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Looks nice if your not into fun looks and 100 percent professional,
Suggestion though, make it look visually appealing, for the fun young crowd AND older crowd, mainly because of the focus on white. Color schemes would make this pretty cool, seeing as not all of us use the stock Android theme, or have an HTC hero or other Sense device.
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This is actually a pretty nice app. Combining all practical apps together (calendar, contacts, notes etc) is definitely a good idea. I copied the review (and added some of my own) onto the blog wiki4android | DejaOffice
Hope you don't mind.
I don't give a rip if it has Google integration, I just want to know that it's backed up and accessible somewhere else in case the Droid goes down. So if it syncs with a desktop (a la Palm), I'm sold.
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This is actually a pretty nice app. Combining all practical apps together (calendar, contacts, notes etc) is definitely a good idea. I copied the review (and added some of my own) onto the blog wiki4android | DejaOffice
Hope you don't mind.
Thanks for the information. It looks like a nice application, but it also appears that in order to sync to your PC and oOutlook, you will need to pay the $39.95 fee?
Thanks for the great comments! Let me try to address a few questions.
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It looks promising, but according to your Web site, it does not integrates with Google apps, like calendar and tasks.
Integration with Google is partial. Google offers open APIs for contacts and calendar, but not tasks or notes. Contacts and calendar are fully supported, and we can sync tasks to the Google calendar. Android doesn't offer a native tasks app either, so that compounds the problem. For full support of contacts, calendar, tasks and notes, the USB sync is a more complete solution.
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Color schemes would make this pretty cool
Currently, we offer two color schemes - Light and Dark. We are looking at adding more options later down the road, but right now we are really focused on adding new features and usability.
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I copied the review (and added some of my own) onto the blog
wiki4android | DejaOffice
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Thanks for the review, looks great!
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It looks like a nice application, but it also appears that in order to sync to your PC and oOutlook, you will need to pay the $39.95 fee?
DejaOffice fully integrates with the native Android contact and calendar databases. This means that if you use another sync solution such as the free Google Calendar Sync, DejaOffice is able to pull in that calendar data. You can use DejaOffice to manage your calendar, and it will sync back with the native calendar database and then to Google.
We designed DejaOffice to be used standalone with the native Android apps, or with CompanionLink's full sync of contacts, calendar tasks and notes.
Integration with Google is partial. Google offers open APIs for contacts and calendar, but not tasks or notes. Contacts and calendar are fully supported, and we can sync tasks to the Google calendar. Android doesn't offer a native tasks app either, so that compounds the problem. For full support of contacts, calendar, tasks and notes, the USB sync is a more complete solution.
I don't know the Google API, but I have a program (gTasks) that synchronize with Google tasks. I assumed it could be done.
As for Notes, I think it will no longer be supported by Google. It has been announced a while ago.
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Synced for the first time with my Sprint Evo, all calendar events are missing...
I just downloaded the application from your website to my Sprint Evo. It's running 2.1, I started the application, asked me if I wanted to sync all my contacts and calendar events and I said yes, and away it went.
Only problme is in the stock calendar all my appointments are correct in Deja Calendar, every single appointment is gone. Not a single one. If i choose to show events from the last right-most sort (not sure what it's called) there is only ONE single repeating event, my father's birthday shows up but it shows up starting from the day he was born in 1941 all the way up to today, EVERY DAY. Basically I now know that my dad's birthday is every single day for the entire length of his life until the present day.
Also, how come I can't make an appointment that repeats? I went into the calendar "New" function and there's nothing in there for a "repeat" appointment. Don't relish having to enter all my repeating stuff 4-5/month. Kind of makes it useles as a reminder.
Currently, we offer two color schemes - Light and Dark. We are looking at adding more options later down the road, but right now we are really focused on adding new features and usability.
Alleluia! I have not tried out DejaOffice, but I very much appreciate the philosophy of software where the focus is actually on being useful rather than looking pretty. Please leave animations and skins to Disney. I'm also attracted to the idea of a desktop sync which leaves me in control of my own data rather than giving it all to Google.
