Travel tech for the Mac user
Nov 23, 2011 | 3:04 am
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Unfortunately, Outlook 2011 (Outlook for Mac) doesn't have native iCal sync support built in.
Back in April/May Microsoft released an update for Office 2011 that provided "Sync Services". What this allows is for Outlook to sync with native Apple Mail, iCal, and Contacts on the Mac.
What I've done is setup my TripIt iCal feed in Apple iCal. Then I setup Sync Services in Outlook (Preferences, Sync Services) auto sync the TripIt iCal feed into Outlook. It's a pain, but it works.
Back in April/May Microsoft released an update for Office 2011 that provided "Sync Services". What this allows is for Outlook to sync with native Apple Mail, iCal, and Contacts on the Mac.
What I've done is setup my TripIt iCal feed in Apple iCal. Then I setup Sync Services in Outlook (Preferences, Sync Services) auto sync the TripIt iCal feed into Outlook. It's a pain, but it works.
Nov 23, 2011 | 3:57 am
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So I have been working for my current employer for ~6 months and it has required a lot more travel than I am used to in the past. All the employees schedule their own trips, book their hotels, book their car rentals, which is great because it adds a lot of flexibility, but it costs a lot of time. So I have been trying to examine all my options to save some time.
It seems to be a bit more difficult to integrate cost saving techniques because I use a Mac laptop, Outlook 2011 to manage my calendar and emails, and I am using an Andriod phone for now (waiting for the iPhone 5 and SMIME encryption).
I tried TripIt and it's nice that it auto feeds into the app and you can subscribe to iCal. But it seems that TripIt, along with others only have iCal options and nothing is really supported in Outlook 2011.
I have been considering taking the drastic step and just migrate over to iMail and iCal, but I haven't quite make that step yet and I am not sure if it's just my familiarity with Outlook (I've used some iteration of it since 1997) or just an uneasiness of combining personal use applications for corporate work.
Anyone facing the same dilemmas as I am?
It seems to be a bit more difficult to integrate cost saving techniques because I use a Mac laptop, Outlook 2011 to manage my calendar and emails, and I am using an Andriod phone for now (waiting for the iPhone 5 and SMIME encryption).
I tried TripIt and it's nice that it auto feeds into the app and you can subscribe to iCal. But it seems that TripIt, along with others only have iCal options and nothing is really supported in Outlook 2011.
I have been considering taking the drastic step and just migrate over to iMail and iCal, but I haven't quite make that step yet and I am not sure if it's just my familiarity with Outlook (I've used some iteration of it since 1997) or just an uneasiness of combining personal use applications for corporate work.
Anyone facing the same dilemmas as I am?
Nov 26, 2011 | 12:01 am
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Nov 26, 2011 | 12:08 am
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Nov 26, 2011 | 12:55 am
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Nov 26, 2011 | 1:05 am
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More and more I'm using the Mac email as well due to integration with Omni Focus and DevonThink.
More and more I'm using the Mac email as well due to integration with Omni Focus and DevonThink.
Nov 29, 2011 | 2:48 pm
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I originally struggled to keep Outlook when I moved to the Mac, I had been using it since the beginning. Eventually out of frustration I gave up and went to just using iMail.
After a while, I've gotten used to using iMail and it's snappy and reliable. I miss (terribly) the Calendar integration in Outlook and the easy of finding common meeting time with people via the free/busy and being able to just drag-and-drop an item right into the calendar was great. I'm not a huge fan of iCal. These are things you can still do in iMail/iCal, but the are much harder and not nearly as nicely integrated.
The Mac version of Outlook was never great, even the latest version seems a little funky and the synchronization never seems to work as I expect.
After a while, I've gotten used to using iMail and it's snappy and reliable. I miss (terribly) the Calendar integration in Outlook and the easy of finding common meeting time with people via the free/busy and being able to just drag-and-drop an item right into the calendar was great. I'm not a huge fan of iCal. These are things you can still do in iMail/iCal, but the are much harder and not nearly as nicely integrated.
The Mac version of Outlook was never great, even the latest version seems a little funky and the synchronization never seems to work as I expect.
Mar 9, 2012 | 6:04 am
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I contacted Tripit tech support and they claim that adding the feed to iCal and then turning on Outlook Sync Services will do the trick. I have tried it several times and it does not work. The process seems fairly straight forward - the only part that has any user input is the Sync Services. I was hoping that the person that got this working could weigh in and let us know how he configured this.
Under Sync Services when I select Calendar on the left I see two accounts to sync with: "On My Computer" and "Exchange". I have selected both. Then beneath that I have a dropdown box "Outlook folder to add new items to" and it has two options "On My Computer / Calendar" and "Exchange / Calendar". The dropdown box appears like it can be set for each option in the window but in fact can only be set one way or the other for all items (poor interface design!). I have tried setting it both ways and it makes no difference.
Bottom line - I get Outlook items synchronized with iCal. But the calendar feed never shows up in Outlook in any calendar.
Anyone got this working?
Under Sync Services when I select Calendar on the left I see two accounts to sync with: "On My Computer" and "Exchange". I have selected both. Then beneath that I have a dropdown box "Outlook folder to add new items to" and it has two options "On My Computer / Calendar" and "Exchange / Calendar". The dropdown box appears like it can be set for each option in the window but in fact can only be set one way or the other for all items (poor interface design!). I have tried setting it both ways and it makes no difference.
Bottom line - I get Outlook items synchronized with iCal. But the calendar feed never shows up in Outlook in any calendar.
Anyone got this working?
Mar 9, 2012 | 6:16 am
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I contacted Tripit tech support and they claim that adding the feed to iCal and then turning on Outlook Sync Services will do the trick. I have tried it several times and it does not work. The process seems fairly straight forward - the only part that has any user input is the Sync Services. I was hoping that the person that got this working could weigh in and let us know how he configured this.
Under Sync Services when I select Calendar on the left I see two accounts to sync with: "On My Computer" and "Exchange". I have selected both. Then beneath that I have a dropdown box "Outlook folder to add new items to" and it has two options "On My Computer / Calendar" and "Exchange / Calendar". The dropdown box appears like it can be set for each option in the window but in fact can only be set one way or the other for all items (poor interface design!). I have tried setting it both ways and it makes no difference.
Bottom line - I get Outlook items synchronized with iCal. But the calendar feed never shows up in Outlook in any calendar.
Anyone got this working?
Under Sync Services when I select Calendar on the left I see two accounts to sync with: "On My Computer" and "Exchange". I have selected both. Then beneath that I have a dropdown box "Outlook folder to add new items to" and it has two options "On My Computer / Calendar" and "Exchange / Calendar". The dropdown box appears like it can be set for each option in the window but in fact can only be set one way or the other for all items (poor interface design!). I have tried setting it both ways and it makes no difference.
Bottom line - I get Outlook items synchronized with iCal. But the calendar feed never shows up in Outlook in any calendar.
Anyone got this working?
Welcome to Flyertalk. Unfortunately, I could not get it to work either. I tried in that way.
