From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Torsten Wagner Subject: Re: Google calendar sync - what is recommended? Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2013 23:56:23 +0200 Message-ID: References: <87y5crrb72.fsf@krugs.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a11c1b0c0d8e33004d9f49f05 Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:58439) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UPgWg-0008AF-As for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 09 Apr 2013 17:56:27 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UPgWf-0004eV-1l for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 09 Apr 2013 17:56:26 -0400 Received: from mail-ea0-x234.google.com ([2a00:1450:4013:c01::234]:59112) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UPgWe-0004eI-Np for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 09 Apr 2013 17:56:24 -0400 Received: by mail-ea0-f180.google.com with SMTP id d10so3010466eaj.11 for ; Tue, 09 Apr 2013 14:56:23 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <87y5crrb72.fsf@krugs.de> List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: "Rainer M. Krug" Cc: emacs-orgmode --001a11c1b0c0d8e33004d9f49f05 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 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? 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. 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 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? On 9 April 2013 17:11, Rainer M. Krug 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: Rainer@krugs.de > > Skype: RMkrug > --001a11c1b0c0d8e33004d9f49f05 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi Rainer,

I have to agree with R= asmus, 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 ph= one) with org-mode?
In case of the last, you might omit using google calendar comple= tely 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-serve= rs with the Android calendar in the same way like the google calendar (in t= he background, without any user-interaction after initial set-up). Unfortun= ately, it is not free, but I would say it is worth the money.

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 And= roid app (CardDAV), which does the same for your address book.

Hope that helps a bit

<= /div>
Torsten

[1]=A0CalDAV-S= ync beta

CC: Completely OT but it seem= s you use notmuch too, did you manage to get address-completion working in = notmuch?



On 9 April 2013 17:11, Rainer M. Krug <<= a href=3D"mailto:Rainer@krugs.de" target=3D"_blank">Rainer@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
h= ttp://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 br= ackets 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 : =A0 =A0 =A0 +33 - (0)9 53 10 27 44
Cell: =A0 =A0 =A0 +33 - (0)6 85 62 59 98
Fax : =A0 =A0 =A0 +33 - (0)9 58 10 27 44

Fax (D): =A0 =A0+49 - (0)3 21 21 25 22 44

email: =A0 =A0 =A0Rainer@krugs.de
Skype: =A0 =A0 =A0RMkrug

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