Tag: sync

Sync Yahoo and Gmail Contacts with Leopard's AddressBook

Both Yahoo and Google provide a method for importing and exporting email addresses to and from OS X AddressBook but I wanted an easier way to keep things synchronized. Fortunately, if you are running OS X 10.5 (Leopard), the AddressBook application provides a straight forward way to do so.

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Both Yahoo and Google provide a method for importing and exporting email addresses to and from OS X AddressBook but I wanted an easier way to keep things synchronized. Fortunately, if you are running OS X 10.5 (Leopard), the AddressBook application provides a straight forward way to do so.

Google is special

Like most people I use a web based email service like Yahoo! Mail or Gmail. And like most people I have been using one of these services for quite a long time and I have quite a large number of email addresses that I have saved in the contact list of each of those services, especially Gmail.

Setup

Setup

Gmail account info
Setup is quick and easy. Go into the Preferences for AddressBook. On the General tab you will see three check boxes for each of the following services: MobileMe, Exchange, Yahoo and Google. You can select all (or none) of these check boxes to enable syncing with each of those services. Google is my preferred service for email so tha's the service I setup. Once you select the checkbox, AddressBook will prompt you for your Gmail username and password. Enter that information and click OK to complete setup. If you have a large AddressBook it could take a while for the sync to complete.

Finish Up

Remote duplicatesYou may already have some contacts in AddressBook that are also in Yahoo or Google and you may find duplicates in your AddressBook once the sync is complete. These are easy to remove. From the AddressBook menu select Card->Look for duplicates. AddressBook will find and merge duplicates entries into just one entry. Any changes or additions to your AddressBook contacts will update your online Google or Yahoo contacts and vice versa.

MobileMe and Time Capsule


 

MobileMe and Time Capsule, originally uploaded by Khürt on 26th July, 2008.

I have a Time Capsule with NAT turned on. The wireless network is configured for WDS between the Time Capsule, and Airport Extreme Base Station and an AirPort Express.

I connected the MacBook directly to the Time Machine and still get the same error.

Macness introduces gSync - synchronise iCal with Google Calendar

gSync - synchronise iCal with Google Calendar
With gSync its easy to securely synchronise your Apple iCal calendars with your Google Calendars. This means you can update calendars across all your Macs, keeping everyone (including wifes, husbands and significant others) in ‘sync’ with your calendar.Synchronisation works both ways...e.g. if you make a change in your Google Calendar, it will show up in your Apple iCal and vice versa.

gSync uses Apple’s powerful SyncServices technology (used by iSync, iPhone, and iPods), which means a more complete solution for when you require to update all your Apple devices and software (that supports it).

Also, gSync connects directly with Google Calendar (no 3rd party servers) keeping your data private between you and Google.
Features (planned for v1.0 release)

* Autosync: define when and at what intervals to update calendars
* Flexibility: use multiple iCal & Google Calendars
* 2 way sync: bi-directional synchronisation
* Privacy: sync directly to Google (no third party server)
* Safety: backup & restore
* Apple SyncServices: gSync is based on Apple’s SyncServices allowing us to integrate with anything that uses this (e.g. iPhone, iSync, etc...)

Download

Currently we are only offering a BETA download of gSync.

WARNING If you are an existing gSync user you will have to manually remove your existing gSync by following instructions here. For those in a rush: just run the gSyncClearTool included with
gSync

WARNING: gSync is still BETA software we highly recommend that you back up your iCal and Google Calendars before trying it out. Note that we believe that gSync, due to its design, will not corrupt data, but it;s possible to ‘mess up’ which is why you should back up.

Please read Commercial demo license before you download.Download gSync_0.9.3_rc1.dmg (requires Mac OSX 10.4)
FAQ

Where’s the documentation? or even Application icon ?

Having a 1st and 2nd careers (and being programmers) we are focusing on achieving stability first before putting on the ‘window dressing’. Rest assured that v1.0 and past releases will have all the creature comforts one would expect from a commercial (or should I say Open Source project, because people have high expectations of free software nowadays!) release.

In addition, we have a very nice designer having a go at designing something useful and wonderful...and we wouldn’t want any of you getting attached to the existing interface now

When will there be a stable release?

Macness won’t make a commercial release if software is not stable and does its primary purpose robustly. We think we have a few more BETA releases before we make a v1.0 release....our target date is April 1st 2007 for v1.0 (but sometimes software is done in its own time)

How do I uninstall gSync?

Review the instructions found here

What is the difference between gSync and SpanningSync?

The main difference is that gSync connects *directly* to Google, whereas SpanningSync uses a 3rd party server between you and Google.

Purchase

An unlimited license for gSync release v1.0 will be available for $20.00 when we release v1.0.