OggSync Mobile
I’ve mentioned OggSync a few times in the past. It was a key product in my quest to sync Outlook with Google Calendar. Not just “key”, it was pretty much the only one I tried that I could trust.
However, once we switched over to Google Hosted at work, I couldn’t ditch Outlook fast enough (*grin*). Then I acquired my Windows Mobile based phone and realized I had a new/similar challenge: Get that Google Calendar info onto my phone.
I really didn’t want to have to reinstall Outlook just to be able to do that. I poked at a couple solutions I found on the web. None seemed to work reliably — or they mandated using Outlook. No good.
While looking at a solution that mandated Outlook I decided that if I really had to go that route, I’d go back to using OggSync again. While visiting the OggSync site I discovered OggSync for Windows Mobile. Bingo! So far it seems to be the perfect solution towards syncing my Windows Mobile phone directly to Google Calendar. If there’s a better option, I haven’t found it yet.
Since I’m currently only syncing one Google Calendar, I can get by with the free version. The main trick with it (besides the one cal limitation) is that the sync isn’t automatic, I have to remember to periodically start the program. But for free? I can tolerate that. It really is just a couple taps.
The Pro version is only $29.95 a year so eventually I’ll probably break down and get it just so that I can sync in my personal calendar and get that automatic syncing. Probably…
Possibly Related posts:
- OggSync Follow-up
- New Options on Google Cal to Windows Mobile Syncing
- Outlook <—> Google Calendar. Part III
- Even More Outlook to Google Calendar
- Calgoo Going Free
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Or you might try goosync.com – I’ve had success with this for the past year.
Thanks for that tip, Brock. I may have to give them a closer look in the future.
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What other feature people are looking for is to be able to sync Windows Calendar, tasks, and appointments in Vista with their mobile devices. Please look into that and make it happen.