On Mon, 11 Apr 2011 15:54:55 -0500 Ted Zlatanov <t...@lifelogs.com> wrote:
TZ> On Mon, 11 Apr 2011 11:29:32 -0400 Brett Presnell <presn...@stat.ufl.edu> wrote: BP> In spite of my need for this functionality, I'm not sure how wise it BP> would be to devote a great deal of effort to direct conversion of the BP> new bbdb record format to vcard. It sounds like Ted Zlatanov has BP> thought about these issues pretty carefully, and his idea of BP> synchronizing against server with a neutral data format would negate the BP> need for any direct bbdb to vcard or other formats. BP> Ted mentioned that he would welcome help with this work. Ted, if you're BP> reading this, I'm afraid that I have neither the time nor the expertise BP> to do much more than cheer loudly from the sidelines (if I had more BP> time, I would try to develop the expertise). However, if you need BP> someone to help with testing I can probably manage that. TZ> OK, thanks. When it's not vaporware I'll post it on the BBDB list and TZ> ask for testers. See my post with subject '"cloudy" BBDB' for the info. BP> It would be great to get the diary/calendar in there too. (Hey, I can BP> dream, right?) I'm currently using icalendar.el to export, but BP> importing is just too tricky. Export pretty much covers me anyway, but BP> it's a nuisance because the process isn't fully automatic. (Someone at BP> google developed something to "synch" with google calendar, and I tried BP> it out, but it took my carefully edited emacs diary and make a giant BP> mess of it. I never could figure out a way to avoid this, so I don't BP> use it. And yes, I did make a backup first.) BP> These days I mainly export my bbdb and diary information to my google BP> account, and from there it's not too hard to synch the information on my BP> google account with my current cell phone (presumably this would be BP> fairly automatic for someone with an android phone, but I woulnd't know BP> about that). But anything new that independently gets into the phone BP> and/or google, I have to remember to type by hand into bbdb and diary. Diary and calendar entries should be pretty easy to synchronize as well. Ted ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. Take a complimentary Learning@Cisco Self-Assessment and learn about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev _______________________________________________ bbdb-info@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bbdb-info BBDB Home Page: http://bbdb.sourceforge.net/
