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I have a new Tungesten E2 Palm. I have set it up to sync with my office PC
(outlook 2000) and would also like to sync with my home system (outlook
2003). Is there any special setting that I should use? Do I just sync to
my home also and it will not wipe out any data from my office pc?
Archived from groups: comp.sys.palmtops.pilot (More info?)
hs wrote:
> I have a new Tungesten E2 Palm. I have set it up to sync with my office
> PC (outlook 2000) and would also like to sync with my home system (outlook
> 2003). Is there any special setting that I should use? Do I just sync to
> my home also and it will not wipe out any data from my office pc?
> > Thanks
It is rather simple in practice and the question has been asked many times
before. If you want a lengthy answer, I advise you to search the Web. You
will find plenty of answers, demos, documentation, etc.
If you install Palm Desktop on both machines, you will be able to
synchronise data in your Palm and both machines. You then need to avoid
conflicts by synchronising frequently enough. What is "frequently enough"?
At the least, you must synchronise before you leave home and before you
leave the office (in order to be safe). Even if you edit your personal data
on the PC-side, this will always keep the Palm up-to-date. If errors or
warnings come up during synchronisation, be sure to investigate them, as
always. These become more crucial if you synchronise with two separate
nodes.
Archived from groups: comp.sys.palmtops.pilot (More info?)
On Sun, 31 Jul 2005 09:03:42 -0700, "hs" <hs@sanbrunocable.com> spewed forth
these words of wisdom:
>I have a new Tungesten E2 Palm. I have set it up to sync with my office PC
>(outlook 2000) and would also like to sync with my home system (outlook
>2003). Is there any special setting that I should use? Do I just sync to
>my home also and it will not wipe out any data from my office pc?
>
>Thanks
>
>hj
>
>
I found this a few days ago. I will be starting a new job in a few weeks that
will require me to use a PDA.
One handheld device, two Macs or PCs (or a combination thereof)
Many people like to keep two computers (such as home and work) in synch with
their device. The key to making this work is that one of the desktop computers
will merely hold a copy of the data on your device. If you attempt to do a
two-way synchronization with both computers, your data can become confused.
On the computer that provides true synchronization (often your work computer):
Change the conduit settings for the Calendar, Contacts, Tasks and Notes to
Synchronize the files. This ensures that any changes you make in Outlook or Palm
Desktop will be reflected on your device. On the computer that will hold a copy of the data (often your home computer):
Change the conduit settings for the Calendar, Contacts, Tasks and Notes to
Handheld overwrites Desktop, and check the box for Set as default. This lets you
keep a copy of your data on the second computer, but won't get confused if you
try to synchronize with multiple PCs or Macs.
This arrangement lets you have your personal data copied to the second computer
and also lets you install software from the second computer. Make data changes
on the device when using the second computer; the data only travels to, not from
it.
Finally, use the most recent version of Palm Desktop and HotSync Manager in
both locations (you can even sync with a Macintosh at work, and Windows at
home).
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