[missing-sync-palmos-talk] Re: Entourage

[Shannon Ross-Sheehy]

My problem with the Entourage conduit is that it is completely lacking in
basic functionality.  Sure, it works OK a good 80% of the time (as you can
see, my expectations have dropped for what constitutes "good"), but IMHO,
being able to sync calendar categories is basic functionality that is
completely lacking.  I suppose Microsoft isn't too worried about that, as
Entourage itself is completely lacking in many core Exchange features.
Almost weekly, I have to log on to a PC to make changes to my exchange
account, to see others calendars (in a more appropriate way), to see how big
each of my mailboxes are, to set up delegate access, etc..  Plus, Entourage
has that display bug, so every time you view a complex HTML email message,
it begins right justifying everything in a text field throughout the
program, making it nearly impossible to read some items.  Oh there I go... I
shouldn't even get started.

In any case, there is a conduit that a guy in Japan made that I had some
luck with (it syncs categories) when I was using MS Office X (doesn't work
with 2004), it's called QueueSync.  It is also freeware.  I had a couple of
issues and he (the developer) always emailed me back within the day (of
course it was in the middle of the night for me!)  and was very helpful and
would even make new versions for me to try on my palm.

Oh, and just for completeness, I have used the Entourage conduit with a Treo
600, a Treo 650, a Tungsten T2, a Tungsten T3, and a Tungsten C.  I have had
trouble (sketchy syncing) with every single one.  However, I count myself
lucky, as there is not a single person in the department who can get the
Entourage Conduit to sync (or even allow the user to configure it) without
first restarting their computer.  They are not even using MissingSync.  But
you can bet they would if the Missing Sync folks wrote a new conduit!  :-)
I guess I can try to be patient, but when I hear second half of this year, I
always think December!  Oh well, for not it's the best game in town.

Shannon



On 3/9/05 6:44 AM, "missing-sync-palmos-talk-request at lists.markspace.com"
<missing-sync-palmos-talk-request at lists.markspace.com> wrote:

> Message: 3
> Date: Tue, 08 Mar 2005 19:18:52 -0500
> From: Tim Collier <collierof1957 at mac.com>
> Subject: Re: [missing-sync-palmos-talk] Entourage
> To: "The Missing Sync (Mac/Palm OS) Discussion List"
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> I'm really sorry that all of you seem to be having so many problems using
> Missing Sync with Entourage.....but that has not been my experience.  I DO
> sync calendar and contacts from Entourage on an almost daily basis.  Maybe
> if I tell you all what conduits I have active, it might help you with your
> problems.
> I have these conduits active:
>     Backup
>     Documents To Go
>     Entourage Conduit
>     Install
>     TimeCopy
> That's it.  Everythings syncs perfectly.  I never get an error message.  I
> hope that this can help some of you who are experiencing problems.
> Once again, I use the Tungsten C running the Palm OS 5.2.1 and a G4 iBook
> 1.2 gig and G5 iMac 1.8 gig.  I sync to both using either the cradle or
> Wi-Fi.  I'm using the latest versions of all the software.
> 
> Tim