Since moving most of my day to day work to Linux, and finally getting my Palm Lifedrive (My main Palm), I have been trying to figure out a way to sync my Treo 650 without screwing up my delicate Linux syc configuration. Today I found the solution to that problem and a whole lot more! From Brighthand today:

Just last week Google released a Java application that allows handhelds and smartphones to access the email in its Gmail service. Now, a company has introduced a family of applications that can synchronize GoogleCalendar with a mobile device.

GoogleCalendar is a free online service that allows users to enter their schedules and then share them with their family and friends. It can also send reminders of events by email or text messages.

Toffa's new GooSync is still in beta, but it can handle the task of synchronizing the calendars on a wide variety of mobile devices with the ones on Google's servers. The synchronization process is handled by the device, so it needs to have some form of connection to the Internet.

There are versions for both the Palm OS and Windows Mobile, as well as for many other smartphones. A complete list can be found on Toffa's web site.

GooSync is currently free. It is not yet known if Toffa intends to charge for this service once it comes out of beta.

I now have the ability to remote sync with my Google Calendar. Using this same system, I dont need to sync my Treo to the Linux desktop, I just make sure all of my Google Calendar data is up to date, and then occasionally sync the Treo via GPRS. Nice solution by the way.

One of the things that is also nice, is that my clients can not get a snapshot of my free time just by visiting my Google Calendar, and know that it is always up to date. Sweet!

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