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Re: Google Apps syncs with Outlook — a cure for cloud computing angst

mr.marshy — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 12:20:14 -0000

dont eat the marshmallow!

Re: Google Apps syncs with Outlook — a cure for cloud computing angst

Manish Verma — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:50:28 -0000

I use HyperOffice's Outlook synchronization tool HyperShare, and I think i am going to stick to it. For one, its never given me a problem over the past 2 years. Second, unlike Google Sync, it allows me to synch tasks in addition to mail, contacts and calendars.

Re: Google Apps syncs with Outlook — a cure for cloud computing angst

joe — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 03:11:49 -0000

idiots who don't know how to configure microsoft will use google apps.
there is no comparison between a toy system for home users and tiny businesses and a system that can connect 100,000 users accross 100 countries and keep it all synced and private.

Google pays for its services with usage stats and they always have a disclaimer that allows them to read AND edit AND refuse to set any content. Least microsoft gives you an invoice upfront.

eg if you have your mail server with google, will they take responsibility and pay for downtime and data corruption/disaster losses? or are we now to believe that google systems dont crash? loose your exchange and a decent admin will fix it, loose google stuff and your F$%k#d

(OT:both firefox and chrome braodcast your usage data to unspecified 3rd parties - you call this secure??? - those who know do, those who dont google)

Re: Google Apps syncs with Outlook — a cure for cloud computing angst

SeanC — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:11:37 -0000

Thanks for your personal use (probably home use) case example, but it is irrelevant and apples/oranges. If you run IT for a large company and your enterprise is agreeing with you and making the switch, then we might care.

Re: Google Apps syncs with Outlook — a cure for cloud computing angst

Ronk — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:17:29 -0000

I gave up using Outlook well over a year ago. I can understand that some might need a bridge to go from Outlook to Google Apps, but it is completely unnecessary.

Re: Google Apps syncs with Outlook — a cure for cloud computing angst

Chris R — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:14:36 -0000

Now if I can sync with Outlook Express I can avoid purchasing office all together.

Re: Google Apps syncs with Outlook — a cure for cloud computing angst

GeorgeL — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:16:44 -0000

I'm sorry, I have a very hard time taking Google Apps "big customer" wins seriously. Genentech? Avago? Genentech's CEO is on Google's board for crying out loud. The only real case example Apps can quote is about as incestuous as you can get in the business world.

Please, show us a big corporate (non-government/education) win outside of Silicon Valley before you start making claims of "big wins".

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Re: Google Apps syncs with Outlook — a cure for cloud computing angst

Barbara Duck — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:08:13 -0000

I have been using an add on for Outlook called Offisync that synchronizes too but this looks like it goes a bit beyond that capability. If you already are in the cloud with an email domain, you can sync cloud to cloud it appears. This is what Offisync offers.

http://ducknetweb.blogspot....

Re: Google Apps syncs with Outlook — a cure for cloud computing angst

Oudi Antebi — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:01:44 -0000

Great synergy with OffiSync. If you use the outlook Sync tool for Outlook and OffiSync for word, excel and powerpoint you basically get the best of both worlds, Office on the desktop and the entire google back-end on the back.