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Known Outlook Sync Issues Fixed

richard.kuhlenschmidt@famundo.com (Richard Kuhlenschmidt) — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:16:00 -0400

We are pleased to announce that 2 major sync issues that were effected some of our users have been fixed.

Those issues are:

FIXED All Day/One Day event scheduled for the last day of a month in Famundo will sync to Outlook as an All Day/One Month event, beginning on the date the original event is scheduled.

FIXED All Day/One Day event scheduled for the last day of the month in Outlook will not synchronize with Famundo.

If you noticed this problem in the past, what you need to do is edit those particular events either in Outlook or in Famundo. Next time you sync both sides should be fine.

Please let us know if you encounter other sync issues.

True Stories - Syncing Famundo with Outlook

richard.kuhlenschmidt@famundo.com (Richard Kuhlenschmidt) — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 21:46:00 -0500

We asked one of our early adopters write about his experiences with Famundo’s new Outlook Sync Plugin.

I have to admit I was a bit hesitant to use Famundo’s sync plugin at first. Both my wife and I use our Blackberries to keep our work schedules on but since we have been using Famundo for several months now, I have been keeping most of our families schedule in it. I know that the whole idea of using Famundo is to keep everyone on the same page, but when it actually came down to syncing, it made me kind of nervous.

But I finally got up the courage to give it a try, allowing myself plenty of time if anything got messed up and, in a word, it worked great!

I want to let you know the steps I took in hopes that I can help other people who are considering using it.

First, since most of my family events were in Famundo it was a no brainer to start with my Famundo calendars as my master calendar. I installed the Famundo Outlook Sync Plugin and did what is called a Recover, which refreshed all of the Outlook data with data from my Famundo. This was a very quick process, even though I have over 1,000 events in Famundo.

Then I used the Blackberry software to sync all my Outlook data into my Blackberry. Again, it worked great!

I did the same from my wife’s computer, using her Famundo login in the sync plugin and brought the family’s events into Outlook.

Now came the acid test. Since my wife schedules her work appointments in her Blackberry, we needed to sync both ways. I set up her Famundo sync profile so that the events that come from Outlook are assigned to her. And viola! When we ran sync between Famundo and her Outlook, all the events that were on her Blackberry came into Famundo as HER appointments.

There are a few problems that I noticed. First, Outlook and the Blackberry only have one calendar. When all the Famundo calendars are brought in, there is no way to distinguish whom the event belongs to. So what I have been doing is adding the family member’s name at the beginning of the event description in Famundo, so when it comes into Outlook, it lets you know who the event is for. This might be something you should look into in the future.

The other thing is that if you schedule an event in Outlook, you can only assign it to one calendar when you sync back to Famundo. So you really can’t add events for other family members unless you want to go into Famundo later and change them. So what I do is schedule everything in Famundo and there is no problem.

Famundo is great! Thanks again.

For more information on Famundo’s Outlook Sync Plugin, please click here!

New Famundo Outlook Sync Plugin

richard.kuhlenschmidt@famundo.com (Richard Kuhlenschmidt) — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 15:52:00 -0500

We have just released a new build of the Famundo Outlook Sync Plugin with a new installer. This version fixes a dll registration error that occurred during installation on some Windows versions.

The new installer can be downloaded from our Support page, http://www.famundo.com/support

Famundo syncs with Outlook!

richard.kuhlenschmidt@famundo.com (Richard Kuhlenschmidt) — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 15:19:00 -0400

Now you can keep Famundo in sync with Microsoft Outlook.

Famundo’s Outlook Sync Plugin – BETA allows you to keep your Calendar, Address Book, and ToDos/Tasks in sync with Microsoft Outlook. You can then sync Outlook with your Treo, Blackberry or Smartphone.

Calendar Sync

You can send events from Outlook into Famundo and specify whether they are your events, the family/organizations events or assign them to a specific custom calendar (for example, “Work”)

You can send events from Famundo into Outlook from your calendar, all calendars, or a specific calendar.

Address Book Sync (Famundo for Families)

You can send contacts from Outlook into your Famundo Address Book and specify whether they should be assigned to you or the family. You can also tag the synced contact so they form an ad hoc group.

You can send contacts from your Famundo Address Book into Outlook and specify whether you want to send your contacts only or the entire family’s contacts.

ToDo/Task Sync (Famundo for Families)

You can send and receive ToDos created in Famundo and Tasks created in Outlook.

The Famundo Outlook Sync Plugin can be installed on a computer (desktop or laptop) running Microsoft Windows XP or Vista, and may be used with Outlook 2002 (XP), 2003, or 2007

For more information vist our help pages for Families or Organizations.