Posted by Jeff on March 5th, 2008 in News, Software | Permalink
BusySync 2.0 Public Beta
March 5, 2008BusySync, the popular iCal calendar syncing application is getting close to a 2.0 release. The current version of BusySync allows users to share iCal calendars among computers on the local network (via Bonjour) or over the internet. BusySync 2.0 will allow users to sync events between iCal and Google Calendar. BusySync 2.0 will also be able to use Google Calendar as a conduit to sync calendars between multiple Macs (for example, a home and office computer) in much the same way that the .Mac service currently works. It’s currently in a public beta release, so you can download it and try it out. As always, I recommend caution with trying beta software on live data.
BusySync 2.0 will be a free upgrade for owners of BusySync 1.5. If you’re not already a BusySync owner, BusyMac is offering a $5 discount off the normal BusySync price if you buy now.
I jumped to purchase BusySync at the mere thought that it would sync with my Google Calendar. It wasn’t until setup that I found out that the version I had downloaded (1.5) did NOT sync with my Google Calendar. I immediately downloaded the 2.0 Beta and have been syncing away ever since. Works great. I had forgotten about the “beta” aspect until I read your blog. Will there be any discernible changes in the non-beta 2.0?
Posted by Kevin Forrester | March 5th, 2008 at 10:17 pm
I don’t have any inside information on this one. Most developers use public betas as a chance to iron out the last few bugs (the ones that only show up when hundreds or thousands of people use the program and do things the developers haven’t thought of). I have had problems with calendar syncing in the past with .Mac (the kind where everything goes *poof*). So – for me at least – removing the beta label will make me feel more comfortable using it.
Posted by Jeff | March 5th, 2008 at 11:03 pm