Torsten Wagner <torsten.wag...@gmail.com> writes:
> Hi Rainer, > > I have to agree with Rasmus, the question is, do you really want to > sync to google calendar or do you want to sync your smartphone > calendar (most likely an Android-based phone) with org-mode? No - iPad and hopefully soon iPhone. But also web access and integration with gmail > In case > of the last, you might omit using google calendar completely and use > another service with caldav support. If you have access to an own > server (a PC which can be reached from the internet), you might be > able to even install your own solution. There is an android app [1] > which allows syncing of caldav-servers with the Android calendar in > the same way like the google calendar (in the background, without any > user-interaction after initial set-up). Unfortunately, it is not free, > but I would say it is worth the money. I have used a different calender before, and it would work (I guess) but I grew so used to the google calendar and its features / interface / quirks that I am reluctant at the moment (while moving to emacs) to also move calendars. > > E.g. I use SOGo + org-caldav + CalDAV-Sync to sync between my >Android-based phone, a web-based calendar and org-mode. Works great. > > BTW. There is another Android app (CardDAV), which does the same for your > address book. > > Hope that helps a bit It gives me something to think about... > > Torsten > > [1] CalDAV-Sync beta > > CC: Completely OT but it seems you use notmuch too, did you manage to get > address-completion working in notmuch? Yup - I use goosync as described on the notmuch website and it works - although not as fast as I would like it to work, but I can live with it. Any particular questions? Cheers, Rainer > > On 9 April 2013 17:11, Rainer M. Krug <rai...@krugs.de> wrote: > > Hi > > As you might guess from my recent mails, I am moving away from > thunderbird to org-mode. After having my emails covered and fighting > with the addressbook (using goobokk as described here > http://notmuchmail.org/emacstips/#index15h2 but would like to move to > ASynK https://karra-asynk.appspot.com/ if I can get it to work and to > understand bbdb...) and hoping that I can also get toodledo synced, I > want to sync my google calendar with org. Now there was quite siome > discussion recently which I did not follow to closely. Which approach is > the recommended / most stable approach in syncing google calendar with > org? > > Thanks, > > Rainer > > PS: org-unrelated gnus questions: > > 1) how can I insert these [1] footnotes in message-mode? > 2) how can I "quote" or "enclose" a block with these brackets in acsii > code? > > -- > Rainer M. Krug, PhD (Conservation Ecology, SUN), MSc (Conservation > Biology, UCT), Dipl. Phys. (Germany) > > Centre of Excellence for Invasion Biology > Stellenbosch University > South Africa > > Tel : +33 - (0)9 53 10 27 44 > Cell: +33 - (0)6 85 62 59 98 > Fax : +33 - (0)9 58 10 27 44 > > Fax (D): +49 - (0)3 21 21 25 22 44 > > email: rai...@krugs.de > > Skype: RMkrug > <#secure method=pgpmime mode=sign> -- Rainer M. Krug, PhD (Conservation Ecology, SUN), MSc (Conservation Biology, UCT), Dipl. Phys. (Germany) Centre of Excellence for Invasion Biology Stellenbosch University South Africa Tel : +33 - (0)9 53 10 27 44 Cell: +33 - (0)6 85 62 59 98 Fax : +33 - (0)9 58 10 27 44 Fax (D): +49 - (0)3 21 21 25 22 44 email: rai...@krugs.de Skype: RMkrug
