Software Review – SyncMyCal
Written by Alan Wednesday, 30 December 2009 08:00
If you prefer to use Google for you calendar, but need that information also placed in Outlook, then you have several options out there. Google gives away a free sync tool HERE, but it has one major limitation – it will only sync your primary calendar. Many of us have multiple calendars in Google, such as Home, Work, etc. For this, there are several programs available for a reasonable price.
SyncMyCal is free. They do, however, have paid version that offers more features. But, I have found the free version sufficient for my needs. The two limitations of the free version are that it only syncs the next 7 days and it does not do contacts.
It works by placing a few simple controls on your Outlook toolbar.
Adding which Google calendars you want to sync into Outlook is very easy. Simply click Settings and then Sync Operations and begin adding calendars and setting how you want it synced. The free version does not include auto-sync so when you open Outlook you will need to click the Synchronize button.
Advanced Settings are also available under the Settings button and are quite clear and easy to set up.
The SyncMyCal button contains information on the version you are using, access to log files and to customer support, among other things. And, of course, and easy link to buy the Pro version.
Perhaps soon Google will make multiple calendars available in their own sync program, but they have calling it a “feature that is coming soon” for more than a year now, so I wouldn’t get my hopes up. For now, SyncMyCal is a worthy alternative.
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