Hi, I've just responded to your email to our support address. So it doesn't cause any confusion, I want to make it clear that Spanning Sync does indeed proceed where it left off after an unsuccessful connection attempt to Google. If you experience anything different, please let us know.
Thanks, Byron --- Byron Shaheen [email protected] http://spanningsync.com On Jun 7, 7:39 am, 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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