[missing-sync-palmos-talk] "Dual" calendars with SP2

[Paul Berkowitz]

To sync with Palm it has to be in the local calendar. Whether or not you
have it "twice" (i.e. also in the Exchange calendar) is up to you. If you
want an event to sync to both Exchange and Palm, then, yes, you need to have
it both calendars. For "personal" appointments, like haircuts, just don't
enter it in Exchange, enter it only in local calendar, or on the Palm (form
where it will sync to local calendar) and you'll be fine. In fact, the
reason Microsoft separated the calendars was precisely for this reason - so
people could keep their personal stuff off Exchange (where now there will
lots more sharing of calendars by other people, delegation, etc.) The
annoyance is that if you _do_ want Exchange stuff to sync to Palm, you have
copy it to local calendar first.

In due course, MS will be integrating with Tiger Sync Services. I'd expect
that while they're at it, they'll make it possible to sync Exchange
calendars, use all the new Palm fields, etc. I wouldn't expect them to
update their current Palm Conduit since they're planning to go to Sync
Services instead.

My script will be ready soon.

-- 
Paul Berkowitz


> From: Neil Glassman <segundo at fonterini.com>
> Reply-To: "The Missing Sync (Mac/Palm OS) Discussion List"
> <missing-sync-palmos-talk at lists.markspace.com>
> Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2005 07:53:08 -0400
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> Conversation: "Dual" calendars with SP2
> Subject: [missing-sync-palmos-talk] "Dual" calendars with SP2
> 
> Not sure I completely understand.
> 
> Previously, I was able to assign a category in my local calendar that would
> define the events to be synced to my Exchange calendar. This was convenient
> so that I was not publicly posting private events, like a haircut. All
> events would sync to my Palm.
> 
> Now, if I understand correctly, if I want an event to appear on my Palm and
> in the Exchange server, I need to enter it twice or use Paul's
> soon-to-be-released script.
> 
> Have I got this right? And I imagine the same is true of addresses.
> 
> Running a script after creating an event is likely to be only a keystroke or
> two more than just assigning the proper category. Can accept that
> considering all the other improvements.
> 
> Many thanks,
> Neil
> 
> 
>> On 9/23/05 12:21 PM, "Paul Berkowitz" <berkowit at silcom.com> wrote:
> 
>> The only change is that people with Exchange now have at least two calendars
>> and address books - one local and one or more Exchange. The conduit will go
>> on synching the local calendar and address book - just as it did before and
>> as it does for people without Exchange - but it does not sync anything in
>> the Exchange calendars and address books. So if you want those synched you
>> have to copy the items from your Exchange calendar/address book to your
>> local one first. Of course, once you do that, all your reminders pop up
>> twice. (And if you have projects, items will be duplicated.) I will be
>> releasing a free script soon that will do the copying for you without
>> copying reminders of projects (unless you choose that pref - which you'd do
>> if you were then going to delete the originals).
> 
> 
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