Advice on PDA compatible with Entourage

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kgildehaus

Hello,

I am a new owner of a PowerBook with Entourage 2004. I am interested in
getting a basic Palm PDA for my contacts and calendar. Any advice on
which models are most compatible and how to avoid tricky synching
issues?
 
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Mickey Stevens

The handheld synchronization software provided by Microsoft is intended for
Palm brand devices <http://www.palm.com/>. I personally use a Palm Zire 21.

There is currently an issue with synchronizing with some newer Palm devices
that include "Organizer Plus" such as Zire 31, Zire 72, Treo 650, Tungsten
E, Tungsten E2, Tungsten T3, Tungsten T5, and LifeDrive. That's because the
organizer applications on these applications have been updated with new
features since the original conduit software was written. As a result,
Entourage isn't aware of a lot of the new Palm field and features, and as a
result, can't synchronize them and can result in some unexpected behavior.
More details here:
<http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=833405>

All in all though, I wouldn't say that the issue here should stop you from
buying one of those devices; you just need to be careful when using some of
the more obscure fields. Using a new Palm device is still going to be
easier than using some other kind of personal digital assistant. I have a
page here that talks about options for synchronizing mobile devices with
Entourage that might help you in your search.
<http://home.earthlink.net/~mickey.stevens/tutorials/entouragesync.html>

Hope this helps.
 
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Chris Sterns

I'm a recent convert from PC's to Mac's and Pocket PC's to Palm (Treo 650)
and found the Missing Sync to be absolutely wonderful in Synching Entourage
and my Palm Treo 650. Another great software is Sync Entourage to iCal
which in turn iSync's to my Powerbook so that I am in Sync with both my iMac
and Powerbook.

My two cents.
 
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Scott Melendez

Since I switched back to the Mac in 2003, I have used various Palm handhelds
­ the original Tungsten, T2, T3, T5, and currently the LifeDrive. I¹ve stuck
with HotSync, and, other than the occasional HotSync-specific issues, the
conduit Microsoft provides works nicely. It¹s even saved me a few times when
I lost Address Book or Calendar entries in the middle of the day (in between
backups).

I wish it had more functionality, such as syncing Categories, syncing full
Address Book info, and other minor issues. My personal peeve is that if you
enter a location in the ³Location² field of a Calendar entry, the conduit
will not sync that information to the Palm. For example, when I get an
invitation from some one, that field is usually filled in, and I found
myself on several instances not knowing where to go for a meeting.
 
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