Switch to entourage from apple programs, syncing with Palm,

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RNB

I have just upgraded my office version to 2004 from X. I have been
using Apple (mail, address book, and ical) and syncing them (desktop
and portable) with .Mac and the Sync program.

I not only neet to sync my data, but would like to share calendar
information among my family members (wife and kids) who are connected
on an ethernet network. To add to the complexity, my wife has been
keeping her calendar on a Palm Handheld, using palm software, and palm
desktop on the Mac.

Thanks to this group, I have discovered how to migrate data from Mail
and Address Book, but have learned that iCal is a problem.

1) Can anyone suggest the best method, if any, to get this group all
synced up? Can it be done with isync?

2) Would I be better off using the Apple Software and letting
entourage sit unused (I admit that the project function is tempting,
but is the balance of entourage sufficiently superior to Apple to make
a changeover desirable?
 
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Paul Berkowitz

Thanks to this group, I have discovered how to migrate data from Mail
and Address Book, but have learned that iCal is a problem.

1) Can anyone suggest the best method, if any, to get this group all
synced up?
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Sync Entourage-iCal script at

MacScripter.net said:
Can it be done with isync?
No.


2) Would I be better off using the Apple Software and letting
entourage sit unused (I admit that the project function is tempting,
but is the balance of entourage sufficiently superior to Apple to make
a changeover desirable?
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No. Not if you like Entourage, which is generally much more sophisticated.
iCal does have a few features Entourage is missing (email and open-file
alarms).


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Paul Berkowitz
MVP Entourage
Entourage FAQ Page: <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/toc.html>
AppleScripts for Entourage: <http://macscripter.net/scriptbuilders/>

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RNB

Paul,

Thank you for the advice. I still don't understand, however, how to
sync entourage calendars between several person's computers. I have
seen reference to "exchange" but don't know what it is. Is it part of
Office? Is it available for Mac?

Thank you

Richard
 
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Dave Cortright

Paul,

Thank you for the advice. I still don't understand, however, how to
sync entourage calendars between several person's computers.
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You need Entourage 2004, you need to set up a Project, and then you need to
share the project out and have the others subscribe to the shared project.
Once you install a copy of Entourage 2004 (even the free test drive will
work), search the help for "project". That will get you up and running.
 
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