At my current job, I have quite a few more important appointments on a regular basis that I’ve had since I was teaching courses at K-State. As such, I’ve resurrected my dedication to the calendar. I have finally gotten a setup working that seems to do the job of allowing me to keep a good calendar, keep my wife informed, and keep my phone informed.
To do this, I’m using the following:
- Apple iCal to manage the day to day work with the calendar
- Google Calendar to manage sharing the calendar with others
- BusySync ($25) to keep iCal and Google Calendar synchronized
- The Missing Sync ($40) to keep iCal and my phone synchronized
This is working pretty well. The weakest link in this setup is The Missing Sync which works, but is an absolute steaming pile when it comes to stability. It crashes at least 50% of the time I sync. Fortunately, it usually recovers if I force quit and unplug/plug my phone. If there’s anything else out there the next time I’m looking to buy something like this, I’ll try it instead unless they can get this fixed.
One thing I’ve discovered is that the integration with Apple Mail and iCal is wonderful. I can very easily create appointments by hovering over dates mentioned in an email, click on the popup that appears, and select “Create New iCal Event…” This makes keeping track of coworker’s vacation time and the downtime schedule very easy.
Cheers.
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