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How Does Google CalDAV Compare to Spanning Sync?December 2

We've gotten a number of emails asking how Google's CalDAV support compares to Spanning Sync. There are a number of important differences, but here are the ones that we think will affect the most people:

1. Cost
   Google CalDAV is free, and what could be better than free? Simple: something that makes you money, which is exactly what the Spanning Sync does with our Save 5+Make 5 program.

   Several people have already made over $1,000 just by including their personal referral code in blog posts, Twitter tweets, and comments. Brian Dusablon is one of those people, and here's what he had to say:

   It's pretty easy to get four referrals, and if you get five or more, you're at a profit already. [Within eight weeks] I hit $1,000. I'm donating half to charity, and I'm buying a Drobo.

   We think saving money is great, but making money is even better.

2. iPhone Support
   Calendars synchronized using CalDAV become read-only on iPhone. One of our customers recently rolled out 700 iPhones and 200 iPod touches. This lack of iPhone compatibility makes Google's CalDAV solution a non-starter for them, and for anyone else looking for bidirectional sync between iPhone and Google Calendar.

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Spanning Sync 2.1 is Now AvailableDecember 1

This weekend while many other Americans were eating turkey and watching football (hook 'em horns!) we were putting the finishing touches on Spanning Sync 2.1, which is now available for download.

What's New in v2.1:

• Spanning Sync now sends changes to Google in small batches. Batching has the following benefits:
  • Greatly reduced memory usage on large syncs
  • Eliminates various timeout errors on large syncs
  • Information will show up on Google faster
  • Total time to finish the sync is about 25% faster
• Fixed a rare crash
• Syncs that were canceled or aborted at just the right time would miss records on the next sync
• Better UI for over-quota conditions
• Reliability fixes
• Small fix to French translation
• Human readable log now includes event dates & times

All users are encouraged to download and install the update as soon as p

Customer Earns $1,000 with Spanning Sync Discount Code, Gives Half to CharityNovember 11

A few weeks ago we were wondering when our Save 5+Make 5 affiliate program would have its first $1,000 referer. Well, we're not wondering any more.

On November 4, Brian Dusablon's Spanning Sync discount code was used for the 200th time, putting his earnings to date at $1,000.

We asked him to describe his experience with Save 5+Make 5. Here's what he had to say:

A friend of mine had been bragging about how much he had made from Save 5+Make 5 in just a couple of weeks so I finally decided to do a social experiment to see how much money I could make. I figured I might get lucky and make my $20 back over a couple of weeks, not really knowing who read my blog or how much exposure I had online.

Anyhow, I was pretty blown away, as in just a couple of days I had already made close to $100. Then there were a couple days where I had 15-20 referral purchases. All I did was post an article to my blog (which had, and still has, only a few subscribers), post a link on Facebook and Twitter for my Mac friends.

Fun thing was making money during o

Spanning Sync v2.0.2 Now AvailableOctober 7

Spanning Sync v2.0.2 is now available, and all users are encouraged to upgrade to take advantage of its improvements. Like all upgrades both major and minor, v2.0.2 is free for all Spanning Sync subscribers.

What's New in v2.0.2:

• Improved reliability with calendar syncing
• Handles Internet connectivity issues more gracefully
• Improved memory footprint

You can upgrade automatically by opening the Spanning Sync pref pane in System Preferences, or manually by downloading the update from spanningsync.com/download.

Spanning Sync v2.0.1 Now AvailableSeptember 22

Spanning Sync v2.0.1 is now available, and includes a number of fixes for users of Mac OS X 10.4 "Tiger" and people syncing very large numbers of contacts. It also includes improvements that will affect all users, so please upgrade as soon as possible.

What's New in v2.0.1:

• Fixed a problem that would cause the pref pane to hang when signing out in Mac OS X "Tiger"
• Fixed a problem with the "show menu bar icon" checkbox in the pref pane
• Fixed some issues that could cause the sync to abort
• Memory optimizations

You can upgrade automatically by opening the Spanning Sync pref pane in System Preferences, or manually by downloading the update from spanningsync.com/download.