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Posted by Sven on October 16, 2007, 2:55 am
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I'd talk to your IT guys. To do it right you would likely set up a VPN to
the work network and then Outlook on the home laptop would be set up just
like at work, AFAIK. The trick is having your IT guys support that. I know
many companies that don't want personal machines connected to their network
in any fashion.
--
Sven
MS MVP Mobile Devices
> Thanks again. I'll assume I can find some doc for how to do the
> PC-to-Exchange syncing.
> --
> Bill Gable
>
>
> "Sven" wrote:
>
>> Syncing the home laptop to exchange is probably the better way to work
>> this
>> anyway. You can still sync the SM to both PCs, it Just might tell you you
>> can't sync the Outlook stuff. It should still do files, media, and any
>> other
>> third party things you might have. WM6 is the newest, and does have some
>> improvements in various areas. Shouldn't affect your syncing scenario
>> though.
>>
>> If you are looking at ATT, give the new Tilt a look. It's a PDA rather
>> than
>> a Smartphone, but if you are used to a touch screen it may be more
>> familiar.
>> The BlackJack is real nice too, and I think the WM6 upgrade is out. I
>> hear a
>> Blackjack II is close as well.
>>
>> --
>> Sven
>> MS MVP Mobile Devices
>> > Thanks Sven, that's exactly the kind of help I'm looking for. I DO
>> > have
>> > an
>> > exchange server at the office, so we'll see.
>> >
>> > I did think of another possibilty, but don't know if it is possible
>> > either.
>> > Could I just synch my PDA at the office, and then sync my home
>> > computer'
>> > Outlook (Vista & Office 2007) via the internet to my account on the
>> > Exchange
>> > server at work? That would eliminate the need to sync the PDA at home,
>> > since
>> > what I really want to accomplish is to load my work Outlook onto my
>> > home
>> > PC.
>> >
>> > Finally, does a decision between WM5 and WM6 come into play at all for
>> > either scenario?
>> >
>> > Thanks again for your help - I really appreciate it. Didn't trust
>> > either
>> > the AT&T or smart phone manufacturer!
>> > --
>> > Bill Gable
>> >
>> >
>> > "Sven" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Possible? Should be, supposed to be, designed to be. The difference is
>> >> that
>> >> XP uses ActiveSync and Vista uses Windows Media Device Center as the
>> >> sync
>> >> application. Later versions of each product have pretty similar
>> >> features.
>> >> There is still the limitation that a Windows Mobile device can only
>> >> have
>> >> two
>> >> partners. You should be OK with what you listed, but you couldn't also
>> >> add a
>> >> home desktop.
>> >>
>> >> Many folks have had a lot of trouble with WMDC, but that is an issue
>> >> with
>> >> that application, not related to having multiple partners. I and
>> >> others
>> >> have issues with syncing particular items with more than one partner,
>> >> such
>> >> as contacts. It tells me contacts is already sync'd with another
>> >> partner.
>> >> I
>> >> am pretty sure it is related to me having an Exchange Server in the
>> >> mix.
>> >> Most don't seem to have the issue.
>> >>
>> >> How do you accomplish it? Pretty easy. Connect the device up at the
>> >> Office
>> >> and run through the usual partner wizard stuff, then take it home,
>> >> connect
>> >> it and run through the usual partner wizard stuff. Been a while since
>> >> I
>> >> did
>> >> this, so I don't recall if you get asked if you want to pair with just
>> >> this
>> >> machine on the second connection or not. The answer is no to keep the
>> >> initial connection.
>> >>
>> >> Should work just fine. Note that it doesn't make Office 2003 read
>> >> Office
>> >> 2007 files, unless you save them as 2003 files. The latest versions of
>> >> Office on Windows Mobile Devices should be able to read either format.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Sven
>> >> MS MVP Mobile Devices
>> >> > Looking to buy a smartphone to replace my lost PDA and I want to be
>> >> > able
>> >> > to
>> >> > sync with both my office desktop (XP Pro and Office 2003) and my
>> >> > home
>> >> > laptop
>> >> > (Vista and Office 2007). Is this possible, and if so, how do I
>> >> > accomplish
>> >> > it. Thanks.
>> >> > --
>> >> > Bill Gable
>> >>
>>
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