Comments on: Add-in: Project Umbrella – Home Calendar, Contacts and Tasks (AIC ‘09) http://www.wegotserved.com/2010/01/30/add-in-project-umbrella-home-calendar-contacts-and-tasks-aic-09/ The web's biggest home server and digital home community, with the latest news, reviews, hardware, software, add-ins and support forums. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:40:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: bob schererhttp://www.wegotserved.com/2010/01/30/add-in-project-umbrella-home-calendar-contacts-and-tasks-aic-09/comment-page-1/#comment-22657 bob scherer Mon, 10 May 2010 21:21:06 +0000 http://www.wegotserved.com/?p=18516#comment-22657 Guess we should not be totally surprised by Felix's behavior given the LONG delay between the start and first post with "working on it". Very disappointing! Maybe someone with the necessary expertise could look at Axigen with the Outlook connector could put together some practical installation guidance for us less expert types. I tried installing & found during the configuration process, my knowledge of mail servers and associated process was lacking. The free Axigen solution looks more promising anyway - if you have the expertise. Here's hoping. Bob Guess we should not be totally surprised by Felix's behavior given the LONG delay between the start and first post with "working on it".

Very disappointing!

Maybe someone with the necessary expertise could look at Axigen with the Outlook connector could put together some practical installation guidance for us less expert types. I tried installing & found during the configuration process, my knowledge of mail servers and associated process was lacking.

The free Axigen solution looks more promising anyway – if you have the expertise.

Here's hoping.

Bob

]]> By: Jared Finkenbinderhttp://www.wegotserved.com/2010/01/30/add-in-project-umbrella-home-calendar-contacts-and-tasks-aic-09/comment-page-1/#comment-22424 Jared Finkenbinder Sat, 08 May 2010 11:10:26 +0000 http://www.wegotserved.com/?p=18516#comment-22424 Thanks Diehard. And NO they CAN'T have my WHS back! Felix has quit and isnt developing ANYTHING for WHS anymore: <a href="http://TwitPWR.com/INA/" rel="nofollow">http://TwitPWR.com/INA/</a> and<a href="http://TwitPWR.com/INz/" rel="nofollow">http://TwitPWR.com/INz/</a> says he has quit. I'm very dissapointed and would STILL hope someone will have the wherewithall to develop a REAL solution to sharing Contacts, Calendars and Tasks via the networked Windows Home Server. I also would like to see a solution that would work with v1 AND v2 WHS installations. Amyone have the guts to actually follow through on this? Feel free to contact me and we could discuss how I thought this should work when I entered the contest in the first place! Thanks Diehard. And NO they CAN'T have my WHS back! Felix has quit and isnt developing ANYTHING for WHS anymore: http://TwitPWR.com/INA/ andhttp://TwitPWR.com/INz/ says he has quit.

I'm very dissapointed and would STILL hope someone will have the wherewithall to develop a REAL solution to sharing Contacts, Calendars and Tasks via the networked Windows Home Server. I also would like to see a solution that would work with v1 AND v2 WHS installations.

Amyone have the guts to actually follow through on this? Feel free to contact me and we could discuss how I thought this should work when I entered the contest in the first place!

]]> By: scoob101http://www.wegotserved.com/2010/01/30/add-in-project-umbrella-home-calendar-contacts-and-tasks-aic-09/comment-page-1/#comment-22434 scoob101 Sat, 08 May 2010 10:48:47 +0000 http://www.wegotserved.com/?p=18516#comment-22434 I mailed Felix the other day and asked him to provide an update. I guess that prompted this post. Looking back at the state of the other addins he`s tried to develop, this was always going to be bad anyway. Routercontrol was garbage and facebook for WHS was the oddest idea for an idd-in I`ve ever heard. Good riddance. Maybe a real developer can run with the idea and create a new add-in worth using. I mailed Felix the other day and asked him to provide an update. I guess that prompted this post.

Looking back at the state of the other addins he`s tried to develop, this was always going to be bad anyway. Routercontrol was garbage and facebook for WHS was the oddest idea for an idd-in I`ve ever heard. Good riddance. Maybe a real developer can run with the idea and create a new add-in worth using.

]]> By: Bobhttp://www.wegotserved.com/2010/01/30/add-in-project-umbrella-home-calendar-contacts-and-tasks-aic-09/comment-page-1/#comment-19069 Bob Wed, 31 Mar 2010 17:46:53 +0000 http://www.wegotserved.com/?p=18516#comment-19069 My misunderstanding. And he has my apologies. The developer needs a major kick in the Ass then! Bob My misunderstanding. And he has my apologies.

The developer needs a major kick in the Ass then!

Bob

]]> By: scoob101http://www.wegotserved.com/2010/01/30/add-in-project-umbrella-home-calendar-contacts-and-tasks-aic-09/comment-page-1/#comment-18569 scoob101 Thu, 25 Mar 2010 22:03:31 +0000 http://www.wegotserved.com/?p=18516#comment-18569 I have to say I dont understand why development has stopped - theres nothing thats been said which suggests he can`t continue developing for the english version. Was this last post by the developer just an excuse to stop working on whats been promised?? I have to say I dont understand why development has stopped – theres nothing thats been said which suggests he can`t continue developing for the english version.

Was this last post by the developer just an excuse to stop working on whats been promised??