Alleluia! I have not tried out DejaOffice, but I very much appreciate the philosophy of software where the focus is actually on being useful rather than looking pretty. Please leave animations and skins to Disney. I'm also attracted to the idea of a desktop sync which leaves me in control of my own data rather than giving it all to Google.
OK, I just did try it out, and I'm afraid I was not impressed. As others have said, the import of the Android diary was not reliable, nearly all appointments were missing. I couldn't quite understand the logic of the fault - the appointments that were in Deja seemed arbitrary. Also a few contacts were missing, but that wasn't obvious until I carefully went through the list. I didn't get beyond looking at any other functionality, because at that point my faith in the program's ability to preserve my data evaporated and I uninstalled it. It isn't ready for release yet, it needs proper beta testing.
OK, I just did try it out, and I'm afraid I was not impressed. As others have said, the import of the Android diary was not reliable, nearly all appointments were missing. I couldn't quite understand the logic of the fault - the appointments that were in Deja seemed arbitrary. Also a few contacts were missing, but that wasn't obvious until I carefully went through the list. I didn't get beyond looking at any other functionality, because at that point my faith in the program's ability to preserve my data evaporated and I uninstalled it. It isn't ready for release yet, it needs proper beta testing.
Hi wrigglesworth,
We just released an update - DejaOffice 1.5.3 is now available from the Android Market.
We've implemented quite a few fixes based on community feedback - many calendar bugs have been squashed. I encourage you to give it another shot!
We just released an update - DejaOffice 1.5.3 is now available from the Android Market.
We've implemented quite a few fixes based on community feedback - many calendar bugs have been squashed. I encourage you to give it another shot!
I tried 1.5.3, but this has same bug that recurring Calendar events are not having Alarms in my phone (Samsung Galaxy ).
Also why is Alarm functionality in Calendar only giving one beep sound, and why is not Alarm sound lasting for some time, e.g. for 30 seconds ? This one beep is totally useless.
I tried 1.5.3, but this has same bug that recurring Calendar events are not having Alarms in my phone (Samsung Galaxy ).
Also why is Alarm functionality in Calendar only giving one beep sound, and why is not Alarm sound lasting for some time, e.g. for 30 seconds ? This one beep is totally useless.
DejaOffice uses the native Android notification system. To change the notification sounds (from any third party app that uses the notification API), look in your Android settings.
It's still buggy. I installed the latest version and on a daily view, it doesn't show A SINGLE appointment. Yet, on month and week view, my appointments show up.
How is that consistent?
At least it imported my contacts, haven't necessarily seen if it impoted all the fields.
And, it would be a handy thing to NOT categorize this application as FREE when it's a 14-day trial "FREE" application. That is disingenuous and misleading.
Plus, you can't synchorinize unless you spend upwards of $39.99 to get the sync software.
Come on guys, truth in advertising, not leave it in the small print like you're a bank or a credit card company. This is a paid application, say so up front.
I mean seriously, it says in your description:
Free for 14 days. Free phone support. Features added weekly.
Yet, how come this application is categorized as "free", it's not. Neither is the NECESSARY syncing software.
Be honest with the users.
Last edited by sanjsrik; June 23rd, 2010 at 12:16 PM.
DejaOffice was designed from the start to be used as a free standalone app, or with CompanionLink for advanced sync functionality. DejaOffice can read the native Android contacts and calendar databases, and thus is compatible with any sync solution that uses the native databases (such as Google). Many users out there are just looking for a free app that gives Android a better address book (variable font size, color-coded categories, company name display), and that's what DejaOffice provides.
Also, many users want advanced business functionality on their phones, but don't necessarily need to sync with their PCs. DejaOffice fills that gap as well. We offer CompanionLink free for 14 days so everyone can use it to at least migrate their PC data (or data from an old phone) into DejaOffice. We want DejaOffice to be useful for basic users, as well as for those looking to keep everything in sync on a daily basis.
All that being said, we know that DejaOffice is still young and rapidly being developed. Our goal for DejaOffice is to give old Palm users a viable alternative to their old Treos and Centros. Palm has had 14 years to polish their mobile PIM apps, while DejaOffice has only been out a few months and we're already well on our way.
