Filed under: Software, Internet, Beta Beat
Spanning Sync about to go 1.0
Spanning Sync, the bi-directional syncing utility for iCal and Google Calendar we've been covering, has released public beta v1.0b16 on their blog. Aside from the typical fixes and updates, the more significant announcement here is the possibility that this might be the final beta before going 1.0. Of course, beta still means beta, but this announcement also means that with 1.0, Spanning Sync will (we assume) be going commercial. While a price hasn't been announced yet, the pricing structure has. Spanning Sync will offer two purchase models: the first is a minimal subscription fee, while the second is a higher priced one-time purchase for those who like to grab and go. This flexibility should help make the majority of Spanning Sync's potential customers happy, and we'll be sure to drop some prices on you as soon as we receive word.
For now, go pick up the latest public beta, as Spanning Sync seems to be shaping up quite nicely.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Josh said 2:49PM on 3-07-2007
It's fantastic. I've only had one problem using it and their support responded within an hour and had the solution. Depending on the price, I'm already sold.
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Evan said 3:24PM on 3-07-2007
I am using it between iCal with my mac at home and google calendar which I use on the pc at work. It has served me well. It is a little annoying that I cannot move items to different calendars through "categories" in iCal. They suggest that I cut the event out of one calendar and paste it into the other. I also appear to be having a lot of hiccups with time shifting of events after DST starts this upcoming weekend. I am not sure if that is google, iCal or spanning sync.
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guilt+1 said 4:48AM on 3-08-2007
I've come to really appreciate this piece of software. Hopefully the price will be reasonable for the functionality it provides.
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Jim said 6:12PM on 3-08-2007
Makes me jealous. I'm a Yahoo-user but I really am peeved about the lack of syncing between my Mac and Yahoo's calendar/mail/addresses.
I've thought of switching to Google but from a UI standpoint Google is so clunky and ugly that I haven't been able to bring myself to do.
Kudos for someone doing this for Google though! More power to 'em!
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