Comments on: The Travails of Entourage Tasks and Exchange in a Dashboard Widget http://blog.unofficialtechnology.com/2006/07/30/the-travails-of-entourage-tasks-and-exchange-in-a-dashboard-widget-2/ Making Technology Simple for Nonprofits and Small Businesses Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:27:51 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Brian Hoffmaster http://blog.unofficialtechnology.com/2006/07/30/the-travails-of-entourage-tasks-and-exchange-in-a-dashboard-widget-2/#comment-715 Brian Hoffmaster Thu, 21 May 2009 03:53:26 +0000 http://judismith.wordpress.com/2006/07/30/the-travails-of-entourage-tasks-and-exchange-in-a-dashboard-widget-2/#comment-715 Is there any real solution to this underlying problem yet? I've just purchased my first iMac with the Leopard OS installed, and I'm converting to Mac from PC. I'm gung-ho to use Office:mac 2008, but I am just frustrated with the handling (... i mean lack thereof) of categories for calendars and tasked events. I see that the last posts on here date about a year and a half ago... has there been any solution since then (I can only hope that such a development would have stopped this conversation) :-) Thanks in advance, Brian Is there any real solution to this underlying problem yet? I’ve just purchased my first iMac with the Leopard OS installed, and I’m converting to Mac from PC. I’m gung-ho to use Office:mac 2008, but I am just frustrated with the handling (… i mean lack thereof) of categories for calendars and tasked events. I see that the last posts on here date about a year and a half ago… has there been any solution since then (I can only hope that such a development would have stopped this conversation) :-)

Thanks in advance,
Brian

]]> By: ErRoNeUs http://blog.unofficialtechnology.com/2006/07/30/the-travails-of-entourage-tasks-and-exchange-in-a-dashboard-widget-2/#comment-585 ErRoNeUs Tue, 11 Dec 2007 23:12:52 +0000 http://judismith.wordpress.com/2006/07/30/the-travails-of-entourage-tasks-and-exchange-in-a-dashboard-widget-2/#comment-585 There is no doubt that the directors of software development are intentionally keeping Office2004 and Office2008 "weaker" on the Mac. (There's no Halloween memo to that end, but there's plenty of circumstantial evidence!) For years and years, Microsoft has been threatening to stop making software for Mac entirely as a means to convince them not to compete with them. (If Microsoft was broken up as they should have been, Microsoft-Office would no longer have any incentive to support only Windows this way, but since they want Windows everywhere, their motives are obvious.) It's okay though. There are alternatives to Exchange and Microsoft Office. It is inevitable that as long Microsoft keeps annoying their customers, their customers will look to the alternatives and the alternatives will grow and improve. There is no doubt that the directors of software development are intentionally keeping Office2004 and Office2008 “weaker” on the Mac. (There’s no Halloween memo to that end, but there’s plenty of circumstantial evidence!) For years and years, Microsoft has been threatening to stop making software for Mac entirely as a means to convince them not to compete with them. (If Microsoft was broken up as they should have been, Microsoft-Office would no longer have any incentive to support only Windows this way, but since they want Windows everywhere, their motives are obvious.)

It’s okay though. There are alternatives to Exchange and Microsoft Office. It is inevitable that as long Microsoft keeps annoying their customers, their customers will look to the alternatives and the alternatives will grow and improve.

]]> By: AT http://blog.unofficialtechnology.com/2006/07/30/the-travails-of-entourage-tasks-and-exchange-in-a-dashboard-widget-2/#comment-473 AT Thu, 04 Oct 2007 00:00:17 +0000 http://judismith.wordpress.com/2006/07/30/the-travails-of-entourage-tasks-and-exchange-in-a-dashboard-widget-2/#comment-473 Entourage 2008 is set to be just as broken. The syncing of Tasks and Notes is not on the list of features to be included. Can you believe it?! I can't help thinking that the head-office types in Redmond are directing the MacBU people not to add this. They want a broken Entourage to try to stem the tide of people dropping their broken Vista machines for Macs. Entourage 2008 is set to be just as broken. The syncing of Tasks and Notes is not on the list of features to be included. Can you believe it?!

I can’t help thinking that the head-office types in Redmond are directing the MacBU people not to add this. They want a broken Entourage to try to stem the tide of people dropping their broken Vista machines for Macs.

]]> By: at http://blog.unofficialtechnology.com/2006/07/30/the-travails-of-entourage-tasks-and-exchange-in-a-dashboard-widget-2/#comment-142 at Wed, 28 Feb 2007 22:03:32 +0000 http://judismith.wordpress.com/2006/07/30/the-travails-of-entourage-tasks-and-exchange-in-a-dashboard-widget-2/#comment-142 I am with you Edj. Just installed Office 2007 on my parallels image and I have to admit that as much as I love my mac, when it comes to adapting the system to work in the typical corporate environment there are a few nuisances that still need to be addressed. In the meantime, accessing my exchange data with Outlook 2007 in coherence mode and even shortcuts on the dock is the answer for me. btw, I find myself using Word 2007 and Excel 2007 more that the Office.Mac 2004 these days. Maybe I should go buy a PC? or not. I am with you Edj. Just installed Office 2007 on my parallels image and I have to admit that as much as I love my mac, when it comes to adapting the system to work in the typical corporate environment there are a few nuisances that still need to be addressed. In the meantime, accessing my exchange data with Outlook 2007 in coherence mode and even shortcuts on the dock is the answer for me. btw, I find myself using Word 2007 and Excel 2007 more that the Office.Mac 2004 these days. Maybe I should go buy a PC? or not.

