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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>Do the calendar, and tasks also sync nicely?<br><br><div>> Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2014 13:23:20 -0500<br>> From: kb@2bits.com<br>> To: kwlug-disc@kwlug.org<br>> Subject: Re: [kwlug-disc] Productivity Suites, calendars, and contacts<br>> <br>> On Tue, Dec 2, 2014 at 12:56 PM, Joe Wennechuk<br>> <youcanreachmehere@hotmail.com> wrote:<br>> > So I guess my question is what is the best way to manage my contacts and<br>> > calendar so they stay sync'd across my desktop, android device, and<br>> > internet. What are some of you using for this purpose?<br>> <br>> Nothing special at all.<br>> All you need is your Gmail account and an Android device, and you<br>> already have both of them.<br>> <br>> Get all your contacts from where ever you have them, and export them<br>> to a CSV file. I did that from Yahoo way back when, and Gmail imported<br>> them all (on the desktop, not on Android).<br>> <br>> Here is what Google says<br>> https://support.google.com/mail/answer/12118?hl=en<br>> <br>> Then you spend several hours cleaning them, merging duplicates,<br>> ...etc. Yes, it is tedious, but definitely worth the effort.<br>> <br>> Once you do that, you now sync your android device with your Gmail<br>> account. Automagically, everything will be kept in sync for you. You<br>> edit a contact on the phone, and it is on your desktop, and vice<br>> versa.<br>> <br>> This is the best selling point of Gmail and Android.<br>> -- <br>> Khalid M. Baheyeldin<br>> 2bits.com, Inc.<br>> Fast Reliable Drupal<br>> Drupal optimization, development, customization and consulting.<br>> Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability. -- Edsger W.Dijkstra<br>> Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. -- Leonardo da Vinci<br>> For every complex problem, there is an answer that is clear, simple,<br>> and wrong." -- H.L. Mencken<br>> <br>> <br>> _______________________________________________<br>> kwlug-disc mailing list<br>> kwlug-disc@kwlug.org<br>> http://kwlug.org/mailman/listinfo/kwlug-disc_kwlug.org<br></div> </div></body>
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