Comments on: Google brings us closer to the multiple device sync OTA dream http://hazymat.co.uk/2009/02/google-brings-us-closer-to-the-multiple-device-sync-dream/ rants, raves, rhymes, reviews Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:41:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: David http://hazymat.co.uk/2009/02/google-brings-us-closer-to-the-multiple-device-sync-dream/comment-page-1/#comment-993 David Mon, 18 Apr 2011 09:29:51 +0000 http://hazymat.co.uk/?p=100#comment-993 Hi Mat, thanks for the reply. Did what you said and now it definately syncs between the two accounts nicely but i was expecting gmail to upload every single email/attachment i'd ever received and setup the exact same folder structure for my inbox. I'm i asking too much? Hi Mat, thanks for the reply. Did what you said and now it definately syncs between the two accounts nicely but i was expecting gmail to upload every single email/attachment i’d ever received and setup the exact same folder structure for my inbox. I’m i asking too much?

]]> By: admin http://hazymat.co.uk/2009/02/google-brings-us-closer-to-the-multiple-device-sync-dream/comment-page-1/#comment-992 admin Mon, 18 Apr 2011 07:53:24 +0000 http://hazymat.co.uk/?p=100#comment-992 Hi David, Thanks. To download all of your emails over IMAP in Outlook, you should head to Tools > Send / Receive Settings > Send / Receive Groups > Edit the given account Click "Download complete items including attachments for subscribed folders" Then ensure you have subscribed to the folders you want to download using the section below that tick box. Hope that helps! Hi David,

Thanks. To download all of your emails over IMAP in Outlook, you should head to

Tools > Send / Receive Settings > Send / Receive Groups > Edit the given account

Click “Download complete items including attachments for subscribed folders”

Then ensure you have subscribed to the folders you want to download using the section below that tick box.

Hope that helps!

]]> By: David http://hazymat.co.uk/2009/02/google-brings-us-closer-to-the-multiple-device-sync-dream/comment-page-1/#comment-990 David Mon, 18 Apr 2011 02:44:50 +0000 http://hazymat.co.uk/?p=100#comment-990 Hi Mat, great article. Have setup imap through google now and it's working. If i recieved an email to my gmail account, outlook receives it but how did you download your 1gb of emails to gmail? I can't seem to figure it out very quickly. plus, i'm assuming you setup a forwarding from your 'old' pop3 email to gmail? eg: mine main email is currently still @xtra.co.nz. Cheers! Hi Mat, great article. Have setup imap through google now and it’s working. If i recieved an email to my gmail account, outlook receives it but how did you download your 1gb of emails to gmail? I can’t seem to figure it out very quickly. plus, i’m assuming you setup a forwarding from your ‘old’ pop3 email to gmail? eg: mine main email is currently still @xtra.co.nz.

Cheers!

]]> By: Dave Thomas http://hazymat.co.uk/2009/02/google-brings-us-closer-to-the-multiple-device-sync-dream/comment-page-1/#comment-326 Dave Thomas Wed, 18 Aug 2010 08:04:04 +0000 http://hazymat.co.uk/?p=100#comment-326 Great article! Great article!

]]> By: admin http://hazymat.co.uk/2009/02/google-brings-us-closer-to-the-multiple-device-sync-dream/comment-page-1/#comment-308 admin Wed, 07 Jul 2010 23:15:28 +0000 http://hazymat.co.uk/?p=100#comment-308 Great question. There is currently no way to sync your Google tasks with Outlook, at least not with any software provided by Google. And I'm pretty sure there are no plans by Google, because I've been following the newsgroups on this subject for a while. The real problem is that Google's task application isn't very good in comparison with Outlook tasks. Outlook tasks, in turn, is very poor compared to the multitude of brilliant and cheap iPhone applications out there. I used to use Outlook tasks, but since getting the iPhone I realised there is so much out there that is superior. My strong recommendation for this purpose is to use iPhone to sync with Google Mail, Calendar, and Contacts, and then use a third party app that syncs with the cloud, and offers sync with Outlook as well. Forget Google for tasks. It's too simple. The app I currently use on the iPhone is called <a href="http://spielhaus-ftw.com/apps/today/" rel="nofollow">Today ToDo</a> and it's truly amazing, and only a couple of dollars. It actually doesn't sync with an online service, but there are a couple of backup options, and you can access it from your PC. It's a gorgeous app to use, really well designed. Regarding the LG, I'm not sure. Most smartphones offer reasonably powerful forms of synchronising apps for mail, contacts, calendar, and some also do tasks. But really, the native tasks implementation for any smartphone I've EVER owned (everything from the Palm, HTC, windows mobile, etc.) is rubbish. Honestly, get iPhone, buy a tasks app, and you will be very happy. Great question.

