PDA Calendar sync (was Re: Calendar choice: looking for advice)

[Chris G]

On Fri, Sep 12, 2008 at 11:40:18AM -0400, Mauriat wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 12, 2008 at 8:48 AM, Mike Burger <mburger at bubbanfriends.org> wrote:
> 
> >> I don't mean to hijack this thread, but it would also be great if
> >> anyone has had positive experience with a calendar solution that is
> >> known to just work with a PDA (PDA recommendations accepted as well).
> 
> > I've got two going on, actually.
> >
> > I'm using goosync (www.goosync.com) to keep my Treo 680 (should work with
> > any Palm...and they have versions of their client for other PDAs, as well,
> > I believe) calendar sync'd up with Google Calendar.
> >
> > I'm also running Citadel (http://www.citadel.org), at home, with the
> > Funambol connector that's being maintained to direct connect to Citadel
> > (http://bionicmessage.net/index.php?q=node/11).
> >
> > Citadel also supports webdav/groupdav/caldav, so Thunderbird w/Lightning
> > works well with it.
> >
> > Other folks I've chatted with use korganizer, kontact, and a host of other
> > clients.
> 
> This looks really good, but those are over-the-air sync and targeted
> at phones/smartphones with a data plan.
> 
> I would still be interested in the following:
> 1. online calendar (bonus if i can install it as an app on my own webserver)
> 2. desktop application calendar (synced with the online calendar)
> 3. pda calendar - sync via cradle/dock (no data plan needed)
> 
> Cheaper the better, but I will pay if I know the solution is solid.
> 
> I have a Horde calendar online on a private server (I don't want to
> put more private things in Google Calendar). I have my Sharp Zaurus
> which for me only sync's reliably in Outlook in Windows. My basic
> flip-phone has no features. Everything is a complete mess for me right
> now.
> 
> Currently I am looking at purchasing a Palm Treo device but I really
> don't want to get sucked into a data-plan. :-/
> 
How about a 'phone with WiFi?  I have just bought a Nokia E71 which
connects to my home LAN by wireless, fast and zero cost (for the data).

I have it synchronising using Funambol which offers connectors for
just about *anything*.

-- 
Chris Green