Microsoft releases new Outlook Connector with Windows Live Calendar beta synchronisation for all

re: Microsoft releases new Outlook Connector with Windows Live Calendar beta synchronisation for all

sp1der — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:30:50 GMT

Hi all,

calendar sync work very well! :-)

But I hoped to be able to synchronize also tasks and notes! :-(

Also, when I can synchronize the timing of Windows Live Mobile with the timetable Calendar Live? I need it absolutely ...

re: Microsoft releases new Outlook Connector with Windows Live Calendar beta synchronisation for all

DavidK — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:47:40 GMT

I notice that there is no task or note functionality with Windows Live Calendar, so I'm assuming that there will be no sync function for these either. A shame.

re: Microsoft releases new Outlook Connector with Windows Live Calendar beta synchronisation for all

BV2312 — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:46:24 GMT

Has anyone noticed if they have got the default holiday calendar on WL Calendar for their location? I had my location set to US and then when i changed it to UK, the local holiday did not come up and has not come up on my other accounts....

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bigkahuna — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:58:15 GMT

As suggested above, I removed the live mail account and re-created. this got rid of the calendar connection errors - i already some sync taking action (up-stream into calendar.live.com)

re: Microsoft releases new Outlook Connector with Windows Live Calendar beta synchronisation for all

foaf — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:45:59 GMT

zeke, I was just about to post the same question. I can't see the option to actually 'sync' a calendar.

re: Microsoft releases new Outlook Connector with Windows Live Calendar beta synchronisation for all

zeke009 — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:39:36 GMT

How can I sync my local calendar over the top of my Hotmail calendar? Am I missing an option to do this?

Being able to view them side by side is nice, but I don't look see myself dragging and dropping events between calendars.

Remember the old MSN Intellisync tool and how that used to sync Calendars? That is what I'm looking to accomplish.

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foaf — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:24:45 GMT

I''ve been waiting for this for so long, and am so happy it's here. But I'm in a corp evironment, so is there anyway to sync the calendar but not the hotmail?

Personal emails on corp PC = not good!

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the andyman — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:38:50 GMT

@JMisczak, the calendar funtion in Windows Live Mail should be in the next version (released as part of the wave 3 suite)

As for a timescale:

"Microsoft recently completed its internal “Milestone 1″ release of its next wave of Windows Live services, according to Brian Hall, General Manager of Windows Live. Microsoft is planning to make the first test bits of software and services for the PC, Web and phone that are part of “Windows Live Wave 3″ available to folks outside the company as part of a private beta later this summer, he said." Source: blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft

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jamiet — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:11:54 GMT

Alimaggs,

You don't require hotmail as far as I know.

I used to be in your situation but then I used admin center (admincenter.live.com) to switch my mail from being managed by my crappy ISP to being managed by Hotmail. With that I get all the goodness of deltasync2.0 in WL Mail as well. Plus I got Liev Alerts when i get new mail etc...

The point being I get all the goodness of a .hotmail, .live or .msn account without actually having one.

-Jamie

re: Microsoft releases new Outlook Connector with Windows Live Calendar beta synchronisation for all

Alimaggs — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:59:48 GMT

Another issue:

I have a Windows Live ID which I set up using 'passport.net' using my own domain. I don't use Hotmail, I use my current ISP, but I do use Windows Live Calendar just fine.

Do I have to use Hotmail to be able to sync my calendars? I can't think of a technical reason why this would be the case... I use Spaces (alimaggs.spaces.live.com) just fine, and I use Windows Live Messenger and Windows Live Calendar... I'm just wondering if anybody else is in the same situation - using a WL ID but with a different email provider??

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nnbe — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:14:54 GMT

Hi guys. It works well with my FREE live mail account. I live in Vietnam.

re: Microsoft releases new Outlook Connector with Windows Live Calendar beta synchronisation for all

mrmckeb — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:47:27 GMT

Ok, well it worked for a moment... I only have the one account and it doesn't seem to like to synchronise the calendar when it's the primary/only calendar.

re: Microsoft releases new Outlook Connector with Windows Live Calendar beta synchronisation for all

mrmckeb — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:11:29 GMT

Delete your old account, restart Outlook and it works.

re: Microsoft releases new Outlook Connector with Windows Live Calendar beta synchronisation for all

JMisczak — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:15:15 GMT

I doubt we'll see a Windows Live Calendar client application, but rather its inclusion in the Windows Live Mail.

That being said, where is the calendar functionality in Windows Live Mail?

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yertthedestroyer — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:33:15 GMT

I hate to be negitive, but since they have an outlook variant, when do we get:

Windows Live Calendar client app (SaaS rocks)

Thunderbird extension providing same functionality (or at least open protocols allowing it)