Ultimately, we look to the community to let us know how DejaOffice should evolve. We depend on user feedback and suggestions, and are always readily available over at the DejaOffice Forums. It doesn't get much more transparent than that.
Please get this together so I can dump my Treo Pro.
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Hi sanjsrik,
DejaOffice was designed from the start to be used as a free standalone app, or with CompanionLink for advanced sync functionality. DejaOffice can read the native Android contacts and calendar databases, and thus is compatible with any sync solution that uses the native databases (such as Google). Many users out there are just looking for a free app that gives Android a better address book (variable font size, color-coded categories, company name display), and that's what DejaOffice provides.
Also, many users want advanced business functionality on their phones, but don't necessarily need to sync with their PCs. DejaOffice fills that gap as well. We offer CompanionLink free for 14 days so everyone can use it to at least migrate their PC data (or data from an old phone) into DejaOffice. We want DejaOffice to be useful for basic users, as well as for those looking to keep everything in sync on a daily basis.
All that being said, we know that DejaOffice is still young and rapidly being developed. Our goal for DejaOffice is to give old Palm users a viable alternative to their old Treos and Centros. Palm has had 14 years to polish their mobile PIM apps, while DejaOffice has only been out a few months and we're already well on our way.
Ultimately, we look to the community to let us know how DejaOffice should evolve. We depend on user feedback and suggestions, and are always readily available over at the DejaOffice Forums. It doesn't get much more transparent than that.
DejaOffice was designed from the start to be used as a free standalone app, or with CompanionLink for advanced sync functionality. DejaOffice can read the native Android contacts and calendar databases, and thus is compatible with any sync solution that uses the native databases (such as Google). Many users out there are just looking for a free app that gives Android a better address book (variable font size, color-coded categories, company name display), and that's what DejaOffice provides.
Also, many users want advanced business functionality on their phones, but don't necessarily need to sync with their PCs. DejaOffice fills that gap as well. We offer CompanionLink free for 14 days so everyone can use it to at least migrate their PC data (or data from an old phone) into DejaOffice. We want DejaOffice to be useful for basic users, as well as for those looking to keep everything in sync on a daily basis.
All that being said, we know that DejaOffice is still young and rapidly being developed. Our goal for DejaOffice is to give old Palm users a viable alternative to their old Treos and Centros. Palm has had 14 years to polish their mobile PIM apps, while DejaOffice has only been out a few months and we're already well on our way.
Ultimately, we look to the community to let us know how DejaOffice should evolve. We depend on user feedback and suggestions, and are always readily available over at the DejaOffice Forums. It doesn't get much more transparent than that.
Sorry for any confusion!
I think perhaps we should get beyond the corporate doublespeak:
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"DejaOffice was designed from the start to be used as a free standalone app, or with CompanionLink for advanced sync functionality."
Hmm, notice no mention of an extra cost here, did you mean to leave that pertinent fact out?
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"DejaOffice can read the native Android contacts and calendar databases, and thus is compatible with any sync solution that uses the native databases (such as Google)."
For this, I call BS. You don't read it at all, your application is buggy and many users have pointed this out, is this in an effort to make them "upgrade" to the paid version?
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"Also, many users want advanced business functionality on their phones, but don't necessarily need to sync with their PCs. DejaOffice fills that gap as well. We offer CompanionLink free for 14 days so everyone can use it to at least migrate their PC data (or data from an old phone) into DejaOffice."
Let's just work this two-pronged line of BS into perspective, shall we? Users want advanced "business" functionality (yet, you fail to mention that they can only have it unless they pay for it). "but don't necessarily need to sync with their PCs." What are they syncing with, their yak trader? This is a disingenuous statement, of COURSE they're syncing with their PCs most of the time, their PCs are the ones that sync with their servers in the first place.
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"We offer CompanionLink free for 14 days so everyone can use it to at least migrate their PC data (or data from an old phone) into DejaOffice."
How mighty nice of you. You offer a solution where users can migrate from ONE proprietary solution to another one. EXCELLENT, thanks. BTW, is your company about to be bought by Adobe since you seem to have that same one-way attitude.
