Thanks Richard. I think your advice is sound and I'm trying to think what benefit I'd get from having my contacts and calendar in iCloud anyway since I manage them exclusively with my computer and Outlook.
Alan Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 21, 2018, at 5:39 PM, Richard Turner <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I had nothing but headaches when I switched to iCloud for syncing, even with > Microsoft's accessibility support running much of the show to set it up. > If your current system is working, don't mess with it. > That's my advice. > Richard > > > "The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing at the right > place but to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment." - Dorothy > Nevill > > > [Sent from my little hand-held computer] > > > On Sep 21, 2018, at 2:48 PM, Alan Lemly <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi List, >> >> I have historically used Outlook on my Windows 7 computer to maintain my >> contacts and calendars and to sync them to my iPhone using iTunes. Even >> though I have downloaded iCloud to my computer, I never run it because of >> issues I seem to remember about accessibility. I keep hearing more about how >> iCloud is doing more in the backup realm so I scrolled through my iCloud >> settings on my iPhone 8 to check what is turned on or not. I have just about >> everything turned on except for Contacts and Calendars because I'm nervous >> about causing any duplication with these. >> >> Can someone who has used iTunes to sync contacts and calendars between an >> iDevice and their computer and is now using iCloud comment on whether there >> is a downside to my turning contacts and calendars on under iCloud on my >> iPhone? >> >> I am using an iPhone 8 running iOS 11.4.1. >> >> Thanks in advance for your help. >> >> Alan Lemly >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or >> moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: >> [email protected]. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at >> [email protected] >> >> The archives for this list can be searched at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "VIPhone" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > [email protected]. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > [email protected] > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: [email protected]. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
