Companion Link for Google Calendar is here

Looks like this news is a couple of weeks old, but I just found out about it, so perhaps you missed it as well. Via Shazbot:

CompanionLink for Google Calendar™ is a two-way synchronization solution for people that want to extend their Google Calendar onto their desktop calendar systems or mobile devices. It can synchronize Google Calendar with all the latest Pocket PC, Windows Mobile, Palm, and BlackBerry devices in addition to Outlook, Lotus Notes, Palm Desktop, and Groupwise applications.

Well that's half of the ideal solution for Pocket PC users like myself who no longer want to use Outlook but still want to use a Pocket PC. Ideally I'd like a Pocket PC application which can run offline but synch with Google Calendar once I dock it (or via the web, but at the rates mobileco's in Australia charge for mobile internet...).

I've installed the 14-day trial of CompanionLink but I'm having trouble getting it to connect to Google Calendar. It keeps telling me my email address or password is wrong, and I'm pretty sure it isn't. So I'll keep trying. If anyone else gives this a try, please pop over to the Productivity forum and let me know what you think of the product.

Comments

[Michael Specht]

Thanks for this Cam, looks like a great tool I it would be great to get some feedback on your experiences.

[Manfred]

Hi Cam,
I've been playing around with Companionlink for a bit and it seems to work quite well. I haven't run into any issues yet. My JAMin is set for push mail from an Exchange Server, which was something I initially thought would cause a problem. This is certainly a good solution for me: I maintain two Exchange accounts, with the JAMin being my source and the others the targets. At least now I might have a central calendar with everything in it!
Manfred

[Cameron Reilly]

well I'm jealous of you Manfred. I finally got CL working with my Google Calendar but every time I've tried to run it since then it's just crashed. I sent a tech support email to the vendor a few days ago but haven't had a reply yet.

[Manfred]

maybe it has something to do with the option you've selected? PocketPC sync thru Outlook is the one I'm using...