Wheeeee, Google Calendar Sync is finally here! This means that when I am home, I can look up my work appointments on Google and do not have to install Outlook on my personal laptop. Although a 2-way sync is the default, 1-way syncs are also available, if, say, you don’t want your Google Calendar appointments showing up on Outlook.
Catch: I was all ready to run around throwing confetti in the air until Setup put out a message that Google Calendar Sync is only supported on MS Windows XP or Vista. Seeing as how we still run on Win2K here (don’t even ask), syncing calendars is now out of the question. Booooo.
Check out CompanionLink – they’ve had a bunch of products for synching Google to all kinds of stuff for years. When I had a Windows machine I used it to synch Google calendars w/ Outlook. Not sure how it all works with Exchange, but I would guess that you can synch from your local Outlook files to Google at least.
John: Syncing from local Outlook to Google Cal is what I want. So, thanks!
Did you try a manual installation of the sync software and attempt a sync connection on W2K? It may not be officailly supported in W2K, but you may be able to find an API workaround.
If you carry a blackberry for work, google sync for the blackberry works well and does 2 way synch. So if I put an item on my google calendar, it hits my outlook calendar via the blackberry and vice-versa.
I don’t run windows at all on my desktop and use evolution on Ubuntu to connect to corporate email and calendaring. That just uses the outook web access on the backend.
youngshin: The only option was a manual install and it was during that install that the Setup process informed me that GCS does not play well with Win2K.
Scott: My Palm has been abandoned for now. What I want is just a quick way to export my Outlook (work) appointments to Google calendar. Even if I end up purchasing the iPhone this Auguest, I will still have the same problem of exporting Outlook appts to Google Cal. It’s all because my Outlook currently runs on Win2K. Ick!