Sync to Google Apps calendar and contacts?

[pcskibum]

This isn't HTC Touch-specific so it might be the wrong place to ask, but since I have a brand new Touch and some of you might be using Google I'll go ahead.

Any advice on the best way to sync the Google Apps calendar and contacts with the calendar and contacts on my Sprint Touch?

I use a desktop Windows XP machine and a Macbook Air on the road (which is a lot of the time). Google Apps lets me keep the computers in sync, and provides a great e-mail system for my team. Some of us use Blackberrys and Google has a special application for them to stay in sync, but I didn't want to go the bberry route.

Any ideas?

[iamhutch]

There is a google sync app around somewhere.. I wish I could be more help, but last I saw it was still being developed.. try googling for it?

[monkeyshack]

We use OggSync:
http://oggsync.com/

[pcskibum]

Yes, I know about oggsync. I had purchased that and used it on my old Treo. But I can't get it to work on my Touch. Not sure if it's the Touch itself that's a problem, or Windows 6.1 or something else.

All I get is Google Timeout messages.

Anyone know if anything else that does this sync?

[mclearn]

Originally Posted by pcskibum

Yes, I know about oggsync. I had purchased that and used it on my old Treo. But I can't get it to work on my Touch. Not sure if it's the Touch itself that's a problem, or Windows 6.1 or something else.

All I get is Google Timeout messages.

Anyone know if anything else that does this sync?

Google has its own app out that will sync its calendar to outlook, which then syncs to the touch via activesync. Its called "Google Calendar Sync".

[mclearn]

Originally Posted by pcskibum

Yes, I know about oggsync. I had purchased that and used it on my old Treo. But I can't get it to work on my Touch. Not sure if it's the Touch itself that's a problem, or Windows 6.1 or something else.

All I get is Google Timeout messages.

Anyone know if anything else that does this sync?

Google has its own app out that will sync its calendar to outlook, which then syncs to the touch via activesync. Its called "Google Calendar Sync".

[pcskibum]

I'm on a MacBook more than half the time so no Outlook, but more importantly, I need the phone to update independent of a computer because there are days when I'm just not near a desk.

[monkeyshack]

I'm using ogg with my touch... you might also try the new version of Seven in beta.
I'm using Ogg with the beta Seven.

[pcskibum]

I just looked as Plaxo (http://www.plaxo.com) as a possible way to sync my Windows XP, Mac OS X, and HTC Touch to my Google Apps. Looks like Plaxo is a solution for calendar sync, but contacts are not so good. From the Plaxo Web site:

Currently, the Google sync point is a one-way sync. It can only read data and changes to the data from Google to Plaxo. Any changes on the Plaxo side will not reflect back to your Google address book.
That could be OK since I can manage edits on the Google Web site. But this warning is a deal breaker:

Finally, if a Google address book contact does not have a value in the Primary Email field, that contact will not sync to Plaxo - it will be ignored.

I have a bunch of "contacts" that are not people, for example GOOG411, restaurant numbers for making reservations, emergency numbers, etc. Plus there's lots of people that I call, but have no reason to e-mail (I know that sounds odd these days, but it's true). It might be possible to use a fake e-mail address, but I don't know and don't really want to do that.

The quest continues.

[No1ustad]

GooSync is what i use. it syncs both ways