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A few weeks ago I wrote about Google Sync in this post, and promised to get back to y’all after I tested it a bit more thoroughly.
Soooo… After a couple of weeks of testing, I have a verdict… Google Sync is pretty darn awesome! Not only does it automatically SAVE all your BB’s contacts to your gmail account in case—you know—you lose your phone or it dies beyond repair, but it syncs up with Google Calendar too.
And this is great because now I won’t forget that I have a meeting with a potential client tomorrow at 10am and a meeting with my accountant at 5pm. YES, both Google AND my BB are reminding me of this. Sure to be even more helpful when my schedule is busier in the future.
But, the thing about this app is the saving of contacts, hands down. Sure, I can easily plug in my BB to my computer, open some software, backup my contacts… OR I can just have it done automatically.
This evening I came home from a long day of work to find my wife sobbing at her computer… okay, that’s not true. BUT, she was quite upset. Because today, Google redesigned the front-end of its fairly popular web-based aggregator, Google Reader, and she was less than thrilled about it.
“I liked the way it was before! I was used to it! Why did they have to change it! Why! WHY! WHHHHY!” She said.
It seemed similar to the many that ranted about the new Facebook face-lift a few months ago. Though, I think that one was a bit more warranted since it actually made the site more confusing to navigate. Anyway, I digress.
Personally, I like the new Reader look. Actually, the only thing that appears different (to me, at least, but I have a bad memory when it comes to things like this. I actually didn’t even notice that Facebook changed until someone pointed it out) is the left-side column which now has categories that can be expanded and collapsed. Makes it look a lot cleaner if you ask me. Plus, I can play with that new aspect of the site when I get bored!
Anyway, Steph (that’s my wife) actually admitted that most of the people were blogging that they liked the new Google Reader look. She apparently is in the minority. Well, sorry honey, I agree with the masses on this one.
I love this comic. Who knew SQL injection could be so funny?!? Enjoy!
And it’s bi-directional too… which wouldn’t so much be in “sync” if it wasn’t, right? Anyway, after downloading this neat little app and installing it on your BlackBerry, all your Google Calendar events and Gmail contacts will be synced up with your BlackBerry. Pretty nifty…
Personally, I seldom use Google Calendar, but I also hardly used Facebook or Twitter until I discovered an app for them. So maybe Google Calendar will follow suit. Actually, it would probably be incredibly useful to have something like this synced with my smart phone.
Anyway, it literally just synced up my Google Calendar (nothing on it, of course) and my Gmail contact (137 apparently). I’ll probably blog on this again after I explore this promising app some more.