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Google Sync for Blackberry: Simply awesome!!

Published Dec 16, 2008 in Software

Tagged under: calendar, email, google, imap, pop3, Software

Ok, so I’ve been lookingfor a way to synchronize my outlook calendar and my blackberry curve. Yeah, I know, there are plenty of sync apps out there for this.

But, in redoing my computer system, I decided to forgo Outlook 2008 in favor of Mozilla Thunderbird (I’m on this new open-source trip lately and I don’t like Outlooks bloated weight). I’ve come to really like Thunderbird’s interface and most importantly, it’s overall speed (wow!).

This still poses a problem for me. Now I need a synchronization app for my Thunderbird calendar and my Blackberry. Oh, you need calendar add-on for Thunderbird. There’s none included with Thunderbird like Outlook.

So what you’ll need is:

Gmail account
Thunderbird
Google Provider Add-on for thunderbird
Lightning Add-On for Thunderbird
Google Sync on your Blackberry (http://m.google.com/sync — from your blackberry)

PHEW! Seems like a lot huh? Well, maybe it is. But, it’s well worth it.

After installing and configuring everything you’re scheduling will be perfectly updated on both ends of the web.

If you change your calendar on Google, your handset is updated.
If you change your calendar on your handset, Google calendar is updated.

What I love most about this system is that I can have multiple calendars on my blackberry. I have my own personal private calendar and a public shared calendar all at my fingertips!

Plus with Google calendar, I can add public calendars like, oh..I don’t know…the NFL Schedule? House M.D. airings (yes, I’m a big House fan)? US Holidays? I add all those calendars to my google calendar and they’re all synched up nicely on my blackberry.

OH JOY! hahaha. Loving my blackberry curve more and more everyday