Office 2010 Is Coming

[siamect]

Distributing the file needs to be done manually (or with syncing.net - but if the file is in use it cannot sync the entire file. It works with the individual contacts but not with the entire file).

Does Kmail sync with mobile phones?

For file sync, use a distributed version control system, you can use the same for distributing the files with the contacts too...

Kmail is an email client and itself doesn't do any syncing. Kmail is a GNU/Linux application and I mentioned it as an example.

Syncing in the Gnu/Linux world is normally handled by external applications such as rsync. Opensync/Myltisync is an application syncing mobilephones but I have no experience.

Ha a look into the GIT manual...sorry, that is way too complicated for me. Syncing.net can be installed and set up by people like me. Took me an afternoon to set up the file system, assign user rights (read./right etc) and since no maintenance necessary

so what would be the solution here? I give you an example:

Our ISO SOPs are in one folder. The staff that drafts them has read/write access to this folder. The rest of the staff has only read rights as they are not supposed to change anything in there. If the ISO girl changes anything, seconds later the updated version is synced with all other computers, ensuring that everyone has the same file.

There are other folders that are open for writing to 2 or 3 staff as they all need to edit files in there. If they would have their OWN version of the file, then we would have duplicates and different versions in no time that are no longer usable. I tried that before (publishing via e-mail and so on...) but it takes up too much time and is not manageable after a while.

Again, this is all set up during an afternoon and needs no knowledge in linux script, assembler or other cryptic stuff....just click through 3 or 4 steps and there you go...

You just got the wrong entry point. You don't need to know anything about Linux or scripting. You do however need to know some general principals of distributed version control systems and workflows.

Git install, Git Gui and the Gitk history browsers are regarded as so simple so there are hardly any documentation.

If you use Windows, use MsysGit. MsysGit download and install takes two minutes.

The beginning of this webcast shows the install procedure. Later in the video they give examples but they are related to programming and requires you to know stuff...

http://gitcasts.com/.../git-on-windows

The whole idea with distributed version control systems are that the history should be available to all the contributors and others who need the info.

Another principle is that Git only adds stuff. Git (almost) never removes anything...

A third principle is that everything is immutable. Once it is inside a git repository you cannot change it.

If you want to change anything, you create a new version.

Maybe we should start a new thread about Git and other version control systems?

Martin

[bendejo]

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I tried Thunderbird but syncing contacts between computers and mobile phone is not possible, so no option for me.

It can be done via something called Finchsync, there is another called Birdiesync but not free.

I managed to do a PPC-Thunderbird sync via Finchsync, that was about 2 years ago and I was running XP. If interested either do a search or let me know, I can pass on to you what I have. I have no idea how these relate to Vista/Win7.

Another pain in arse is when I upgraded the laptop to Win7 it broke the ability to sync via Bluetooth. A few hours effort here and there and still same-same, so to hel_l with it. Maybe if the need arises to re-install Win7 I may put some focus on making that happen, but as for now, well, life is too short

But this and another piece of weirdness or two (can't recall just now) leads me to believe that MS is planning a drag-by-the-nose initiative for Win7 Mobile, forcing PPC users to upgrade. I have an old Dopod/HTC that does what I need for now and have no intention of upgrading -- if they came up with an Android version that would run on it I might try that, but I think my model is too old for anyone to care.

I also use the gadget to read books and articles, but the only way to keep it legible enough for the small screen is to convert it to text and open it in Word to play with the fonts. I'd like something a little bigger, but something the size of the ipad is too clumsy, maybe something more the size of a game handset. Cisco (!) announced something this past week that sounds interesting, but we'll have to see what it turns out to be.

[JimSiam]

Google Docs, a picture says a 1,000 words and over that in search results for opening documents and getting temporaryReadFailure