[missing-sync-pocketpc-talk] Syncing with the Windows world

[Paul Charlesworth]

I have similar issues because Michigan Tech uses an application called 
MeetingMaker for its calendaring.  I'm kind of lucky because this 
software has Palm conduits and so I use my old palm to talk with the 
Meetingmaker server and then read this into iSync and onto Missing 
Sync. The palm stays in the cradle and I just press the button and it 
works. To avoid problems I try to only enter information on the 
Meetingmaker application and then have it overwrite the palm each time 
I sync. This transfers the meeting maker contents to the PocketPC, 
.Mac, and iCal, but doesn't overwrite those created locally. Going the 
other way is possible, but can lead to a mess if you get a conflict. 
Its a pain in the arse and I think I might just go out and buy a new 
Palm because I am getting tired of installing and reinstalling 
applications onto the PocketPC and wrestling with Activesync on my 
Virtual PC.

This is not a criticism of Missing Sync, which does its job well, it is 
a criticism of the whole PocketPC setup. I thought it would be cool to 
use PocketPC, but I have not done a useful thing with it yet and 
applications I used on the Palm are inferior copies on the PocketPC, 
even when produced by the same software house. The only good things 
about pocket PC are the internet and games capabilities and the sense 
that you are using something a little more advanced, even if it doesn't 
work well. There are a lot of things to like about PocketPC, none of 
which are productivity based.


On Oct 15, 2003, at 11:05 PM, Scott Allen wrote:

> I use a Windows system (Outlook XP) at work and use my Mac PowerBook 
> (iCal) at home.  I know this is not supported by MarkSpace but I try 
> to sync my PocketPC with both systems.  The results have not been 
> good.  Duplicate events show up in iCal and many of the properties in 
> Outlook events get trashed.  Let me repeat, I know this is not 
> supported.
>
> I have two questions:
> 1)  When WILL synchronization with Outlook be supported?
> 2)  Has anyone found a suitable work-around for this type of situation?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Scott
>
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