I second Boris's request: the option to sync Google with MobileMe would make things easier.
Now my sync process has to run over iCal and Addressbook as a central point. - iCal and Addressbook sync with Google - iCal ans Addressbook sync with MobileMe - MobileMe sync with iPhone. If my Mac is down ... no iPhone sync with Google. It would be better if Google syncs with MobileMe: - MobileMe syncs with iPhone - MobileMe syncs with iCal and Addressbook (if Mac is up and running) Ofcourse ... syncing all calendars is a must, with the right colors a nice to have (for me) Luc On Jun 7, 2:39 pm, Patrick Bos <[email protected]> wrote: > I second that:) > > Anyway, I have been mailing with Spanning on the subject of Sync failing and > the reset of iSync is their suggestion so in that sense their support is > indeed excellent but it's not a solution to the problem:( > > Op 7 jun 2010, om 13:14 heeft mike het volgende geschreven: > > > > > Okay, well let's not get ad hominem about this. > > > Great that you haven't encountered the colour problem. Here's the > > Google help thread, including some of the workarounds, on the issue so > > you can see others have encountered it too: > >http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Google+Mobile/thread?tid=3d8377... > > The workarounds, which I contributed to, actually helped for my iPhone > > where I only sync some of my calendars. But just not good enough for > > the iPad where I want 1:1 with Google Calendar. > > > As for your probs with Spanning Sync, do talk to them directly if > > you're not already doing so. I've found their support to be excellent. > > > On Jun 7, 12:55 pm, Patrick Bos <[email protected]> wrote: > >> That's not really a fair response. > > >> I don't work for Spanning I'm just trying to understand what the > >> functionality proposal is about so I can decide wether or not it might be > >> something I'm interested in or not. Assuming I haven't been reading what > >> it's about whilst my questions are directed to what you have to say is not > >> doing anything to help make things clear. > > >> I can understand how colors can be a big deal but I don't understand how > >> they can be a problem. We use Mac's, Macbooks, iPhones, Google Apps and > >> very soon iPads too and have no color issues when using multiple calendars > >> on a single client. > > >> In what part of my mail do I shoot down anything? Stop acting like an > >> oversensitive child and accept questions without automatically assuming > >> it's a shooting match! > > >> If my 'stop acting like an oversensitive child' remark is offensive to > >> you, I'm sorry for that but since I'm not a native English speaker I have > >> to do make myself clear with what I have available;) > > >> I'd just like Spanning Sync to do what it's supposed to. Sync when there's > >> something to sync and when there's a connection to sync over. This seems > >> hard enough as it is since when a connection to Google Apps fails, > >> Spanning Sync is completely off it's game and iSync has to be reset in > >> order for Spanning Sync to function properly again. I'd very much like it > >> if the guys over at Spanning were to fix this faulty behavior. We didn't > >> purchase Spanning Sync to have to check our calendars all the time for > >> sync errors. > > >> Patrick > > >> Op 7 jun 2010, om 11:52 heeft mike het volgende geschreven: > > >>> 1. Read the OP's post again for his own examples. > >>> 2. In my case, colours are a big deal. Lots of calendars, the colours > >>> are essential for usability. I can't get the iPad calendar syncing > >>> satisfactorily directly with Google because of this problem. This is > >>> why i'm a happy to be a spanning sync customer. > >>> 3. Why the need to shoot this down? Do you work for Spanning Sync? If > >>> you don't like the idea and are not a dev, er, surely just move on? > >>> Personally I don't find your own use case compelling (sync cloud to > >>> mac) but i don't feel the need to rubbish it..... > > >>> On Jun 7, 9:55 am, Patrick Bos <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>> So let me get this right. > > >>>> What you want is available except for how colors are handled? > > >>>> What if anything has that got to do with over the air syncing? > > >>>> Op 7 jun 2010, om 00:52 heeft mike het volgende geschreven: > > >>>>> Speaking for myself, I've got a lot of Google calendars to sync, many > >>>>> of which are read only. Using Google sync I can't set the