After trying multiple approaches this is my current Exchange 2007 Tasks synchronization with the iPhone, here is my current configuration:
- PC – Outlook 2007 with ToodledoSync
- Web – Toodledo web site
- iPhone – TaskTask (Exchange Task Sync)
Since the only way to currently enable push notifications with Toodledo (they are working on it) is to set the "remind me" flag use the web site, I have decided to use TaskTask on my iPhone to manage tasks. I use a combination of the toodledo web site and Outlook on my PC.
This seems to work pretty well for now; I can add tasks to Exchange with TaskTask and set the "remind me" flag using the toodledo web site. "remind me" flag note: there can be a fluctuation of +/- 5 min on the notification time you set. I receive my push notification 4 minutes before the set time. It would be nice for Toodledo to remedy this, but I understand their concern about potential congestion on their systems and it is better to get an early notification then a late one.
I am also beta testing tasktask 1.1 which has some exciting features including support for Exchange 2003 and flagged email support for Exchange 2007 (this is a big one).
iPhone Backup Quick Fix; Not Really But It Works
iTunes is one of those application I love and hate at the same time.
I don't sync my iPhone with iTunes very often, but in the last month I have tried several times to sync and the process seemed to be stuck during the backup phase. In order to complete the sync, I had to terminate the backup by clicking on the little x on the right of the top middle status window in iTunes. Not having a full backup left me with an uneasy feeling, I would hate to lose most of the application data I have gathered on my iPhone. After some Binging/Googling, I found that this is a fairly common problem but the fixes seemed over complicated and risky.
Finally yesterday I put some time aside where I could work on the issue. My first approach was to let the sync process go for an hour and periodically monitor its progress. Over the course of the hour I could see the status progress albeit slowly (If you don't look closely, you might believe that iTunes is hung). I decided to let it go another 30 minutes. At the end of an hour and half the backup completed. I decided to sync again, and now the backup is back to normal time (less than 1 minute). Who knows what activity iTunes was performing to complete the backup but patience seems to have triumphed.
Posted by sskarlatos on March 08, 2010 at 08:16 AM in Apple, Commentary, iPhone, iPhone tips | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
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