Comments on: Transfer PalmOS data to Google Calendar with Dba2Csv and Palm2Google http://www.wirefresh.com/transfer-palmos-data-to-google-calendar-with-dba2csv-and-palm2google/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=transfer-palmos-data-to-google-calendar-with-dba2csv-and-palm2google A snappy new tech blog Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:29:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Neil http://www.wirefresh.com/transfer-palmos-data-to-google-calendar-with-dba2csv-and-palm2google/comment-page-1/#comment-4267 Neil Sat, 08 Jan 2011 01:04:14 +0000 http://www.wirefresh.com/?p=2509#comment-4267 Sorry this comes too late for Kelly, but judging from the number of enquiries I get about this I'm sure it will help someone... Tasks (ToDo's) are best managed by ToodleDo (http://www.toodledo.com) which can import the native Palm .tda format (from Palm Desktop 6) and display the results in a variety of ways, such as a Google Gadget. Unfortunately there is currently no satisfactory way to get Palm Tasks into Google Tasks (which is still rather "beta"). The good news is that ToodleDo is better anyway, and it's free! Memo's can be exported as .csv or .txt from Palm Desktop and imported to the software of your choice (such as a Google Docs spreadsheet). While we're on Palm Desktop exports - a lot of people have trouble moving Contacts into Google simply because it is not really obvious that you need to select them all (Ctrl-A) in the "Contacts" section of Palm Desktop before you "Export as vCard" from the File menu. The vCard file can then be imported to Gmail Contacts and the results are very good (unless you use extended fields for which Gmail Contacts has no equivalent). Sorry this comes too late for Kelly, but judging from the number of enquiries I get about this I’m sure it will help someone…

Tasks (ToDo’s) are best managed by ToodleDo (http://www.toodledo.com) which can import the native Palm .tda format (from Palm Desktop 6) and display the results in a variety of ways, such as a Google Gadget. Unfortunately there is currently no satisfactory way to get Palm Tasks into Google Tasks (which is still rather “beta”). The good news is that ToodleDo is better anyway, and it’s free!

Memo’s can be exported as .csv or .txt from Palm Desktop and imported to the software of your choice (such as a Google Docs spreadsheet).

While we’re on Palm Desktop exports – a lot of people have trouble moving Contacts into Google simply because it is not really obvious that you need to select them all (Ctrl-A) in the “Contacts” section of Palm Desktop before you “Export as vCard” from the File menu. The vCard file can then be imported to Gmail Contacts and the results are very good (unless you use extended fields for which Gmail Contacts has no equivalent).

]]> By: Kelly Smith http://www.wirefresh.com/transfer-palmos-data-to-google-calendar-with-dba2csv-and-palm2google/comment-page-1/#comment-2940 Kelly Smith Tue, 05 Oct 2010 13:22:52 +0000 http://www.wirefresh.com/?p=2509#comment-2940 Does Google have an area for tasks and memos and is there software available to transfer this data? Does Google have an area for tasks and memos and is there software available to transfer this data?

]]> By: Barbara Angelino http://www.wirefresh.com/transfer-palmos-data-to-google-calendar-with-dba2csv-and-palm2google/comment-page-1/#comment-1982 Barbara Angelino Tue, 15 Jun 2010 02:20:04 +0000 http://www.wirefresh.com/?p=2509#comment-1982 WOW !!! What a great experience. The Dba2Csv was a painless experience and I got just about every calendar event from the last 10 years from my Palm to Google. The developer did a fantastic job of creating an interface that provides straight-forward instructions and with the assurance of technical support if needed and a money back guarantee - it's a great buy. I didn't find the price at all prohibitive particularly when you consider the time it saves you in trying to get your data (and finally your life)out of Palm and into a more universally recognized format. THANK YOU - Dba2Csv is EXACTLY what I needed. WOW !!! What a great experience. The Dba2Csv was a painless experience and I got just about every calendar event from the last 10 years from my Palm to Google. The developer did a fantastic job of creating an interface that provides straight-forward instructions and with the assurance of technical support if needed and a money back guarantee – it’s a great buy. I didn’t find the price at all prohibitive particularly when you consider the time it saves you in trying to get your data (and finally your life)out of Palm and into a more universally recognized format. THANK YOU – Dba2Csv is EXACTLY what I needed.

]]> By: Warren Sparks http://www.wirefresh.com/transfer-palmos-data-to-google-calendar-with-dba2csv-and-palm2google/comment-page-1/#comment-1677 Warren Sparks Tue, 11 May 2010 20:38:51 +0000 http://www.wirefresh.com/?p=2509#comment-1677 I transferred about 5000 calendar entries from my Palm to my iPhone. It was not easy. Upgraded from Palm 4 to 6, then transfer to Google, then to ics file. Lotus Notes only accepts 500 entries per import, so divided the ics file into 12 files and imported one by one. Our company uses lotus notes which is sync'd to our iPhones. So now my iPhone is sync'd to my Lotus Notes (email, contacts and calendar). It was not fun, but would have been 10 x worse without this program. My Palm was a TX. I live in Western Canada. I am thankfully Palm free (although my Palm served me well for 10 years). Wish I could rate the program somewhere, if I could it would be 5 star. I transferred about 5000 calendar entries from my Palm to my iPhone. It was not easy. Upgraded from Palm 4 to 6, then transfer to Google, then to ics file. Lotus Notes only accepts 500 entries per import, so divided the ics file into 12 files and imported one by one. Our company uses lotus notes which is sync’d to our iPhones. So now my iPhone is sync’d to my Lotus Notes (email, contacts and calendar). It was not fun, but would have been 10 x worse without this program.

My Palm was a TX. I live in Western Canada. I am thankfully Palm free (although my Palm served me well for 10 years).

Wish I could rate the program somewhere, if I could it would be 5 star.

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