that will send your bookmarks to a new bookmarks app on the
Pre (which will then launch the links in Web).
The application will sync wirelessly using WiFi and thus, the user does not need to thing about connection the webOS device to the desktop. After the beta period, The Missing Sync will retail for 39.99 USD.
For those who rely on Microsoft Outlook, can make use of Pocketmirror, which also has been announced recently by Chapura. Like The Missing Sync, PocketMirror creates a new Synergy profile on your Palm Pre and syncs over your Wi-Fi network.
Being heavily dependant on my project's schedule, I always need to be
clear about my daily appointments, telephone conferences, meetings, etc.
This is no big deal as long as you are managing your schedule on your
own, but it really becomes a challenge, while you are collaborating with
others or other groups of people.
You then need to decide on putting all information in your schedule or
let them put it in for you. Another important point is that everyone is
using his/her favorite calendar application and thus, there is no real
interfacing and productivity on finding a suitable date for, let's say,
a project review or so.
The one is using Microsoft's exchange enterprise solution together with any Windows Mobile smartphone or particularly a Palm-Treo running WM, others are using Lotus Notes together with a Domino Server and any kind of PDA or smartphone, some are using the Palm Desktop together with Palm IIIxe, Sony PDA's and Palm Centros and finally some geeks use state-of-the art linux PDA's and work with online schedulers. This is a collaboration nightmare and needs to be streamlined in order to convert synchronisation time into productivity.
The solution is simple and quite easy done.
Google's Calendar [1] is the ultimate solution and
stands on top of it all. For Palm devices it is even possible to
synchronise particular calendar categories and thus split work from
private appointments.
The only thing needed is a google (mail) account, which allows you to
access the free webbased calendar application. Assuming that all have
this already, the interesting part starts with the synchronisation
process of the PDA/smartphone.
For those, who are mostly working at their Desktop PC, should install Companionlink [2],
which supports ACT! by Sage, MS Outlook with Business, Contact Manager,
IBM Lotus Notes, FrontRange GoldMine, Google Apps,Palm Desktop
(currently not Palm Desktop 6.2) and Novell GroupWise.
All major handhelds and smartphones are supported, such as BlackBerry
handhelds, Windows Mobile handhelds, Palm OS handhelds, Apple iPhone
& iPod Touch.
For all others, mostly working wirelessly, they need to install GooSync [3], which does the same job directly over the air.
Once the synchronisation setup works with the local calendar
application, the sharing of calendars should be enabled from within
Google's calendar application. This is easy, while the Google email
address is the only thing which need to be specified for collaboration.
By default, others can only view appointments. Therefore one should check the option "makes changes to event" from within the drop down menu next to the email address. That's it.
Now others (the ones specified by email addresses) can place own
appointments in the desired schedule in order to make it available in
all other Google calendars. Everyone can now sync them back into their local desktop applications and further on their handheld/smartphone device
or directly wirelessly on their smartphone on-the-go. Automatic
synchronisation to the Google calendar should then be enabled to always
stay up-to-date.
This makes finding free dates much more easy for everyone and in case
an appointment is not suitable for me, I simply drag it to antoher day
or time and sync again.
best regards
Clemens
[1] https://www.google.com/calendar/render#
[2] http://www.companionlink.com/products/companionlinkforgoogle.html
[3] https://www.goosync.com/
