Syncing my iPhone with work (Microsoft Exchange) is great, but I still wanted a to view personal calendar from Google Calendar to be synced to my iPhone too. And yes, I know you can use ActiveSync to sync Calendar on the iphone. This can be done by adding the CalDev calendar sync!
First, click the settings button on the home screen, select Mail, Contacts, Calendars:
Select Add Account, then Other,
Now select Add CalDev Account:
Enter the following information:
- Server: www.google.com
- User Name: Your Google account email address (can be your Google Apps email address)
- Password: Ummm… your Google account password…
- Description: Google Calendar (or whatever you want to put here)
Tap the Next button in the top right, and that’s it! I did a quick test, and added an items from both Exchange and Google Calendar, and within 1-2 minutes, it was on synced to my iPhone!
Since Xobni is faster, why shouldn’t Outlook 2007 be faster too? Microsoft Outlook 2007 has been notably slow in cached mode, as well as other symptoms. Microsoft has KB968009 written up about this issue, but has not made the hotfix publicly available yet. Good news is, you can simply provide your email address, and receive a link to download the hotfix.
More info: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968009/
and http://msexchangeteam.com/archive/2009/03/24/450881.aspx
View and request hotfix downloads
My favorite Outlook plug-in Xobni (Inbox spelled backwards) is now out of it’s beta stage, and is even faster (if that was even possible) at searching your inbox, and even indexing your PST files!
Some of Xobni features are:
- Lightning-Fast search
- Easy to find attachments
- Stay in touch (Facebook, Skype, and others)
- Threaded Conversations
- Email analytics
You will never want to use Outlook without Xobni again. Period. Did I mention that I REALLY like Xobni?!? 
Download Xobni
Have a really large attachment that you have to send to someone? Chances are, if it’s over 10-20MB, it’s not going to make it.
Adobe’s Acrobat.com now provides a plug-in for Microsoft Outlook 2007 for easy, secure document sharing from your desktop email client by making it as easy as adding an attachment.
Features include:
- Seamlessly sending links to files in your Acrobat.com account from Outlook
- Reducing exchange server traffic and storage needs
- Share files already in your Acrobat.com account
- No need to manually add everyone from a mailing list to shared files
- Easily invite people to your personal meeting room URL
Acrobat.com has some really nice features, this being one of them. Try it out yourself, it’s easy, and you will wish you had it a long time ago!
Sign up for an Acrobat.com account here.
Download the Acrobat.com Plugin from here.
Ok, so you’re not a big Google Calendar user. You are 100% Microsoft junkie, and have been using Hotmail since it was created. Good for you.
I like by Live Mail account, but am not going to pay for premium features, like syncing my Outlook Calendar for a price. Well, that will soon be a free service! LiveSide is reporting that a new version of Outlook Connector is in the works, and it allows one to sync their Outlook Calendar with Live / Hotmail Calendar for Free!
Stay tuned, I’ll post when it is available…
