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Posted by xtabber
Nov 16, 2013 at 11:18 PM
Dr Andus wrote:
Alexander Deliyannis wrote:
>Dr Andus wrote:
>>>Does anyone have a suggestion for a
>>>good desktop calendar for the PC that syncs with Google Calendar,
>>mostly for backup
>>>and archiving purposes but also if it’s superior to using Google
>>Calendar on a daily
>>>basis?
>>
>>My suggestion is to use Outlook, which most probably you already have.
>>I’m not referring to Outlook as an interface necessarily, but rather as
>>a database platform equivalent to Google online. You can set up the
>sync
>>with Google’s own free sync utility. There on, Outlook’s data can be
>>accessed by a variety of programs.
>
>I’ve stayed with Outlook for backing up my Google Calendar data, but
>I’ve just come across this additional utility (haven’t tried it yet):
>http://mountwhite.net/en/googlecal.html
>http://code.google.com/p/googlegalwindowsclient/
EssentialPIM is not a free utility, but a full fledged desktop PIM that synchronizes very nicely with Google Calendar, Contacts and ToDo.
I could never tolerate Outlook as an email client, but used it for many years as a PIM, synching it to Palm devices with Chapura, and later, Blackberry with the Blackberry Desktop Manager. When I moved to Android, I used CompanionLink (http://www.companionlink.com/) for synching with Google Calendar. When I switched from Office 2003 to Office 2010 (skipping Office 2007), I stopped using Outlook altogether and spent a fair amount of effort looking for a decent desktop client for Google Calendar before finding EssentialPIM.
Note that EssentialPIM costs less than CompanionLink and also synchronizes nicely with Outlook. Although it has a free Android app (also one for iOS), I don’t use that on my phones or tablets. On the desktop, it runs only under Windows, but it can be run as a portable app, which means it can run from a USB drive and also means that it is very easy to copy or move one’s data files between mutliple PCs, or back them up.
Posted by MadaboutDana
Nov 17, 2013 at 01:00 PM
It’s also worth mentioning that EssentialPIM has a fairly competent server version for sharing stuff, based on open-source database Firebird. It takes a little time to work out how to use it, but it seems to run efficiently. We’ve not engaged with EssentialPIM at this level simply because its search function isn’t entirely predictable, sometimes failing to find stuff you know is there. But it’s a very pleasant (and relatively lightweight) information manager, as well as an increasingly competent mail client.
Posted by Slartibartfarst
Nov 17, 2013 at 06:48 PM
It might be worth taking a look at Everdesk for this type of requirement. Though it is not free and does not have an iOS component, it seems to offer some quite unique integration with Google’s services( and Outlook) and gives you an email, contacts and calendar integration and backup.
Here: https://www.everdesk.com/features
Posted by Dr Andus
Dec 5, 2013 at 07:43 PM
There is now also a direct way to download Google Calendar data (Gmail download wasn’t available to me at least just now, though I could download my Google Contacts):
“Download a copy of your Gmail and Google Calendar data”
http://gmailblog.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/download-copy-of-your-gmail-and-google.html
Posted by Dr Andus
Jul 9, 2014 at 09:26 AM
Got this message yesterday:
“Almost two years ago, we announced that we had ended support for Google Calendar Sync. Starting on 1 August 2014, this app will no longer sync events between your Google Calendar and Microsoft Outlook Calendar.”
Sounds like from now on one needs the paid-for “Google Apps for Business or Education” to be able to sync with Outlook, which starts at USD50 per year. In that light Pimlical at a one-off price of USD19.95 suddenly looks more attractive (assuming that Pimlical and other software like that don’t get affected by the end of Google Calendar Sync (?)
Any other options for archiving Google Calendar on the desktop?
Alexander Deliyannis wrote:
Dr Andus wrote:
>>Does anyone have a suggestion for a
>>good desktop calendar for the PC that syncs with Google Calendar,
>mostly for backup
>>and archiving purposes but also if it’s superior to using Google
>Calendar on a daily
>>basis?
>
>My suggestion is to use Outlook, which most probably you already have.
>I’m not referring to Outlook as an interface necessarily, but rather as
>a database platform equivalent to Google online. You can set up the sync
>with Google’s own free sync utility. There on, Outlook’s data can be
>accessed by a variety of programs.