Syncing on Linux

Whooh, what are tips and tricks on Windows, on Linux might be basic settings. But some of you might be using Linux for any reason... particularly since Ubuntu Linux is very simple and intuitive for doing some things like creating office documents and surfing the Internet, though you will still have trouble to make it work with multimedia codecs, DVDs, 5 mouse buttons, your Windows partitions, etc. As said, these are tips and tricks in Linux environment.

So, here is one such tip - to make Evolution sync with Pocket Outlook. Your contacts will sync fine, as your task too, but depending on your time zone, syncing with calendar might not be correct (time in Evolution will always offset for several hours from your Pocket PC. And additional warning: if you are using Firestarter firewall, you might need to stop it in order to enable syncing.

Calendar on Desktop

I feel like that info from my Pocket PC are underused on my desktop. I face several problems:

• I don't get any reminders unless Outlook is opened or Pocket PC is connected through ActiveSync. But with Pocket PC on my table, I don't need more reminders
• I lack some sort of view to see what is my plan in the near future, and this is the case even with Outlook opened.

From now on, there is a salvation for problems like this. It is called Rainlendar.

Rainlendar shows one month, marking the days with appointments. You can also easily scroll from one month to another. Then, it lists the appointments in next seven days (including all-day events like birthdays). Finally, it lists your opened tasks. When a time of appointment comes, it will alarm you with reminder.

Interface of the program is nice - everything is transparent, so it fits into any environment. And there is even skin support.

Lack of the program is that it lists all occurrences of your task, so if you have some recurrent task, it will quickly fill up your screen, and task list becomes unusable. Also, it syncs its database with Outlook just on the start. Finally, you can't sync back if you change something in Rainlendar (so you better don't do such things at all).

This program is a nice add-on on your desktop, available for free.