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March 26, 2007
Spanning Sync: Seamlessly Bridge the iCal and gCal Gap
If you're ever wanted to use both Apple's iCal and Google Calendar and found yourself confounded by having to juggle two interfaces you owe it to yourself to check out Spanning Sync.
I found out about Spanning Sync from Youngmoo Kim during the roundup section on Episode 36 of the PowerPage Podcast. It's a fantastic application that delivers on its promise and automatically syncs iCal and gCal behind the scenes.
If you use iCal and wish there was an easy way to share your calendar(s) with other people or computers (without having Dot-Mac or a WebDAV server) then Spanning Sync is just the ticket. You can even sync in the other direction so Google Calendar users can sync events to an iPod, mobile phone and eventually iPhone.
The best way to learn about Spanning Sync is through their demonstration video. Spanning Sync costs US$25 per year or US$65 for a permanent license.
technorati tags:iCal, Google, Calendar, Synchronization
Posted by Jason D. O'Grady at March 26, 2007 8:01 AM
Category: Software
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Let me just say that I would protest this application based on licensing terms/costs alone. Sorry but this server shouldn't be $65 and it shouldn't be something that requires a yearly fee. This is a trend that should be quashed ASAP.
How would you feel if iLife was licensened yearly? Granted there's a non yearly way to pay but it's too high for the service/product being offered.
Posted by: Robert Nicholson at March 26, 2007 1:51 PM
We've been using Spanning Sync for a few months now and had to bag it. Too many duplicated calendar entries, and particularly poor support for banner events and for recurring events. Multiple users syncing every 10 minutes can leave you with one event showing up 40x on your calendar! (v. 1.04). To their credit, they are issuing regular updates, but I resent having paid money for what is essentially beta software.
Posted by: Rich at June 26, 2007 10:30 AM
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