Sync your Outlook Calendar with Google Calendar

Google Calendar Sync allows you to sync events between Google Calendar and Microsoft Outlook Calendar. You'll be able to determine the direction of information flow, as well as the sync frequency. Staying on top of your Google Calendar and Microsoft Outlook Calendar events has never been easier! Here's some good information to know to help you get started with Google Calendar Sync.

Currently, Google Calendar Sync is only compatible with Microsoft Outlook versions 2003 and 2007, and operating systems Windows XP and Windows Vista.

To set up Google Calendar Sync:

1. Make sure you're using a supported operating system and Outlook version.
2. Download Google Calendar Sync (version 0.9.3.5) at http://dl.google.com/googlecalendarsync/GoogleCalendarSync_Installer.exe
3. Once a dialog box appears, click Save File. The downloaded file should open automatically. If it doesn't, manually open it from your browser's download window.
4. Click OK to confirm that you're aware this is an executable file.
5. Read through the Google Calendar Sync Terms of Service, and click I Agree.
6. Follow through the Installation Options and click Install to finish the set-up process.

 

Once Google Calendar Sync is installed on your computer, the Google Calendar Sync Settings window will appear:

In the Settings window, enter your email address and password and select the Sync Option you prefer. Read about each Sync Option.

You'll also be able to set the time interval for syncing to occur. Please keep in mind that 10 minutes is the minimum time interval allowed.

After the initial set-up, you can access the Google Calendar Sync Settings window again by double-clicking the calendar icon in your Windows System Tray.

Icon Status

To access the Google Calendar Sync Settings window, just right-click the calendar icon in your Windows System Tray and select Options.

When your events are actively syncing between Google Calendar and Microsoft Outlook Calendar, you'll see arrows in the Google Calendar Sync icon:

When events aren't actively syncing, your calendar icon will look like this:

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Shutdown/Restart your computer by an SMS or Email

Shutdown or restart your computer by just an SMS or send an Email from any email ID.

In some situation this trick would help you to shutdown/restart your computer remotely, say for you forgot to shutdown your computer or any of your application just gone to hanged and you are not there, your company people are nagging you over phone and they really don’t know how to play around, in that case the final option is restart and you do not want to inform your company:)

Ok, I will break it, You need MS office outlook( I just tried with MS office outlook 2003, so you can select what ever you want), smsEmail gateway number and a batch file

Here we go,you need to create separate batch files for shutdown the machine and for restart the machine.

The code for shutdown:-

C:\windows\system32\shutdown -s -f -t 00

type this code into a notepad and save as shutdown.bat (check your file extensions are enabled, otherwise it will save as txt format)

Just note, save the destination at somewhere which you do not use usually, otherwise if you click on the  bat file by chance, it will go to crazy

follow the same method for create a restart batch file and name it as restart.bat, the code for restart:-

C:\windows\system32\shutdown -r -f -t 00

The next step  is configure your outlook, if you want to configure  Gmail on your outlook follow this link:- http://support.email2pop.com/Gmail_Outlook.html

Then finally here is our deal,

First we go for shutdown option by sending an Email from  any Email account :-

Open your outlook, go to tools-Rules and alerts-press create new rule-start from a blank rule-press next. will get lot of options. Here you have to bit careful,

You can find there with specific word in the subject(check the enable box), in the down you can see specific word, there specify which word you want to use for shutdown your computer (you will get another popup and type which word you want, eg:- shutdown my computer now), then press next, scroll down, you can find start application( check the enable box), in the down you can see start application option, click the start application then select  the appropriate saved batch file which you created before( in this case shutdown.bat). press finish.

How we can test that  is this working? Go to any of your email account, sent an email to your outlook id with the exact subject(shutdown my computer now). once it received to your outlook the rule will generate and the application will run.Before that you need to do one more thing, enable the auto send/receive option, in that it will receive the email automatically, otherwise you cannot perform this trick remotely. Just go to tools-mail setup- press send/receive- will get another popup- do the same like as in the below  picture

 

For restart :-

Do the same like as the shutdown procedure, but you must careful about the specific subject word and application.

Give the word as something restart my computer now and after choose the correct application which you created early ( restart.bat)

then test it.

Finally, How we can work out this method by an sms?

For shutdown:-

You need to create again rules same like as what you did early. For shutdown, the subject should be like SMS from Mobile: +97150xxxx (add your number instead of the xxx) then follow same procedures for shutdown.

You need to find out the email gateway number for sending emails from your mobile.its quite simple to  find out a emailgateway number. I found one from  google, which i will give now  +6591653870

go to your text message, create new  and To number is +6591653870 ,  body as the email id which you selected for the rules, space then type something…the subject it will select automatically as SMS from Mobile: +97150xxxx (instead the xx your number will appear whe the email receive).

for more detail about the smsemail gateway check this :  http://www.visualtron.com/sms2email.htm

For restart:-

you need to create the rules again, when you create the outlook rule select the specific words in the senders address(just scroll down, there you can find this) click in the down for specify the word and type this word there: VisualGSM SMS2Email Server [support@visualtron.com]

There are many other sms_email gateways, you can use those also. if you select any other, just sent a test mail to your outlook account and check what subject and sender id  you received. Then you need to edit or create a new rule for it…

Don’t think it is complicated, it’s very easy to do…

Note :- your outlook should be always open/turned on  for work this trick, if you close your outlook then the rules can’t work out.

if you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact me

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Optimize you PC with TweakNow PowerPack 2009

TweakNow PowerPack is a fully-integrated suite of utilities that let you fine-tune every aspect of your computer's operating system and Web browser.It provides more than 100 hidden Windows settings in the Windows Secret section.To keep your computer always at  top performance, you have  to clean your registry  at least once a month.By using Registry Cleaner  module provides you with a safe and simple way to clean Windows Registry. It includes Disk Cleaner,Disk Usage Analyzer,Registry Cleaner & Defragmenter , Startup Manager,Track Cleaner,System Information and more.

This suite also gives you a complete picture of all aspects of your computer's hardware, including detailed information about your motherboard, processor, video card, memory, hard disk and network.

The Virtual Desktop module allow you run four custom-designed desktop configurations simultaneously.An AutoShutdown utility that lets you suspend, hibernate, or shut down your computer after a specified period of time.In addition to saving resources, this program keeps your system more secure by making it unavailable to unauthorized people.By using all of these modules , you can easily customize your Windows like geeks do.

OS: Windows 7/Vista/XP| Freeware | 5.45MB |    TweakNowPowerPack2009

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