There is currently no way to sync your Google tasks with Outlook, at least not with any software provided by Google. And I’m pretty sure there are no plans by Google, because I’ve been following the newsgroups on this subject for a while.

The real problem is that Google’s task application isn’t very good in comparison with Outlook tasks.

Outlook tasks, in turn, is very poor compared to the multitude of brilliant and cheap iPhone applications out there.

I used to use Outlook tasks, but since getting the iPhone I realised there is so much out there that is superior.

My strong recommendation for this purpose is to use iPhone to sync with Google Mail, Calendar, and Contacts, and then use a third party app that syncs with the cloud, and offers sync with Outlook as well. Forget Google for tasks. It’s too simple.

The app I currently use on the iPhone is called Today ToDo and it’s truly amazing, and only a couple of dollars. It actually doesn’t sync with an online service, but there are a couple of backup options, and you can access it from your PC. It’s a gorgeous app to use, really well designed.

Regarding the LG, I’m not sure. Most smartphones offer reasonably powerful forms of synchronising apps for mail, contacts, calendar, and some also do tasks. But really, the native tasks implementation for any smartphone I’ve EVER owned (everything from the Palm, HTC, windows mobile, etc.) is rubbish.

Honestly, get iPhone, buy a tasks app, and you will be very happy.

]]> By: JJ http://hazymat.co.uk/2009/02/google-brings-us-closer-to-the-multiple-device-sync-dream/comment-page-1/#comment-307 JJ Wed, 07 Jul 2010 23:06:45 +0000 http://hazymat.co.uk/?p=100#comment-307 Hey, does this whole process also sync your outlook tasks to and from google? (not events, which have a set date, but tasks, which only have set "due times", stuff like "go buy some milk"). I am looking for a new cell phone but I don't know which one would be the best to have my contacts, calendar events and calendar tasks sync'd. iPhone or android? Would something like this be possible on a cheaper phone like the LG gc900? Hey, does this whole process also sync your outlook tasks to and from google? (not events, which have a set date, but tasks, which only have set “due times”, stuff like “go buy some milk”).
I am looking for a new cell phone but I don’t know which one would be the best to have my contacts, calendar events and calendar tasks sync’d. iPhone or android?
Would something like this be possible on a cheaper phone like the LG gc900?

]]> By: admin http://hazymat.co.uk/2009/02/google-brings-us-closer-to-the-multiple-device-sync-dream/comment-page-1/#comment-115 admin Sun, 14 Feb 2010 12:54:14 +0000 http://hazymat.co.uk/?p=100#comment-115 Hi Denis. Yes I saw GeeTasks in the App Store and it looks very interesting. I just wish that Google Tasks itself were a little more flexible in its functionality as a task list. I may take a look at your GeeTasks and give it a review. Check out my latest post of this blog: http://hazymat.co.uk/index.php/how-to-get-things-done/ Hi Denis. Yes I saw GeeTasks in the App Store and it looks very interesting. I just wish that Google Tasks itself were a little more flexible in its functionality as a task list. I may take a look at your GeeTasks and give it a review. Check out my latest post of this blog: http://hazymat.co.uk/index.php/how-to-get-things-done/

]]> By: Denis http://hazymat.co.uk/2009/02/google-brings-us-closer-to-the-multiple-device-sync-dream/comment-page-1/#comment-114 Denis Sat, 13 Feb 2010 22:39:58 +0000 http://hazymat.co.uk/?p=100#comment-114 Once of the previously missing pieces of the puzzle was syncing Google Tasks to iPhone. To fill in the gap I wrote an iPhone app - GeeTasks. It syncs google tasks OTA and works offline. Google does not document tasks API so I don't think you will see a outlook-googletasks sync any time soon. Once of the previously missing pieces of the puzzle was syncing Google Tasks to iPhone. To fill in the gap I wrote an iPhone app – GeeTasks. It syncs google tasks OTA and works offline.

Google does not document tasks API so I don’t think you will see a outlook-googletasks sync any time soon.

]]> By: hazymat http://hazymat.co.uk/2009/02/google-brings-us-closer-to-the-multiple-device-sync-dream/comment-page-1/#comment-65 hazymat Wed, 11 Feb 2009 12:48:21 +0000 http://hazymat.co.uk/?p=100#comment-65 Ha. Now I'm considering starting up a whole new anonymous blog for that! Ha. Now I’m considering starting up a whole new anonymous blog for that!

]]> By: Simon http://hazymat.co.uk/2009/02/google-brings-us-closer-to-the-multiple-device-sync-dream/comment-page-1/#comment-64 Simon Wed, 11 Feb 2009 12:36:43 +0000 http://hazymat.co.uk/?p=100#comment-64 +s +s

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