tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710205.post5297154298264660419..comments2024-02-08T11:00:53.069-06:00Comments on Gordon's Tech: Plaxo - just not a good feelingJGFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14580785981874040314noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710205.post-60615355820100420782009-08-14T08:34:43.943-05:002009-08-14T08:34:43.943-05:00Can you sync Plaxo and LinkedIn contact lists?Can you sync Plaxo and LinkedIn contact lists?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710205.post-17085270255702358092009-05-16T20:37:00.000-05:002009-05-16T20:37:00.000-05:00I'm the same way -- FB for friends, LinkedIn for b...I'm the same way -- FB for friends, LinkedIn for business, Google for everything. <br /><br />I've got a very similar setup, including the 5 calendar sync from gCal to iPhone (though I'd like to do 8 calendars, supposedly that's coming with iPhone 3).<br /><br />Plaxo would be strictly for contacts then. I'll keep thinking about it...<br /><br />I use Google's Outlook Calendar sync but it's very flaky. I had to archive most of my calendar to make it small enough so sync (one way only) reasonably well.JGFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14580785981874040314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710205.post-64170863507089663792009-05-16T18:16:00.000-05:002009-05-16T18:16:00.000-05:00My suggestion is to keep it simple and only using ...My suggestion is to keep it simple and only using Plaxo for what they're REALLY good at. And that's the address book sync. The level of control they offer over who sees what, and whether or not to incorporate updates is just fantastic.<br /><br />Do NOT sync with Google for the obvious reasons... wait for Google to sort its mess out. I'm not concerned about exporting contacts because I can always use Address Book for that (even Outlook messes up on this score).<br /><br />Calendars are more tricky. I use Outlook for all corporate stuff because every meeting involves multiple people in multiple timezones, and I can't afford to mess this up. Exchange is fickle enough, and even our Blackberry sync goes haywire from time to time. Plaxo allows me to sync my work calendar to iCal and at least view entries from home, but I would rather sync Outlook directly with Google Calendar.<br /><br />I sync iCal to iPhone, and iPhone to Google Calendar (as opposed to iCal to Google Calendar, since this configuration gives me real-time updates on the phone). All shared and subscribed calendars are managed via Google. The iPhone can sync with up to 5 Google calendars, so I have one personal, one work (via Plaxo) and three shared/subscribed.<br /><br />And it all sorta works: I can see all calendars via Google, my Mac, or the iPhone.<br /><br />I don't bother with the other stuff they've been adding to Plaxo... LinkedIn is for my professional network, Facebook is for my actual friends, and Plaxo is for syncing my address book. That's all.jetlaggedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01883749870832622133noreply@blogger.com