]]> By: Edj http://blog.unofficialtechnology.com/2006/07/30/the-travails-of-entourage-tasks-and-exchange-in-a-dashboard-widget-2/#comment-16 Edj Wed, 18 Oct 2006 11:08:43 +0000 http://judismith.wordpress.com/2006/07/30/the-travails-of-entourage-tasks-and-exchange-in-a-dashboard-widget-2/#comment-16 why not run Outlook through Parallels? I'm thinking of doing this until Entourage Exchange includes tasks. Any reason other than the obvious not to do this? why not run Outlook through Parallels? I’m thinking of doing this until Entourage Exchange includes tasks. Any reason other than the obvious not to do this?

]]> By: Mats E http://blog.unofficialtechnology.com/2006/07/30/the-travails-of-entourage-tasks-and-exchange-in-a-dashboard-widget-2/#comment-12 Mats E Sat, 09 Sep 2006 12:29:28 +0000 http://judismith.wordpress.com/2006/07/30/the-travails-of-entourage-tasks-and-exchange-in-a-dashboard-widget-2/#comment-12 Will it work? I am 'blessed' with Internet Explorer, i.e. xmlhttp, yet I cannot retrieve some crucial fields on journal/task items: all fields are not documented/supported over WebDAV, but one is refered to using the Outlook Object Model! Make sure you will be able to access all the information you'll need if you go for WebDAV! Will it work?

I am ‘blessed’ with Internet Explorer, i.e. xmlhttp, yet I cannot retrieve some crucial fields on journal/task items: all fields are not documented/supported over WebDAV, but one is refered to using the Outlook Object Model!

Make sure you will be able to access all the information you’ll need if you go for WebDAV!

]]> By: Eric http://blog.unofficialtechnology.com/2006/07/30/the-travails-of-entourage-tasks-and-exchange-in-a-dashboard-widget-2/#comment-11 Eric Fri, 25 Aug 2006 13:49:03 +0000 http://judismith.wordpress.com/2006/07/30/the-travails-of-entourage-tasks-and-exchange-in-a-dashboard-widget-2/#comment-11 Apologies, correct link above is: http://www.snerdware.com/ Apologies, correct link above is: http://www.snerdware.com/

]]> By: Eric http://blog.unofficialtechnology.com/2006/07/30/the-travails-of-entourage-tasks-and-exchange-in-a-dashboard-widget-2/#comment-10 Eric Fri, 25 Aug 2006 13:47:56 +0000 http://judismith.wordpress.com/2006/07/30/the-travails-of-entourage-tasks-and-exchange-in-a-dashboard-widget-2/#comment-10 Something to look into: I just installed the trial version of Groupcal (from http://snedware.com). This allow for syncing tasks between iCal and Exchange (I switched off calendar syncing as I'm doing this through Entourage). Once your tasks are syncing with iCal, if you have Sync Services in Entourage, you'll be able to Edit them from there... So far it appears to work quite well. I'm considering getting the license to fully evaluate this. Other useful pointers in this area: - You can use DoBeDo widgets to edit/check on your tasks - In Entourage Tasks pane, use custom view to view your Outlook categories (they get added at the end of a task) (but... yeah... would be much easier if Erage would do it directly!) Something to look into:
I just installed the trial version of Groupcal (from http://snedware.com). This allow for syncing tasks between iCal and Exchange (I switched off calendar syncing as I’m doing this through Entourage).
Once your tasks are syncing with iCal, if you have Sync Services in Entourage, you’ll be able to Edit them from there… So far it appears to work quite well. I’m considering getting the license to fully evaluate this.
Other useful pointers in this area:
- You can use DoBeDo widgets to edit/check on your tasks
- In Entourage Tasks pane, use custom view to view your Outlook categories (they get added at the end of a task)

(but… yeah… would be much easier if Erage would do it directly!)

]]> By: Dick B http://blog.unofficialtechnology.com/2006/07/30/the-travails-of-entourage-tasks-and-exchange-in-a-dashboard-widget-2/#comment-6 Dick B Fri, 11 Aug 2006 01:01:43 +0000 http://judismith.wordpress.com/2006/07/30/the-travails-of-entourage-tasks-and-exchange-in-a-dashboard-widget-2/#comment-6 God please, I need this widget. I work for a company that passes all the thing's I'm supposed to do down through tasks. All I use is a Mac and I have a friend that sends me every task I get and updates them for me. PLEASE, don't stop working on this God please, I need this widget. I work for a company that passes all the thing’s I’m supposed to do down through tasks. All I use is a Mac and I have a friend that sends me every task I get and updates them for me. PLEASE, don’t stop working on this

]]> By: ZingIT » Blog Archive » The Travails of Entourage Tasks and Exchange in a Dashboard Widget http://blog.unofficialtechnology.com/2006/07/30/the-travails-of-entourage-tasks-and-exchange-in-a-dashboard-widget-2/#comment-3 ZingIT » Blog Archive » The Travails of Entourage Tasks and Exchange in a Dashboard Widget Tue, 08 Aug 2006 15:09:11 +0000 http://judismith.wordpress.com/2006/07/30/the-travails-of-entourage-tasks-and-exchange-in-a-dashboard-widget-2/#comment-3 [...] Here are some insights into Entourage, Webdav and iCal among other things: Link [...] [...] Here are some insights into Entourage, Webdav and iCal among other things: Link [...]

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