Synchronizing iCal to Outlook
Posted 05/12/2008 at 9:33am
| by Scott Rose

BusySync 2.0 will synchronize your iCal calendar to your Google Calendar, and it will also synchronize your iCal calendar over a LAN or WAN to other iCal users.
Oh my, a mixed-platform relationship!? Scandalous! Might I be so bold as to suggest switching to a Mac-using boyfriend instead?
OK, if I can’t convince you to ditch your lover, here’s the solution that you’re looking for. And it’s a lot simpler than you might have imagined. It actually involves using Google Calendar as the “matchmaker” between you and your boyfriend.
First, sign up for a free Google Calendar account at calendar.google.com.
Next, on your Mac, install an iCal/Google syncing program, such as BusySync 2.0 ($24.95, www.busymac.com) or Spanning Sync ($25 per year or $65 one-time purchase; www.spanningsync.com). Simply configure one of these programs to connect to your Google Calendar account, and you’re all finished on the Mac side.
Then, on your boyfriend’s PC, all he has to do is install and configure Google Calendar Sync
(free, www.google.com/support/calendar/bin/answer.py?answer=89955), which handles the bidirectional syncing of Outlook with Google Calendar.
And that’s it! Now you two can communicate with each other at all times via your respective calendar programs.