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"All that being said, we know that DejaOffice is still young and rapidly being developed. Our goal for DejaOffice is to give old Palm users a viable alternative to their old Treos and Centros. Palm has had 14 years to polish their mobile PIM apps, while DejaOffice has only been out a few months and we're already well on our way."
Sorry, huh? Palm users? Hey, guess what, Palm is dead, dead, dead, dead, dead. Despite what HP may tell you, Palm is dead. Not exactly sure why you think migrating Palm users to Android (half-a$$edly to your proprietary system) helps a Palm user, but wow, nice duck and weave there. In the end, you have categorized your pay-for-play software as "freeware" please, recategorize it as paid software at upwards of $39.99. It's not free, spin it any way you want, I suggest you fire your marketing guy, he's doing you a disservice.
Last edited by sanjsrik; June 24th, 2010 at 11:14 PM.
PS, I decided to use your own technique of quoting and responding, hope you appreciate it.
Hi Sanjsrik,
I'm no spokesman for these guys (in fact I had moan about the app further up the thread), but give them a break! There are in fact quite a lot of ex-Palm OS users (including me) who have been trying to persuade a developer to come up with something that would fit in with the way we prefer to work, something which is highly functional and puts pretty screens and icons well down the priority list. I don't see any sort of corporate conspiracy going on here. What they're trying to produce is a great idea and there is certainly a market for it. There is a free element to their software, which as I understand it just syncs via Google, and therefore just provides a better/different interface with the device's existing databases. It's free, so I'm not sure anyone has much of a case for complaining too bitterly about it. The paid-for desktop sync add-on is a great idea and I would pay $40 in a flash if I thought it would work! There are a number of dinosaurs like myself who see a whole world of trouble in the idea of placing all your most personal data outside of your own control.
It's a bit cheeky getting us to beta test the thing for them, but I'm prepared to forgive them if they can get it working. (Having said that I still haven't reinstalled it, I'm waiting for a favourable review!).
I'm no spokesman for these guys (in fact I had moan about the app further up the thread), but give them a break! There are in fact quite a lot of ex-Palm OS users (including me) who have been trying to persuade a developer to come up with something that would fit in with the way we prefer to work, something which is highly functional and puts pretty screens and icons well down the priority list. I don't see any sort of corporate conspiracy going on here. What they're trying to produce is a great idea and there is certainly a market for it. There is a free element to their software, which as I understand it just syncs via Google, and therefore just provides a better/different interface with the device's existing databases. It's free, so I'm not sure anyone has much of a case for complaining too bitterly about it. The paid-for desktop sync add-on is a great idea and I would pay $40 in a flash if I thought it would work! There are a number of dinosaurs like myself who see a whole world of trouble in the idea of placing all your most personal data outside of your own control.
It's a bit cheeky getting us to beta test the thing for them, but I'm prepared to forgive them if they can get it working. (Having said that I still haven't reinstalled it, I'm waiting for a favourable review!).
And this is the problem, it is NOT free, it's a 14-day trial. Don't know how that's free, yet, it's categorized as free. It should be categorized as a paid app.
Post you complaints, comments and critique to them. If they set up the program properly then people will pay, if not no one will, just that simple. Why waste the energy?
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I think perhaps we should get beyond the corporate doublespeak: Hmm, notice no mention of an extra cost here, did you mean to leave that pertinent fact out?
For this, I call BS. You don't read it at all, your application is buggy and many users have pointed this out, is this in an effort to make them "upgrade" to the paid version?
Let's just work this two-pronged line of BS into perspective, shall we? Users want advanced "business" functionality (yet, you fail to mention that they can only have it unless they pay for it). "but don't necessarily need to sync with their PCs." What are they syncing with, their yak trader? This is a disingenuous statement, of COURSE they're syncing with their PCs most of the time, their PCs are the ones that sync with their servers in the first place.
How mighty nice of you. You offer a solution where users can migrate from ONE proprietary solution to another one. EXCELLENT, thanks. BTW, is your company about to be bought by Adobe since you seem to have that same one-way attitude.
