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Spanning Sync v3.1.1 is now available as an automatic update for all existing users. New users can always download the latest version at spanningsync.com.

(Spanning Sync 3 requires Leopard or Snow Leopard. Tiger users should continue to use v2.1.3.)

What’s New in Spanning Sync v3.1.1:

• Fixed a problem where contacts with an invalid URL could cause the sync to abort
• The user is now notified of software updates without having to open the pref pane
• Delete protection is handled better when calendar filtering of old events is turned on
• Now syncs the contact “department” property
• Syncing of the calendar “classification” property can be turned off
• Fixed an error (“attempt to insert nil”) that could halt the sync
• Fixed a problem where the background notifier app wouldn’t relaunch after an upgrade

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MarkThisDate, a free calendar outlet, has served over 100.000 fans with the 2010 World Cup calendar held in South Africa from June 11th till July 11th. With the click of a button the calendar is added to own’s electronic calendar like Outlook, Gcal, iCal, iPhone, etc

(1 votes, average: 4.00 out of 5)

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Google Calendar has an updated look to make it more consistent with other Google Apps. Everything works the same as before, with one exception: Google removed the Tasks link: to turn tasks on just click the Tasks calendar in your calendar list. I also see a ‘create event’ button. The changes currently not apply to apps calendar. As I said not a big change but a pinch of freshness is always good.

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I was very surprised to learn that my recently bought Nexus One didn’t support webcal urls and or .ics files. (“This content is not supported on this phone”). Apparently this is a known issue.  Since the online version of Gcal is so much into webcal and subscribing to calendars one might expect the Android version would support the same functionality especially since the two are so linked on Android. I dug into this some more and learned that Android phones can’t handle normal meeting invites which are normally sent by .ics file. Digging further into the issue I found out that Android phone also not support the .vcf format which is normally used to transfer contact information. Needless to say that the iPhone works brilliantly when sending somebody ics or vcf files. Is this an area that Google just forgot or is there more to it?

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To sync my Outlook, Nexus One and Gcal I use Plaxo. For some weeks now the Plaxo Gcal sync doesn’t seem to work. Plaxo answerred me they encounter this with more users. They don’t have the solution yet. When you are (as I am) reliant on these service to sync perfectly and actually pay for it it is pretty annoying if they can’t seem to get it to work, tell me to wait and blaim the other party. So much for Premium Support. Anybody encountering the same problems?

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Today Hipcal, operated by Plaxo, went down. The service is a great means for small businesses and groups of individuals to manage schedules without a network.

My business uses it to schedule conference calls across six time zones. When the service went down. They also took the whole site down. There is no way to contact anyone at the organization. My business was brought to a screeching halt without a means of seeing our scheduled calls for the day.

I’m questioning our continuing use of the service. A calender service is only as useful as it is reliable.

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In the age of internet it seems that most people do everything online; pay their bills, read the newspaper, and keep in contact with family and friends near and far. One of the many things people have the option of using on the internet is calendars. Online calendars, just like a wall or desk calendar, keep track of events, birthdays, schedules, and so much more. What makes online calendars unique, and more convenient, is that friends, families, and social groups can all use the same calendar. A great option for an online calendar can be found at Convenient Calendar.

Convenient Calendar is a free online calendar organizational website that has been created to help people easily keep in touch with family and friends or is perfect for keeping church, academic, professional or extra-curricular groups organized and informed. Convenient Calendar includes a shared calendar and, unlike any other online calendar option, has an automatically updating address book and photo album for each group.

The shared calendar feature of Convenient Calendar can keep track of birthdays, important events, family appointments, and so much more making what can seem like an almost impossible task at times possible, and best of all easy. In addition the calendar is shared so anyone can add events to the calendar, not just the person whom created it, enabling family members or groups of friends near and far too easily keep in touch with one another. Best of all if a person doesn’t want their family group’s events to be combined with their friends multiple calendars can be set up to separate schedules and events of multiple groups of people.

Convenient Calendar includes two great features that cannot be found on any other online calendar site, an address book and photo uploading option. The address book is compiled from the information each member in a group provides in their profile. Security is state of the art so it is not something to worry about on this site. Convenient Calendar always strives to maintain the strictest controls in regards to personal information. Information entered will only be shared with group members based on each individual’s privacy settings. The best thing about the address book is that it automatically updates as group members update their profile information. This means, if someone moves, changes their phone number, or email address and updates their profile to reflect the change, the address book of all members of all groups they are a part of updates with the new information, making updating friends, family, and social groups of the new information easier than ever.

Let’s not forget about the pictures. Each event on any calendar is sure to have fun photos that have captured the funniest, happiest, and most interesting moments of the day. On Convenient Calendar each group has the ability to upload photos to a group album for all members to view.

Convenient Calendar can be found at www.convenientcalendar.com. It is a free site, perfect for people of all ages to use. Complete with a shared address book and the ability to upload photos, Convenient Calendar is certain to be a must use site for all social groups, families and groups of friends.

(6 votes, average: 4.50 out of 5)

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VueSoft has announced the release of VueMinder Calendar Pro 6.0.0, expanding its already impressive list of features by adding full 2-wayGoogle Calendar sync. Google Calendars can be easily added with just a few clicks, and any changes made while offline will automatically sync.

When combined with VueMinder Calendar’s other features, this allows a user to perform many tasks that, until now, were difficult to perform or required several programs. For example, an Excel spreadsheet of event information can be quickly imported into VueMinder Calendar and automatically synced with Google Calendar. The reverse can also be done, taking your Google Calendar events and exporting them to Excel through VueMinder Calendar’s easy-to-use interface.

For those people wanting to keep Microsoft Outlook and Google Calendar in sync, but require automatic and instantaneous syncing, instead of the minimum 10 minute interval of the Google Calendar Sync tool, VueMinder Calendar Pro is the answer. It allows the same calendar to be synced simultaneously with both Google Calendar and Microsoft Outlook, whenever a change is detected. It all happens quickly and quietly in the background.

And, for people frustrated with the limited number of options available when printing from Google Calendar, VueMinder Calendar Pro adds a huge variety of print layouts and settings, as well as a print preview window that dynamically updates as the various print layout settings are adjusted.

The latest release of VueMinder Calendar Pro also provides a number of other innovative improvements, such as “desktop alert” reminders color-coded to match the associated event. These can now be pinned to any location on the screen. It’s sort of a mash up of sticky notes and reminders, and is seriously cool.

VueMinder Calendar Pro is offered as a free 30-day trial and can be downloaded or purchased online at http://www.vueminder.com. A scaled down version, VueMinder Calendar Lite, is completely free for both personal and business use.

(2 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)

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Techcrunch reports that Google Calendar is testing a preview function of the scheduling feature. Gcal will show the schedules of each of the people you’ve invited to the event, and the proposed time for your event will appear as a semi-transparent blue box so you can quickly see where you might have conflicts.

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