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Moto Q

by jayabb Oct 3, 2006 2:49PM PDT

I bought a Gateway 3522GZ with Win XP Home last year as I was conducting business out of office more and more. It contains Outlook Express which I used for managing emails. I subsequently bought ACT 2005 for contact management and never ever considered synchronizing the 2 applications.

Here's the problem: I brought a Moto Q handheld on the weekend to be able to access email and internet on the fly but cannot synchronize my emails and CMS (Windows Mobile & ActiveSync works with Outlook NOT Outlook Express?!?!? and presumibly not ACT).

Short of going out and getting Outlook and scraping my use of ACT, is there a solution someone can recommend? Thanks a million!!

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by John.Wilkinson Oct 4, 2006 11:52AM PDT

For ACT! 2005 you need ACT! Link 2005 or third-party software such as Contacts Anywhere for ACT! 1.5 ($25). On the Outlook Express front, no, ActiveSync does not support it, just the full version of Outlook. Thus, you'd have to turn to third-party software such as SyncExpress ($1Cool or Intellisync (~$75) which supports ACT! as well.

Hope this helps,
John

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alternatives..?
by jayabb Oct 5, 2006 11:15AM PDT

Thanks John

After fumbling for a few days and having the tech guy at the shop attempt to assist me, I give up on Moto Q.

Perhaps a Blackberry. I looked at the software compatibility with BB and see ACT 4.0.2, 5.0 & 6.0 (Not 7.0 ?!?!)

Can you recommend the smartphone that is most compatible with ACT2005 (7.0)?

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by John.Wilkinson Oct 5, 2006 12:21PM PDT

As far as I know you have to rely on additional software no matter if you choose WindowsMobile, Palm OS, or Blackberry. Sage Software even recently updated CompanionLink Express for compatibility with the latest devices running those three OSes. Someone else may know of native compatibility but to my knowledge they are all equal opportunity offenders.

John

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