i use gsync right now. i realized that the contacts were duplicated cuz my contact list and the ones on my bb were similar but not exactly the same. gsync is case sensitive. it took me forever but i corrected it on both and now its all good.
i just wish rim and google could sit down together and do some testing and finally roll out an updated version of their 2way sync.
fastcivic416 said:
i use gsync right now. i realized that the contacts were duplicated cuz my contact list and the ones on my bb were similar but not exactly the same. gsync is case sensitive. it took me forever but i corrected it on both and now its all good.i just wish rim and google could sit down together and do some testing and finally roll out an updated version of their 2way sync.
Much agreed.
Lets hope with RIM's acquisition of Gist, contact issues such as this will be a thing of the past.
Jay said:
Lets hope with RIM's acquisition of Gist, contact issues such as this will be a thing of the past.
Definitely. I think the Contacts could use a bump up in features. I know you can create groups but I'd really love to have separate address books, for example one for family, professional contacts, etc. It would be even cooler if you could tag all your contacts so that they could be in both address books if they overlapped, for example close friends in your professional network.
Daniel said:
Definitely. I think the Contacts could use a bump up in features. I know you can create groups but I'd really love to have separate address books, for example one for family, professional contacts, etc. It would be even cooler if you could tag all your contacts so that they could be in both address books if they overlapped, for example close friends in your professional network.
You actually can do exactly what you're describing with the current address book using categories and filters.
When editing a contact hit menu and select 'categories'. Select the category or categories that apply to that person. You can also create a custom category if you want. To filter your contacts according to category, go to Contacts, hit menu and select filter.
Jay said:
You actually can do exactly what you're describing with the current address book using categories and filters.When editing a contact hit menu and select 'categories'. Select the category or categories that apply to that person. You can also create a custom category if you want. To filter your contacts according to category, go to Contacts, hit menu and select filter.
Cool, I'll have to give that a try.
Daniel said:
Cool, I'll have to give that a try.
Its a bit of a hassle getting it setup initially if you have a lot of contacts. But once you get it figured, you can just set categories for every new contact you make as you add them. Seems like there should be an easier way to do this but I don't know of one.
Another alternative is a new service from Scrubly. The service scans and removes duplicate contacts from your Outlook, Gmail and Google Apps accounts. The nice thing about this service is that it gives you the option of viewing the contacts to be merged in advance and picking and choosing the info you want to merge so you have complete control over the merged data. It also keeps a backup of your contacts.
Scrubly http://www.scrubly.com
ChrisSmithWebGuy said:
Another alternative is a new service from Scrubly. The service scans and removes duplicate contacts from your Outlook, Gmail and Google Apps accounts. The nice thing about this service is that it gives you the option of viewing the contacts to be merged in advance and picking and choosing the info you want to merge so you have complete control over the merged data. It also keeps a backup of your contacts.Scrubly http://www.scrubly.com
I like the sound of that. Thanks for the info.
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