Comments on: Nexus One… Close, But No Calendar! http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7753/ Open Source, Open Standards Sat, 05 Oct 2013 13:48:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Bob http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7753/#comment-142585 Bob Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:43:03 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7753/#comment-142585 [...] fneirds and family at regular intervals to see how they were doing, and that lasted 2 months. I’m always looking for new tools to help with this problem, though nothing really [...] [...] fneirds and family at regular intervals to see how they were doing, and that lasted 2 months. I’m always looking for new tools to help with this problem, though nothing really [...]

]]> By: paulvas http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7753/#comment-8208 paulvas Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7753/#comment-8208 <p>I sync my Outlook to Google Calendar using Google Calendar Sync and MAPILab Advanced Security for Outlook (to not to get annoying Outlook dialog to allow application to access Outlook data). All of those are for free and work great! </p> I sync my Outlook to Google Calendar using Google Calendar Sync and MAPILab Advanced Security for Outlook (to not to get annoying Outlook dialog to allow application to access Outlook data). All of those are for free and work great!

]]> By: fr3ak http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7753/#comment-8209 fr3ak Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7753/#comment-8209 <p>Just sign in and then copy your contacts to the phone, most things that you have listed here have simple fixes and most are built in. Can\'t say anything you have listed is a deal breaker for me, I have the HTC Magic (Touch I think its called in the US) and it does absolutely everything I have ever needed though I\'m definitely considering an upgrade to the Nexus One just for the ghz and memory. </p> Just sign in and then copy your contacts to the phone, most things that you have listed here have simple fixes and most are built in. Can\’t say anything you have listed is a deal breaker for me, I have the HTC Magic (Touch I think its called in the US) and it does absolutely everything I have ever needed though I\’m definitely considering an upgrade to the Nexus One just for the ghz and memory.

]]> By: ctryon http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7753/#comment-8210 ctryon Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7753/#comment-8210 <p>Google -- The Land Of Never Ending Betas.\" *sigh* True, most of their \"Beta\" software is a good bit better than most other companies\' ver 2.0, but still, expect things to be a little rough around the edges... I just (finally) hooked up the Google calendar sync to keep my Exchange, Google and Thunderbird (Lightning) calendars in sync, but that still doesn\'t include any tasks, and it\'s an awfully circuitous path to do something that feels like it should be such a central function. </p> Google — The Land Of Never Ending Betas.\” *sigh* True, most of their \”Beta\” software is a good bit better than most other companies\’ ver 2.0, but still, expect things to be a little rough around the edges… I just (finally) hooked up the Google calendar sync to keep my Exchange, Google and Thunderbird (Lightning) calendars in sync, but that still doesn\’t include any tasks, and it\’s an awfully circuitous path to do something that feels like it should be such a central function.

]]> By: stagr.lee http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7753/#comment-8211 stagr.lee Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7753/#comment-8211 <p>What about the terminal emulation and the bash shell? This is linux-mag isn\'t it? </p> What about the terminal emulation and the bash shell? This is linux-mag isn\’t it?

]]> By: david20708 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7753/#comment-8212 david20708 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7753/#comment-8212 <p>When I got my G1, I had to buy Touchdown because there was no Exchange support. After I upgraded to Nexus One, I kept Touchdown. The issue with this setup that you were pointing out is that Touchdown doesn\'t share your contacts with the Contacts app. This isn\'t quite true. Touchdown keeps it\'s own list of contacts, and it shares these contacts with the Contacts app. But Touchdown doesn\'t copy the Exchange global address book into it\'s contacts. There is a function in Touchdown for copying individual address book entries into contacts. It isn\'t ideal, but I suppose that if you got in the habit of doing this with frequently called numbers, you\'d have the numbers that you need in the Contacts app. </p> When I got my G1, I had to buy Touchdown because there was no Exchange support. After I upgraded to Nexus One, I kept Touchdown. The issue with this setup that you were pointing out is that Touchdown doesn\’t share your contacts with the Contacts app. This isn\’t quite true. Touchdown keeps it\’s own list of contacts, and it shares these contacts with the Contacts app. But Touchdown doesn\’t copy the Exchange global address book into it\’s contacts. There is a function in Touchdown for copying individual address book entries into contacts. It isn\’t ideal, but I suppose that if you got in the habit of doing this with frequently called numbers, you\’d have the numbers that you need in the Contacts app.

