Comments: How does TntMPD 3.0 help me sync with my iPhone or Android phone via Outlook?

Any Chance this feature will be added to mac computers?  Adding the feature via address book or iCloud directly would be great for those of us who do not own Outlook.

Johnny, it's very high on my wish list, trust me!  I have a FAQ article that documents the TntMPD feature gap between PC and Mac (www.tntware.com/.../what-are-the-known-limitations-of-the-mac-version-of-tntmpd.aspx)  Slow but sure, the gap has been shrinking (as the article documents).  TntMPD 3.0 really brings Outlook sync to a point that (as a Windows user), I'm very happy with the amount of information I can easily take with me when I'm mobile.  I'd love to help Mac users with this same paradigm.  I have a few other priorities in tight competition for my time, and these also help with the mobile side.  So, Lord willing, help is coming in some future version. --Troy

I'm on a Mac, but I have access to my TntMPD database on my husband's PC as well.  Neither of us have Outlook, and I use Gmail/Google Apps for both my personal and work emails.  Is there a smooth way to sync between Google apps without the Outlook go-between?  How might I sync with my Android phone without Outlook?  Is that available, or on a wish list?  :)

Also - I LOVE LOVE being able to have the husband's and wife's phone/email separate.  Wonderful.  Is syncing with Outlook the only way to have TntMPD automatically separate the contacts, or is there a way to export a file with all that info that I can then import into Gmail?

-Courtney

Courtney, currently the only way to export "split contacts" or to sync with your Android is via Outlook.  "Google Apps Sync for Outlook" does a great job of synchronizing between Outlook (2003-2010) and Google Apps.  On your husband's PC you could install Outlook 2010 and Google Apps Sync and TntMPD and you'd have a pretty good way to sync your contacts with your Android.  --Troy

Thanks Troy!  I don't know how complex it would be, but you might consider including the ability to export "split contacts" to a csv or outlook file in the future.

I'm considering ditching my Macbook when it dies (it's getting up there in years) and getting a PC laptop next time... seems like it would make many things easier!

GREAT work on your program.  The upgrade is fantastic.  God bless!

Am I understanding this right, that Google Apps Sync is going away?

support.google.com/.../answer.py

I spent quite a while tonight trying to get this working, but this options to enable this feature appear to be missing from my Google Apps settings. That's when I came across the article linked above.

That link refers to "Google Sync" not "Google Apps Sync".  Google Sync is a email sync protocol for mobile devices.  Google Apps Sync is an Outlook add-on to synchronize Email, Contacts, Tasks and Calendar with Google Apps accounts.

Maybe I am missing something but I am having trouble understanding how to get my contacts to sync to my iPhone.  The only outlook profile option I have is for my outlook so I am not seeing an iCloud option.  Is there a step I am missing?

Hi Jessica, you probably need to install the iCloud control panel, and you need to tell it to synchronize "contacts, calendar and tasks with Outlook".  --Troy

Thanks Troy.  I am currently making the switch from a PC to a MAC.  I had my contacts synced on the PC through outlook.  If I am using microsoft 365-outlook web app is there any way to keep syncing contacts now that I am switching to the MAC?

Hi Jessica, I'm afraid TntMPD doesn't sync with the microsoft 365-outlook web app.  --Troy

Thanks again Troy! One more question-I just downloaded Outlook (the installed desktop software) for Mac.  Is there a way to make the sync work now?

Jessica, I'm afraid this only works with Outlook on the PC (or on a Mac via VMware/Parallels).

I travel a lot when support raising and I need to constantly update my notes in TntMPD. I use iPhone and iPad on the road. It is cumbersome to bring my mac laptop (although I suppose I could get a Mac Air laptop). I have 30,000 emails in Apple Mail and 800 contacts. I want to sync between my iPhone and Outlook PC with TntMPD...tasks, emails related to my donors, I also need to constantly update TNTmpd as i travel on personal support raising trips.

Is it better to get a small touch  tablet PC running Windows 8 and dedicate it solely to TntMPD and Outlook/MS Access/Skype for dealing with donor communications?  What I am asking is whether the user experience is any smoother on the Windows side of the equation or is running it on the Mac with Outlook for PC(with Parallel) works just as well?

From my experience, mobile data (Contacts/Reminders/Calendar) on my iPhone can get me by for a few days  (which is wonderful considering the alternative ... printed notes, etc.)  But every day or so, I need to get back into TntMPD on a PC (or Mac) to regroup and restrategize.  I have a MacBook Air, and it's the best portable computer I've ever owned.  With enough RAM (8GB) it can run virtual machines (Parallels or VMware) just fine.  This allows you to use TntMPD for Mac just to quick look something up.  But also, you can pull up TntMPD on the virtual machine to sync with Outlook (contacts, tasks, calendar ... or drag-n-drop email to/from partners).

I did a lot of work in TntMPD 3.0 to get it to look good on a Surface Pro tablet (typical resolution of a new Windows 8 tablet).  But I personally found the tablet experience of TntMPD awkward without a keyboard and/or Mouse/Trackpad.  So I stuck with an iPad for my tablet and a MacBook Air for my laptop.  It's nice that my iPhone and iPad have my TntMPD contact/tasks/calendar synced.