Why not bite the bullet and shift to the web. Use Google Apps (basic edition free) with mail and calendar and address book. Your address book is in Google Apps, so you can use from your laptop and iPhone. No sync required, and that simplifies everything.
If you want to know what you are getting into, Lifehacker has a good Outlook vs Gmail article: http://lifehacker.com/398778/outlook-vs-gmail++the-definitive-comparision Google mail supports both POP and IMAP, so you could still use Outlook if you were really wanting to. But it is worth checking out the Google webmail interface, you may find (like many) it an improvement over both Mail.app and Outlook. Glenn. 2008/7/28 Steven Knowles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Thanks Bob. I guess you're right. > > I do need the contacts on both my Mac, and on a portable device, ideally an > iPhone which I'm yet to get, and if the iPhone won't sync contacts then I'll > probably have to get a Blackberry. > > I use MS Office on Mac, including Entourage, but I just don't think > Entourage would cut it for business grade contact maintenance. Or am I way > off on that? I have about 3,000 contacts in my file at the moment. > > Cheers, Steven > > > On 28/7/08 4:23 PM, "Robert Howells" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > On 28/07/2008, at 3:33 PM, Steven Knowles wrote: > > > >> Historically I've maintained my contacts in Outlook due to > >> employers always > >> operating on a Windows platform, and employer-supplied telephony > >> being a > >> Blackberry, which synchronised with Outlook, so all was rosy. > >> > >> Having left the world of employment, and with my contacts currently > >> sitting > >> on my MacBook Pro in .pst format (ie. an MS Outlook file), is there a > >> solution other than, say, buying a Windows emulator and installing > >> a copy of > >> MS Outlook on my Mac? I prefer not to have to go to that expense > >> just to > >> solve my Contacts problem. > >> > >> I'm guessing that running Windows via Boot Camp would be too > >> inconvenient, > >> ie. I'd have to reboot my Mac whenever I wanted to update a > >> contact, which > >> is frequently. But tell me if I'm wrong on that. > >> > >> I haven't yet bought an iPhone - holding off as long as I can until > >> I can > >> get confirmation that an unlocked version will work in the UAE with > >> one of > >> the local Dubai carriers. And if I do get an iPhone, will the > >> iPhone sync > >> with MS Outlook running on my Mac? > >> > >> Would be grateful for any solutions. I do like Outlook for managing > >> contacts > >> - maybe just what I'm used to. What would you guys do? > > > > Sorry , but that is a bit like asking how long is a piece of string ? > > > > Question for you .... What would you like to do ? > > > > Do you need to have these contacts portable ? On what sort of device ? > > Do you need them also on your Mac ? They probably need to sync ! ? > > > > What Mac software would you prefer ? > > > > > > Bob > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- Glenn Nicholas OM4.com.au | OM4Tourism.com | OM4Business.com -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