Sorry, huh? Palm users? Hey, guess what, Palm is dead, dead, dead, dead, dead. Despite what HP may tell you, Palm is dead. Not exactly sure why you think migrating Palm users to Android (half-a$$edly to your proprietary system) helps a Palm user, but wow, nice duck and weave there. In the end, you have categorized your pay-for-play software as "freeware" please, recategorize it as paid software at upwards of $39.99. It's not free, spin it any way you want, I suggest you fire your marketing guy, he's doing you a disservice.
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Some glaring issues with this app. Make me wonder if the developer understands the point of a contact manager.
When adding a contact to an event the app should have the option of dumping that persons address into the location field. Secondly, there is no way to access Google navigation from the location field.
Some glaring issues with this app. Make me wonder if the developer understands the point of a contact manager.
When adding a contact to an event the app should have the option of dumping that persons address into the location field. Secondly, there is no way to access Google navigation from the location field.
Terrible.
I like your suggestion of populating the location field with the linked contact's address - I'll pass this on to the developers. We are currently working on making addresses tap-to-launch (much like phone numbers and email addresses). Look for this in a future release.
And this is the problem, it is NOT free, it's a 14-day trial. Don't know how that's free, yet, it's categorized as free. It should be categorized as a paid app.
I don't use the software, and have no relationship with the company, and I'm not interested in defending them. But you're just wrong.
The Android app is 100%, totally free. You can use it standalone, to access the calendar data already on your phone (and in Google calendar). It's the desktop sync component that costs money, but that component is not necessary at all to use the Android app.
There are lots of other calendar apps that don't sync with Outlook. Some are free and some are not. Why aren't you complaining about them not offering full functionality?
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Anone who is looking to integrate contacts with calendar should look at "ContactEvent". I use it every day and it is awesome.
This looks good (without having actually installed it yet). But it's frustrating to have to use so many apps to do something that should be built into the core apps. It's not like this is a new idea. PalmOS could do it 10 years ago.
I sync all of my calendar event with my work calendar using EAS. Android apparently stores EAS calendar events and contacts in a different database, or tags them in some different way, than it does Google or phone contacts and events.
DejaOffice doesn't appear to see that data at all. I'd love an app that gives me more functionality on the phone, but if it can't see my data it doesn't help me.
I don't need a sync solution, I need a professional caliber calendar app for Android. So far, I'm still looking.
I sync all of my calendar event with my work calendar using EAS. Android apparently stores EAS calendar events and contacts in a different database, or tags them in some different way, than it does Google or phone contacts and events.
DejaOffice doesn't appear to see that data at all. I'd love an app that gives me more functionality on the phone, but if it can't see my data it doesn't help me.
I don't need a sync solution, I need a professional caliber calendar app for Android. So far, I'm still looking.
We are right in the middle of adding functionality to select which accounts DejaOffice will sync with. By default, DejaOffice will only read data from the primary Google account. In the upcoming DejaOffice 1.6, you'll be able to select which account (such as Exchange) DejaOffice will integrate with. In DejaOffice 1.6, go to Settings, then Sync Settings. You can choose which accounts to integrate with here.
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Not too bad.
I was mainly looking for a better option than the abysmal stock android calendar app. so I haven't looked at any other parts and I don't have the need for PC/Outlook sync.
This has some promise.
I would like to see color coding for different calendar events ie. personal events a different color than US Holidays.
Or did I miss that option...
Not too bad.
I was mainly looking for a better option than the abysmal stock android calendar app. so I haven't looked at any other parts and I don't have the need for PC/Outlook sync.
This has some promise.
I would like to see color coding for different calendar events ie. personal events a different color than US Holidays.
Or did I miss that option...
Hi SNeitzel,
You can color-code you calendar events by setting up categories. Use the category manager in DejaOffice to create your categories (Personal/Business/Holidays) and assign a color, then edit the calendar event details and assign one of the categories you've created. Here's some help on getting categories set up - http://www.dejaoffice.com/classroom/android/djoclassroom-categories.html
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Ok, but does that mean I have to hit every one of the items on my current Google calendar and apply the new category, manually, to each and every event? Then, do the same thing for each and every event in the US Holidays calendar? How about future events? Can I set them to a specific category by default?
