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tasks, to-dos and dates; blackberry <--> mac
shecky | Jul 13 2007
hi everyone. i have been wracking my brain trying to figure out a way to have myself organized relatively seamlessly across my blackberry and my macbook pro. i use a limited GTD type system, with a text document of lists by project, and iCal with contexts (work, teaching, etc.) for my dates and appointments. what i am trying to do is: -find a way to have what is essentially a calendar and to-do/task list synched to my mac and my blackberry (pearl, soon to be a curve as i want the bigger keyboard). -ideally i want to do this "over the air", in other words, i do not want to have to plug my blackberry into my mac and do a manual sync (nor use bluetooth, which does not work with OS X anyway) as i will forget to do it every day and its just another step; i want to be able to update something and have it be globally updated. obviously i am assuming some kind of web app is what i am looking for? (google, backpack, etc..?) - i want to have an offline version so i can see and edit if/when i am sans a net connection; once a net connection does appear, i can manually/automatically update changes either from the BB or the mac. additionally a backup would be nice too. so i have done a lot of looking around and i cannot seem to find anything/anythings that will do what i want - i assume i am just missing something that is obvious, hence my post. some things that i have noted: -backpack would be OK for to-dos/tasks; i can also get Packrat as a way to view it offline/backup on my mac, but there is no client i am aware of that runs on the BB to view/update offline on. i do like the backpack style of notes and such. there is also no way to view backpack calendar on the BB. -google calendar does not allow for offline viewing on the BB, and while i could subscribe to it in iCal for offline viewing on my mac, i cannot edit it in iCal, just view. so, any ideas? at this point i will concede that i may be forced to do manual syncs with my mac (cable connection, or bluetooth one day in the future) but i would love to find a way to do it over the air. it sounds a lot like if there was a version of Packrat that worked on BB and on mac, and also allowed for the backpack calendar to be viewed and edited that would start to be ideal for what i am trying to do. if it helps anyone's suggestions or ideas i do own webserver space so if there is something else i can run on a server maybe thats the way to go? thanks everyone! 6 Comments
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I share your painSubmitted by spalmer47 on July 17, 2007 - 4:02am.
I've wrestled with the same issue. One setup that had a lot of promise was: The problem, as you identified, was attaching the cable and remembering to sync. I am now using: It's working well, and despite the long explanation, there aren't many moving parts once it's setup. Most importantly, there's no syncing that I have to initiate. If someone asks me to schedule a meeting for next week and I don't have access, I tell them I'll get back to them or ask them to send me an email with their available times. Most people are fine with that. YMMV, good luck! »
Scott - Can you elaborate...Submitted by ScottE22 on July 18, 2007 - 7:35am.
Scott - Can you elaborate on this item? Quote:
gCal for schedule, accessible online and when the BB is online Are you saying you can access your gCal from the BB's browser? My wife just got a new, white Pearl and I'm jonesing for a 'berry again - I just have nightmares of syncing with my Mac so I'm trying to do my homework BEFORE I spend the money. »
Hey Scott :) Google recently released...Submitted by spalmer47 on July 19, 2007 - 2:15am.
Hey Scott :) Google recently released a mobile version of their calendar. It's pretty simplistic, but it allows me to see what's coming up just fine. Just direct the Pearl to http://tinyurl.com/3c534v">http://calendar.google.com[/url] to see it in action. Here's the help file about the feature on Google: [url]http://tinyurl.com/3c534v Enjoy. »
Wow. How did I miss...Submitted by ScottE22 on July 19, 2007 - 6:08am.
Wow. How did I miss that?? Thanks! »
Google SyncSubmitted by entropos on January 31, 2008 - 11:00am.
I just discovered Google Sync. Over the air syncing of blackberry calendar and my google calendar. Halleluah! It's part of a wee suite of blackberry specific apps from google. I ran across the information at googlesystem.blogspot.com. So far so good. Everything I've put into my BB has wound up on GCal and vice versa. I am so damn close to having my cake and eating it too. C'mon, google gears and GMail! Offline! Offline! Bring it! http://tinyurl.com/yqfhus >>> googlesystem.blogspot.com »
Todo MatrixSubmitted by Kevint on February 2, 2008 - 3:24pm.
I am using a combination of Google sync and TodoMatrix from Rexwireless.com Todo Matrix is a Blackberry App with a web based companion that stay sync’ed in almost real time. It is designed for GTD best practices and does a good job for me. »
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