colours to > >>>>> what I want, whereas mobile me matches the colours with ical on the > >>>>> desktop, where they are easily configured to match Google calendars. > >>>>> (there are some tortuous workarounds to try to get the colours more or > >>>>> less to match, and that's what i did on my iPhone for selected > >>>>> calendars but it's not practical on the iPad for all the calendars.) > > >>>>> On Jun 6, 10:38 pm, Patrick Bos <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>>>> I don't get it. > > >>>>>> We use Google apps which uses push to update the calendar entries and > >>>>>> contacts on our iphones and we use spanning sync to keer our macs and > >>>>>> google apps in sync. > > >>>>>> This is what you want right? This is what works already so if what you > >>>>>> > >>>>>> want is slighly different, please enlighten me:) > > >>>>>> Grtz, > > >>>>>> Patrick > > >>>>>> Verstuurd vanaf mijn iPhone > > >>>>>> Op 6 jun 2010 om 21:58 heeft mike <[email protected]> het volgende > >>>>>> geschreven:\ > > >>>>>>> Just want to second this idea. I too would love "spanning sync over > >>>>>>> the air" now that I've got an iPad and my old iphone relying on the > >>>>>>> sync link on my iMac to keep various Google calendars up to date with > >>>>>>> iCal. I presume as Boris already suggested the only barrier to this > >>>>>>> would be the need for Spanning Sync to hook into Mobile Me without the > >>>>>>> conduit of a user's Mac? > > >>>>>>> On Jun 6, 6:47 pm, Boris <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>>>>>> Hi all, > > >>>>>>>> I have happily been using Spanning Sync for a while but I am not > >>>>>>>> frustrated with the fact that because has to run on my computer its > >>>>>>>> field of action is limited. It is able to give me almost real time > >>>>>>>> synchronisation between my Mac and the Google services, but my iPhone > >>>>>>>> and iPad are lacking behind: if I had a contact in gmail it will only > >>>>>>>> go to my iPhone when Spanning Sync has synchronized it from my Mac > >>>>>>>> and > >>>>>>>> then uploaded it to MobileMe. None only this has a lot of machines in > >>>>>>>> the middle, but also it is not working if my computer is turned off. > > >>>>>>>> What I would very much like to see is an online app on the Google > >>>>>>>> Apps > >>>>>>>> marketplace which would automatically synchronize my Google and > >>>>>>>> MobileMe contacts and calendars without the need to run any software > >>>>>>>> on my computer (ie this would also work when my computer is turned > >>>>>>>> off). Basically that you be a spanning sync running on Google's > >>>>>>>> servers which would wake up regularly and keep my Google and MobileMe > >>>>>>>> data in sync without any intervention form me. > > >>>>>>>> That way my Mac/iPhone/iPad can just subscribe to MobileMe and they > >>>>>>>> will automatically get all the data from Google (and I don't have > >>>>>>>> anything to install on either device). > > >>>>>>>> Is it an idea Spanning Sync would consider as a future product > >>>>>>>> evolution? (I think it would be a good differentiator compared to the > >>>>>>>> many synchronizign options available today) > >>>>>>>> Do you know if there is some kind of API for Mobile me data which > >>>>>>>> would make this feasible? > > >>>>>>>> Thanks a lot, > >>>>>>>> Boris > > >>>>>>> -- > >>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > >>>>>>> Groups "Spanning Sync" group. > >>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >>>>>>> [email protected] > >>>>>>> . > >>>>>>> For more options, visit this group > >>>>>>> athttp://groups.google.com/group/spanningsync?hl=en > >>>>>>> . > > >>>>> -- > >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > >>>>> Groups "Spanning Sync" group. > >>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >>>>> [email protected]. > >>>>> For more options, visit this group > >>>>> athttp://groups.google.com/group/spanningsync?hl=en. > > >>> -- > >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > >>> "Spanning Sync" group. > >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >>> [email protected]. > >>> For more options, visit this group > >>> athttp://groups.google.com/group/spanningsync?hl=en. > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Spanning Sync" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/spanningsync?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Spanning Sync" group. 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