[Macworld]

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[rshs]

What about the functionality of project management that Entourage had? What about syncing to iPhones and other digital devices? C'mon people!

[jcwelch]

<sigh>

No, i did not actual cover every.single.feature in Outlook. I hit ten pages, and figured i was done.

Anyway:

Projects are gone, and it doesn't sync directly to iPhones, iPod Touches, Palm Pilots, Blackberries, or Newtons. Sync Services support is currently limited to contacts. It doesn't sync with mobileme.

[Maxer]

Is it possible to import into Outlook for Mac 2011 the data (including Address and Memo) from the Palm Desktop 4.2.1 for Mac?

[kimhill]

Great review.

[bz101]

Is there still no integrated UI of the My Day info into the email view like in Outlook? That is a huge issue for me, especially since I live in my email and hate having to click through to keep track of scheduled appointments throughout the day. Either clicking My Day or clicking into the calendar is annoying doing it 15 times a day to see what's coming up or to grab a phone number.

Know any good apps to solve that?

How about a default view for the calendar? In Entourage (not like Outlook) you can't set a default view. If you leave in week view and then go back it's back to day view.

Thanks!

[jcwelch]

Maxer, on 01 October 2010 - 01:30 PM, said:

Is it possible to import into Outlook for Mac 2011 the data (including Address and Memo) from the Palm Desktop 4.2.1 for Mac?

If you export them in a format that Outlook understands. If you mean directly, I highly doubt it. that products been dead for how long?

[jcwelch]

bz101, on 01 October 2010 - 01:45 PM, said:

Is there still no integrated UI of the My Day info into the email view like in Outlook? That is a huge issue for me, especially since I live in my email and hate having to click through to keep track of scheduled appointments throughout the day. Either clicking My Day or clicking into the calendar is annoying doing it 15 times a day to see what's coming up or to grab a phone number.

Know any good apps to solve that?

How about a default view for the calendar? In Entourage (not like Outlook) you can't set a default view. If you leave in week view and then go back it's back to day view.

Thanks!

it seems to stay in the last view you set it in for me at least. never had that problem with E'rage either.

[bz101]

jcwelch, on 01 October 2010 - 01:56 PM, said:

bz101, on 01 October 2010 - 01:45 PM, said:

Is there still no integrated UI of the My Day info into the email view like in Outlook? That is a huge issue for me, especially since I live in my email and hate having to click through to keep track of scheduled appointments throughout the day. Either clicking My Day or clicking into the calendar is annoying doing it 15 times a day to see what's coming up or to grab a phone number.

Know any good apps to solve that?

How about a default view for the calendar? In Entourage (not like Outlook) you can't set a default view. If you leave in week view and then go back it's back to day view.

Thanks!

it seems to stay in the last view you set it in for me at least. never had that problem with E'rage either.

Thanks for the quick response. I was referring to the fact that if I click a day in the calendar control then it reverts back to day view. I like in Outlook or iCal how I can lock into week view since I have a widescreen large monitor and it's nice to always see the week at a glance.

How about the other item of integrating the day's events and to-do's on the same screen as email in one unified view?

[MarcSchwachter]

Do you know of any tools that allow for the use of google calendar with the current iteration of Outlook? This is a deal-breaker until true GCal support through Sync services roundabout or direct CalDav.

[jcwelch]

MarcSchwachter, on 01 October 2010 - 02:36 PM, said:

Do you know of any tools that allow for the use of google calendar with the current iteration of Outlook? This is a deal-breaker until true GCal support through Sync services roundabout or direct CalDav.

Not as such. I know the Outlook team is well aware of the need for CalDAV, but this release was focused on Exchange improvements and well, being a 1.0 app.

[ckasper]

Maxer, on 01 October 2010 - 01:30 PM, said:

Is it possible to import into Outlook for Mac 2011 the data (including Address and Memo) from the Palm Desktop 4.2.1 for Mac?

Im sure that cord was cut years ago. I wouldnt blame them if it was.

[maydupp]

jcwelch, on 01 October 2010 - 01:11 PM, said:

<sigh>
I hit ten pages, and figured i was done.

Lack of any way to sync your calendar with your phone is probably a deal breaker for way more than half the prospective users. Word count is not a very good metric for reviewing something that people are going to use to organize their whole lives with. I sympathized with your sigh at the readers jerky attitude, but your comment didn't sit well either.

[loup407]

Yawn. Walked away from Outlook three years ago. Don't miss it; this review reinforces that. Thanks!