Saturday, February 9, 2002
PDAsync from Laplink
Posted by Jason Dunn in "SOFTWARE" @ 05:36 PM
http://www.laplink.com/products/pdasync/overview.asp
Did anyone else know that Laplink made Pocket PC sync software? If you're looking for an alternative to ActiveSync and don't mind spending $29.95, check this out.
"PDAsync is the ultimate handheld sync software, which allows you to synchronize your calendar, contacts, tasks and e-mail between your mobile devices and applications on your PC. PDAsync goes beyond your proprietary PDA software because it works with all major personal organizer software applications on the market....
PDAsync’s menu lets you select exactly what you want to sync based on category. For example, you can sync your e-mail based on date, file size and more. Or, you can sync your calendar for a specific time period such as the next 2 weeks. Would you like to sync individual contacts, instead of your complete contact list? With PDAsync, you can selectively sync the information that is critical to you. It’s the fastest, easiest to use and most flexible product available!"
The products seems to have some glitches though - look at what this ZDNET UK article said:
"We installed the PDAsync under Windows XP Professional, which took just five minutes with no pain involved. Getting it to recognise a Compaq iPAQ Pocket PC device was not so easy, however. A call to LapLink's technical support established that PDAsync requires Microsoft's ActiveSync to be running if it's to synchronise with a PocketPC device..."
Did anyone else know that Laplink made Pocket PC sync software? If you're looking for an alternative to ActiveSync and don't mind spending $29.95, check this out.
"PDAsync is the ultimate handheld sync software, which allows you to synchronize your calendar, contacts, tasks and e-mail between your mobile devices and applications on your PC. PDAsync goes beyond your proprietary PDA software because it works with all major personal organizer software applications on the market....
PDAsync’s menu lets you select exactly what you want to sync based on category. For example, you can sync your e-mail based on date, file size and more. Or, you can sync your calendar for a specific time period such as the next 2 weeks. Would you like to sync individual contacts, instead of your complete contact list? With PDAsync, you can selectively sync the information that is critical to you. It’s the fastest, easiest to use and most flexible product available!"
The products seems to have some glitches though - look at what this ZDNET UK article said:
"We installed the PDAsync under Windows XP Professional, which took just five minutes with no pain involved. Getting it to recognise a Compaq iPAQ Pocket PC device was not so easy, however. A call to LapLink's technical support established that PDAsync requires Microsoft's ActiveSync to be running if it's to synchronise with a PocketPC device..."
