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Today’s blog is my review of all the synchronizing 3rd party apps that work with Outlook. There are probably a lot more, but these are the common ones I have helped clients set up or they have been using and called in to get help.
Of course, I am biased a bit because I am a Microsoft Outlook Specialist, but I do cover 6 applications because I support all types of Outlook issues. If you don’t see your 3rd party here and want help or want me to test it, just let me know. Now on with the show! I will start with numero uno because after reading about how awesome Microsoft Exchange is, you probably won’t want to try the others.
Microsoft Exchange is by far the most robust and ideal 3rd party application Outlook can use to synchronize email, contacts, calendars, tasks and notes with all other computers, smart phones, tablets, iPads, and the Surface. Microsoft Exchange is the best for company branded.com email only (example Lisa@callthatgirl.biz, not callthatgirl@gmail.com), so if you are using Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo or any other free email websites you cannot use Microsoft Exchange. This means you must have a .com with your company name to be able to use the Microsoft Exchange functionality. If you are using a free Gmail, Hotmail or Yahoo address and would like help with setting up your company branded email feel free to call me and I will assist.
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Microsoft Exchange is a server that can be managed in your office on a computer (not popular for small businesses anymore) or managed online (very popular!), and the server synchronizes your email contacts and calendars with all of your devices and it is fairly instantaneous, and it’s wonderful if you have multiple computers and devices. You no longer need to have a hardware server in your office to get this platform, there is online Exchange available at many companies today; some will do the Exchange migration for you and some you will need to hire a technical consultant like myself to do the work for you. In Exchange, migration is basically taking your current email inbox, your current calendar and your contacts in migrating the information to the server; that is done through your Microsoft Outlook. It is easy to do but the setup of the computer and the migration of the contacts and calendars is a little sticky. Setting it up on your phone is sometimes difficult; that is why I recommend hiring myself or an IT consultant. For a Microsoft migration, I generally charge for 2 to 3 hours of time to complete computer and phone synchronizing.
My second favorite 3rd party application to work with Outlook, your phone and devices is Outlook.com. Outlook.com has become my favorite because it is a mini version of the Microsoft Exchange server, but it is free. You do not need to switch your email accounts like Gmail or Yahoo to be able use this, but you do need to set up an Outlook.com account. You do need to configure your Outlook and your phones to use Outlook.com as the default for contacts and calendar so the synchronizing function will work. While this may sound confusing as you are reading this; it is not difficult for me as I do these “migrations” often and get the work done quickly. It will generally take an hour.
Number three on my list is a tool for synching Google calendar(s) and contacts with Outlook and it’s is called gSynchit. Many of my clients that were previously synching Outlook with the free “Google calendar synchronizing tool” are now looking for a new easy application because as of August 1 that tool is no longer supported for people who do not pay for Google apps. So people are calling me and asking me for what I recommend, if they are not interested in Exchange. This application is simple to install and ranks three on my list for a reason. Easy to install, very few problems and the price is nice, one time $19.99. If you opt for this application and need help, a general fix fee is $89.
iCloud is not really an application that I tell folks about unless they are totally Apple people and Outlook users and do not want Exchange or Outlook.com. While I am not a fan of iCloud I still help people set it up and support them. The reason why I’m not a big fan of it is because it can break easily and people are calling me quite a few times during the year to fix it and it does not play nice as a “default calendar” in Outlook. If you accept many invitations, it sometimes works, sometimes does not go to the iCloud calendar. I never can promise a great resolution. iCloud breaks from many reasons, bad Windows updates, does work great for when it is working on an iPhone iPad and Outlook.
Number five is a software application called iTunes which you may know it as a music of player on your computer on it also can synchronize your Outlook with your iPhone. Most of my clients set it up to synchronize with a USB cable, some can get their wifi to synch it, but either way, it’s a local only synch and does not synch while you are out and about. Most of my iTunes clients like it because it generally works and they work from home are not out and about as much. My last client who was using iTunes had to revert to an old version of iTunes as the new version does not allow synching anymore. Just a thought when you set this up, an update could crash your synching and maybe an entire calendar/contacts. Always back up your iPhone!
CompanionLink is a ranked last of 3rd party applications when back in the day, it was my favorite to setup and use. Then things got sticky and the application didn’t work and had too many glitches and then I found gSyncit and kind of forgot about CompanionLink. It works but is tough to set up sometimes and the cost is double of gSyncit. But if you are not a Google Calendar person, this works for Androids quite well if you download the deja app.
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Most of our clients are calling in for help because they have not received help from Microsoft or Apple and are in trouble or they are frustrated with Googling things themselves.
I can help and I’m fast! I have knowledge with all versions of Outlook, 3rd party apps, Mac/Outlook 2011, iCloud, iTunes, Gmail and Exchange/Office 365 and offer personalized email management. Need help with something not on this list? I offer a free 15 minute consultation to see if I’m the right expert for you and your issues.
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Small businesses live off their day to day calls in. Unlike managed service IT companies, we don’t have contracts or teams to support you. The owner and an assistant help you and since we are a small team, we make sure you are taken care of same day or book an appointment on our calendar, that fits your calendar. That is our business model, has been for 13 years and it works for us.
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