Any sync problems?

FuelieNova · 09-22-2008, 11:26 PM

Anyone having problems syncing with mobile me? If I make a calendar change on the iphone it will go up to the mobile me calendar but will not come back to my desktop running outlook.
I have used this the last couple of months without any problems. If I click on the MM icon in my system tray and then click on the manual sync button it just stays on "syncing mobile me" but will never sync up with outlook.

Getting frustrated
Tg

omniscient · 09-23-2008, 12:33 AM

Had this frequently, among other issues. That's why I switched, see: http://www.everythingicafe.com/forum...ves-37023.html
There it just works...

impaler · 09-23-2008, 09:47 AM

Originally Posted by FuelieNova

Anyone having problems syncing with mobile me? If I make a calendar change on the iphone it will go up to the mobile me calendar but will not come back to my desktop running outlook.
I have used this the last couple of months without any problems. If I click on the MM icon in my system tray and then click on the manual sync button it just stays on "syncing mobile me" but will never sync up with outlook.

Getting frustrated
Tg

Outlook sync is a mess. The MAPI APIs don't play well with iTunes over MM sync. If you have access to your .me.com calendar online, an option might be to just use the web calendar. That's what I do. But of course you don't have pop up reminders that way. I'm too afraid if I enable two-way sync of my Outlook calendar that it will jack up my cloud calendar and therefore everything else. I know it's not an answer us people who have to deal with Windows at work want to hear, but best bet is to keep everything within the Apple world for sync. They've done a great job, I feel, with that sync piece--just tough to incorporate Windows into it. Apple is using standards-based options; Outlook is proprietary.

Great article here: http://www.appleinsider.com/articles...bile_push.html

omniscient · 09-23-2008, 10:05 AM

Well, I don't think that's right. Outlook has been around for a long time now and it is SO much better than the Apple apps (iCal, Apple Mail etc. are for household use, at best). Outlook is suited for business and enterprise use, the Apple apps are feature-reduced. Face it.

And there is very good iPhone-Outlook Sync at other places (see above interways.net for example). It's just that Apple didn't get it right!
BTW: Apple down not use standards-based things. Address Book is very proprietary and one of the worst address book apps I know of... Even free Thunderbird is much better.

I know Apple fans don't want to hear it, but not everything is good just because Apple made it!!! I like my Macbook, but for messaging and calendaring, Outlook still rocks. So having a solution that can sync Outlook, Apple and iPhone all together is vital for me; that's why I'm glad I found interways...

impaler · 09-23-2008, 10:28 AM

Originally Posted by omniscient

Well, I don't think that's right. Outlook has been around for a long time now and it is SO much better than the Apple apps (iCal, Apple Mail etc. are for household use, at best). Outlook is suited for business and enterprise use, the Apple apps are feature-reduced. Face it.

And there is very good iPhone-Outlook Sync at other places (see above interways.net for example). It's just that Apple didn't get it right!
BTW: Apple down not use standards-based things. Address Book is very proprietary and one of the worst address book apps I know of... Even free Thunderbird is much better.

I know Apple fans don't want to hear it, but not everything is good just because Apple made it!!! I like my Macbook, but for messaging and calendaring, Outlook still rocks. So having a solution that can sync Outlook, Apple and iPhone all together is vital for me; that's why I'm glad I found interways...

You're wrong on just about all fronts. You are just as in love with this interways crap as you think I am with Apple. You sound like an employee--bet you are. There are plenty of things that piss me off about Apple and MobileMe, but it does provide the best overall experience for me. You say "Outlook is better". Well, that's a matter of opinion--and "better" is in the eyes of the beholder. Outlook works great in a LAN situation, but does poorly over the Internet. EAS is a mess. They are as proprietary as it gets. EAS is a proprietary standard. It took Apple to step out in front and start using CalDAV, CardDAV and WebDAV standards in a popular product. Microsoft is finally coming on board, and many companies are now moving toward a standard. 'Bout time. Outlook 2007, which I have at work, is finally starting to be able to display .ics files, something iCal has done for years. And sync works really well for me with iCal. I update something on my iPhone and when I come home, it's on my iMac, and syncs to my MacBook when I turn it on. Beauty. It's also known that ActiveSync took years to even get to the point of acceptable performance and reliability. MobileMe needs work--but it's a step in the right direction and their vision is spot on.

juldennis · 09-28-2008, 08:29 AM

Everything syncs with mobile me from my itouch except my outlook 2007 calendar. When I go to mobile me prefs in the control panel of my computer (pc) and click on the sync tab-the option for calendar is "grayed out" or unavailable for me to check it to sync. Any ideas on how to make calendar option available?

impaler · 09-28-2008, 10:57 AM

Originally Posted by juldennis

Everything syncs with mobile me from my itouch except my outlook 2007 calendar. When I go to mobile me prefs in the control panel of my computer (pc) and click on the sync tab-the option for calendar is "grayed out" or unavailable for me to check it to sync. Any ideas on how to make calendar option available?

I would try uninstalling and re-installing the Windows MobileMe control panel app. Outlook sync with MM is really flaky and unreliable.

fury · 09-28-2008, 01:45 PM

Isn't desktop mobileme actually sync rather than push?

impaler · 09-28-2008, 01:54 PM

Originally Posted by fury

Isn't desktop mobileme actually sync rather than push?

Yes, it is. The only true "pushing" going on is to/from the iPhone/iPod Touch, for contacts, calendars and mail. Bookmarks are sync to/from iPhone/iPod Touch. iCal on Leopard Macs are limited push, if the appointment is created on me.com, or from the iPhone/iPod Touch, it will update rather quickly on iCal. Mail.app on Leopard takes advantage of IMAP IDLE, so it's sort of push. All other desktop apps are sync, including all Windows machines, and the rest of the Mac applications.