]]> By: simes http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7753/#comment-8213 simes Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7753/#comment-8213 <p>In regards to Touchdown and contacts/phone contacts there is an option that you can enable to bypass your problem without copying numbers across.</p> <p>If you go to Phone > Contacts (tab) > settings > Display Options > TouchDow > tick All Contacts</p> <p>This will display all your contacts from Exchange to your phone contacts</p> <p>Thanks<br /> Steve Simeonidis<br /> AWD - Your IT and Web Solutions Partner<br /> www.awebd.com.au </p> In regards to Touchdown and contacts/phone contacts there is an option that you can enable to bypass your problem without copying numbers across.

If you go to Phone > Contacts (tab) > settings > Display Options > TouchDow > tick All Contacts

This will display all your contacts from Exchange to your phone contacts

Thanks
Steve Simeonidis
AWD – Your IT and Web Solutions Partner
http://www.awebd.com.au

]]> By: fableson http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7753/#comment-8214 fableson Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7753/#comment-8214 <p>Here is an interesting thread over @ code.google.com on this very topic:</p> <p>http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=4475</p> <p>There are quite a few people agitated by this lack of full ActiveSync support.</p> <p>After a couple of days of use I really like the phone -- but the battery life is woeful. I\'ve been moderately careful to turn off GPS except when absolutely necessary. Wifi is always off. Bluetooth always on. I had a moderate phone day (couple of hours) and by the time I was headed home after a dinner meeting the phone just quit. It\'s got the super slim usb connector so I have yet to upgrade my cadre of chargers -- one for each of the cars, etc. </p> Here is an interesting thread over @ code.google.com on this very topic:

http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=4475

There are quite a few people agitated by this lack of full ActiveSync support.

After a couple of days of use I really like the phone — but the battery life is woeful. I\’ve been moderately careful to turn off GPS except when absolutely necessary. Wifi is always off. Bluetooth always on. I had a moderate phone day (couple of hours) and by the time I was headed home after a dinner meeting the phone just quit. It\’s got the super slim usb connector so I have yet to upgrade my cadre of chargers — one for each of the cars, etc.

]]> By: interoperate http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7753/#comment-8215 interoperate Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7753/#comment-8215 <p>My Google Nexus One arrived last week.</p> <p>I set it up to use my Gmail account, and within 10 minutes I had a full sync of my email, contacts and calendar.</p> <p>Perhaps the latest version of the OS (2.1-Update1) has solved the Calendar sync issues, because mine is working out-of-the-box. </p> My Google Nexus One arrived last week.

I set it up to use my Gmail account, and within 10 minutes I had a full sync of my email, contacts and calendar.

Perhaps the latest version of the OS (2.1-Update1) has solved the Calendar sync issues, because mine is working out-of-the-box.

]]> By: fableson http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7753/#comment-8216 fableson Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7753/#comment-8216 <p>@interoperate</p> <p>thanks for your post -- there is no question about the Nexus One and its ability to sync to the mother ship (aka Google). It is lacking in Microsoft ActiveSync support. And until it solves this, it will be sitting on the corporate sidelines wondering what went wrong.</p> <p>I love my Nexus One device (for the most part), but the synching to my corporate environment is sorely lacking. </p> @interoperate

thanks for your post — there is no question about the Nexus One and its ability to sync to the mother ship (aka Google). It is lacking in Microsoft ActiveSync support. And until it solves this, it will be sitting on the corporate sidelines wondering what went wrong.

I love my Nexus One device (for the most part), but the synching to my corporate environment is sorely lacking.

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