Experiments & Expressions

If you’re anything like me (which I don’t think anyone would want to admit!), you have data all over the place. And that’s even considering the highly organized systems that you’ve put in place such as using Outlook and/or Google Apps. The main reason isn’t lack of organization. It’s lack of synchronization. But there’s a solution!

ScheduleWorld, an online app, can help bring you back to bliss by synchronizing your calendars, tasks, and even contacts. It can do this for multiple computers, across multiple operating systems, and even different applications. ScheduleWorld leverages open protocols to talk with services such as Google Calendar and your desktop software.

Here’s what I’m doing. I’m just starting the testing process, but so far so good. I manage my calendar in Outlook 2003 on a WinXP box, Thunderbird (via Lightning and Provider) on Ubuntu and Google when I’m somewhere else. I also manage tasks and contacts (not syncing yet with Google Apps) using the same software. * Yes, I realize I could use Thunderbird on Windows, but I thought having more applications would make for a better experiment.

I signed up for a ScheduleWorld account and am now on my way to syncing everything with everywhere. Pretty slick, but not quite perfect yet.

Are you using ScheduleWorld or think you might? Share your experience.