Is there a way to apply a category to an entire calendar at once?
I also do not see the category displayed in the day, week or month view.
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Ok, but does that mean I have to hit every one of the items on my current Google calendar and apply the new category, manually, to each and every event? Then, do the same thing for each and every event in the US Holidays calendar? How about future events? Can I set them to a specific category by default?
Is there a way to apply a category to an entire calendar at once?
I also do not see the category displayed in the day, week or month view.
Unfortunately for now you will have to tag each event manually. Being able to automatically assign categories to separate google calendars (and have a default category) is a great idea though, we'll add this to our list of planned features.
In the day/week/month view, each calendar item is colored with the category it is tagged with.
I am using DejaOffice and companiionlink to sync with Outlook 2007. Love, love, love it. I am a former Palm and Pocket Informant User. DejaOffice and companionlink sync have met all my needs. It takes a learning curve and you need to read the directions and set your settings. I'm completely thrilled. It even addresses the Galaxy S issue of not being able to schedule biweekly appointments. The native calendar and google calendar will not allow it. You can do it with DejaOffice. If I scheduled biweekly appointments online in google calendar it would show up as weekly on my phone. I am now exclusively using DejaOffice on my phone and syncing with Outlook. Google calendar is out of the loop. I don't work for DejaOffice. Maybe I should? I have color coded all my various appointments. I can add contacts to appointments. It syncs notes and tasks. I'm a happy user.
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I'm a bit lost here.
does this integrate with the built in databases, ie other widgets will see the correct data (I don't think it does)
or does it take a snapshot of the data at install and then either re-syncs now and then, or syncs to the online versions in gmail.
Or something else?
It's quite ambiguous and I'm a bit stuck here at the moment understanding what it is..
It seems to have a seperate sync option?? and you have to select calendars. I don't want it to merge all my different calendars and am a bit scared!
This "Read Android Data" bit seems to do a one way pull into this app??
Tasks, although contacts/calendar 'seems' to sync with your google account but only some of the data it seems??, where do tasks go? google has tasks..
And finally, the notes? how do I know these are safe/backed up. THe calendar/contacts etc. possibly are the google ones, so I have a phone and a google copy, and the possibility to export on google for a backup now and then, but this built in notes thing, it seems more exposed
Totally confused as the web site doesn't seem a lot of help, the "Classroom" tells me to hit "Sync" but it's called "Synch" and works totally different to the walkthrough as it seems to be waiting for me to do something with USB as it enables the port somehow, but this is not described in the walkthrough.
Phew!
Ta
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So yours Tasks, Memos, Calendar and Contacts all sync up perfectly to your phone?
Can you cloud sync or backup somewhere or do you have to sync up to your PC computer for back up?
I use Apple so I need my worse case scenario to be a backup to my apple at home OR the best case is that it will cloud sync and back up somewhere (preferably Google).
This program seems like its getting close to what I need. I really wanna get my HTC evo and call it a day.
My current phone (windows 6.1) has the perfect back up system with something called myphone. It backs up on their servers every night. So if i loose my phone, I don't loose my data and if I forget to backup I have my most recent changes. This cloud backup is a must have now!
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I am using DejaOffice and companiionlink to sync with Outlook 2007. Love, love, love it. I am a former Palm and Pocket Informant User. DejaOffice and companionlink sync have met all my needs. It takes a learning curve and you need to read the directions and set your settings. I'm completely thrilled. It even addresses the Galaxy S issue of not being able to schedule biweekly appointments. The native calendar and google calendar will not allow it. You can do it with DejaOffice. If I scheduled biweekly appointments online in google calendar it would show up as weekly on my phone. I am now exclusively using DejaOffice on my phone and syncing with Outlook. Google calendar is out of the loop. I don't work for DejaOffice. Maybe I should? I have color coded all my various appointments. I can add contacts to appointments. It syncs notes and tasks. I'm a happy user.
My current phone (windows 6.1) has the perfect back up system with something called myphone. It backs up on their servers every night. So if i loose my phone, I don't loose my data and if I forget to backup I have my most recent changes. This cloud backup is a must have now!