]]> By: diehardhttp://www.wegotserved.com/2010/01/30/add-in-project-umbrella-home-calendar-contacts-and-tasks-aic-09/comment-page-1/#comment-18568 diehard Thu, 25 Mar 2010 21:59:56 +0000 http://www.wegotserved.com/?p=18516#comment-18568 Jared Finkenbinder won because his addin idea was chosen as the best to be turned into an addin. The developer that was chosen to write the addin in the person who dropped the ball here. I don't think Jared should return his prize. Jared Finkenbinder won because his addin idea was chosen as the best to be turned into an addin. The developer that was chosen to write the addin in the person who dropped the ball here. I don't think Jared should return his prize.

]]> By: Bob Schererhttp://www.wegotserved.com/2010/01/30/add-in-project-umbrella-home-calendar-contacts-and-tasks-aic-09/comment-page-1/#comment-18567 Bob Scherer Thu, 25 Mar 2010 21:52:57 +0000 http://www.wegotserved.com/?p=18516#comment-18567 I think you should request the WHS that was awarded back. I am forced to wonder if this person is capable of proving the solution he won the contest with. This has taken far too long, especially when it appeard virtually nothing was done for most of last year. I had high hopes, but they are clearly dashed! I think you should request the WHS that was awarded back.
I am forced to wonder if this person is capable of proving the solution he won the contest with. This has taken far too long, especially when it appeard virtually nothing was done for most of last year.

I had high hopes, but they are clearly dashed!

]]> By: scoob101http://www.wegotserved.com/2010/01/30/add-in-project-umbrella-home-calendar-contacts-and-tasks-aic-09/comment-page-1/#comment-18401 scoob101 Mon, 22 Mar 2010 19:20:10 +0000 http://www.wegotserved.com/?p=18516#comment-18401 Reading the post below (talken from the Umbrella website), it looks like development has stopped because of bugs in WHS. Error when retrieving WHS users by fkollmann 20/02/2010 00:36:57 Unfortunately I am currently stuck on an important feature: synchronizing users with SharePoint. The issue is a bug in the Windows Home Server client library :-/ . But a bug has been filed so please feel free to vote for that bug since there is currently no workaround :’( . The bug applies to the German and French version. Reading the post below (talken from the Umbrella website), it looks like development has stopped because of bugs in WHS.

Error when retrieving WHS users
by fkollmann 20/02/2010 00:36:57

Unfortunately I am currently stuck on an important feature: synchronizing users with SharePoint.

The issue is a bug in the Windows Home Server client library :-/ . But a bug has been filed so please feel free to vote for that bug since there is currently no workaround :’( . The bug applies to the German and French version.

]]> By: Codename “Umbrella” CTP1 releasedhttp://www.wegotserved.com/2010/01/30/add-in-project-umbrella-home-calendar-contacts-and-tasks-aic-09/comment-page-1/#comment-16584 Codename “Umbrella” CTP1 released Fri, 19 Feb 2010 23:28:33 +0000 http://www.wegotserved.com/?p=18516#comment-16584 [...] announcement at WGS (English) and HSB [...] [...] announcement at WGS (English) and HSB [...]

]]> By: scoob101http://www.wegotserved.com/2010/01/30/add-in-project-umbrella-home-calendar-contacts-and-tasks-aic-09/comment-page-1/#comment-15831 scoob101 Sat, 06 Feb 2010 10:13:17 +0000 http://www.wegotserved.com/?p=18516#comment-15831 Can someone who understands sharepoint explain whats possible whith this type of solution?? I mean, my wife syncs her phone calendar to her laptop`s outlook - so will I be able to view SELECTED appointments or ALL of them? What about appointments marked private or confidential ? I hope the process isnt going to be too cumbersome (syncs need to be automated), otherwise its not going to get WAF, and my hopes of shared calendars will be dashed again. Can someone who understands sharepoint explain whats possible whith this type of solution?? I mean, my wife syncs her phone calendar to her laptop`s outlook – so will I be able to view SELECTED appointments or ALL of them? What about appointments marked private or confidential ?
I hope the process isnt going to be too cumbersome (syncs need to be automated), otherwise its not going to get WAF, and my hopes of shared calendars will be dashed again.

]]> By: importedprogrammerhttp://www.wegotserved.com/2010/01/30/add-in-project-umbrella-home-calendar-contacts-and-tasks-aic-09/comment-page-1/#comment-15808 importedprogrammer Fri, 05 Feb 2010 22:37:08 +0000 http://www.wegotserved.com/?p=18516#comment-15808 I use Cosmo Sharing Server which runs in it own tomcat container, all i then did was to do a iis to redirect. OVERVIEW: The Cosmo project aims to provide a web calendaring application to support the Chandler project. In addition, it is a content/calendar sharing server to support collaboration with Chandler users. Chandler users will be able to share calendar collections with friends who do not use Chandler, iCal or any other desktop clients by providing them with Cosmo URLs for the collections. I use Cosmo Sharing Server which runs in it own tomcat container, all i then did was to do a iis to redirect.

OVERVIEW:

The Cosmo project aims to provide a web calendaring application to support the Chandler project. In addition, it is a content/calendar sharing server to support collaboration with Chandler users. Chandler users will be able to share calendar collections with friends who do not use Chandler, iCal or any other desktop clients by providing them with Cosmo URLs for the collections.

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