I agree. Standard android does this off the shelf to a gmail account.
Loose your phone? just get another, type in your account details and your up and running.
Jeff
I'm a bit lost here.
does this integrate with the built in databases, ie other widgets will see the correct data (I don't think it does)
or does it take a snapshot of the data at install and then either re-syncs now and then, or syncs to the online versions in gmail.
Or something else?
It's quite ambiguous and I'm a bit stuck here at the moment understanding what it is..
It seems to have a seperate sync option?? and you have to select calendars. I don't want it to merge all my different calendars and am a bit scared!
This "Read Android Data" bit seems to do a one way pull into this app??
Tasks, although contacts/calendar 'seems' to sync with your google account but only some of the data it seems??, where do tasks go? google has tasks..
And finally, the notes? how do I know these are safe/backed up. THe calendar/contacts etc. possibly are the google ones, so I have a phone and a google copy, and the possibility to export on google for a backup now and then, but this built in notes thing, it seems more exposed
Totally confused as the web site doesn't seem a lot of help, the "Classroom" tells me to hit "Sync" but it's called "Synch" and works totally different to the walkthrough as it seems to be waiting for me to do something with USB as it enables the port somehow, but this is not described in the walkthrough.
Phew!
Ta
Jeff
Hi Jeff,
Let's see if I can clear things up. DejaOffice uses its own database for everything - contacts, calendar, tasks and notes. You then have the option to keep the DejaOffice contacts and calendar in sync with the native Android contacts and calendar. If this option is checked, DejaOffice will automatically try to consolidate any changes whenever it is opened or a change is made. The 'Read Android Data' button forces a manual consolidation (two-way sync) with the native Android contacts and calendar.
Now, the native Android databases can be populated with multiple "accounts". Most phones have a "Phone" account and a "Google" account in the native contacts and calendar databases. Any contact or calendar entry saved as a "Google" record will automatically sync with Google (provided you have auto-sync turned on in the Android settings). In DejaOffice, under Settings > Sync Settings, you can specify which native Android account to integrate with (such as "Google" or "Phone").
Tasks and notes databases are local to DejaOffice, and only sync with the PC through CompanionLink. Even though Google does tasks, they don't currently provide any API for third party products to sync with.
Finally, the "Sync" button on the DejaOffice homescreen refers to PC sync with CompanionLink. "Read Android Data" is used to sync DejaOffice with the native Android databases (this is usually automatic).
I hope this makes sense, let me know if you have any questions!
I have an EVO 4G and downloaded from the Market. I also just tried installing from the web site and it still didn't work.
Strange, our in-house EVO 4G is working just fine. It's one of the most popular phones we are currently working with, so we would have heard something if this is a common issue for EVO owners. I'm guessing there's something specific on your phone that's causing the problem.
Any other EVO users out there with the same problem?
So yours Tasks, Memos, Calendar and Contacts all sync up perfectly to your phone?
Can you cloud sync or backup somewhere or do you have to sync up to your PC computer for back up?
I use Apple so I need my worse case scenario to be a backup to my apple at home OR the best case is that it will cloud sync and back up somewhere (preferably Google).
This program seems like its getting close to what I need. I really wanna get my HTC evo and call it a day.
My current phone (windows 6.1) has the perfect back up system with something called myphone. It backs up on their servers every night. So if i loose my phone, I don't loose my data and if I forget to backup I have my most recent changes. This cloud backup is a must have now!
On first sync the notes and tasks were perfect. There were a few duplicates for some reason in the contacts and calendar items but once I deleted those it has worked very well on every synchronization since. As I mentioned in my first post, it's essential to read the directions and choose your synchronization settings. My aging laptop has Windows Vista 32 bit. My Outlook is 2007. Even when I used to use Palm desktop, Pocket Informant, or Blackberry Desktop there were occasional synchronization mishaps. According to other posts here you can set it up to also sync with Google but I don't do that. I have always had problems with synchronizing with the Google calendar from my phone, which is where I do most of my calendar entry. I do however sync from outlook to google calendar on my pc because I want another backup just in case.
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