Outlook 2010 SP1 Sync with the iCloud

Every market relevant synch solution - even iTunes - is synching with the default structure of Outlook and works fine. There is no reason to make an isolated extra folder structure in Outlook. If there is one please tell me.

Apple made a big mistake with this implementation completely unforced by any meaning.

I have sent this feedback verbally and by mail to Apple weeks ago. The Apple Care people told me that iCloud is BETA and not ready for usage. No reply to my emails yet.

Then tell Apple, this is a user forum.

What users do you mean? Nobody can use iCloud with Outlook in a serious way. It is lower than beta.

güntherfrommünchen wrote:

What users do you mean? Nobody can use iCloud with Outlook in a serious way. It is lower than beta.

I did not choose to use Outlook and am far happier for it, Outlook is an Exchange client, and a very good one, as an iCloud client it is awful.

What PIM Client do you recommend to have use of iCloud on a PC? I´m wondering what can be better than Outlook.

güntherfrommünchen wrote:

What PIM Client do you recommend to have use of iCloud on a PC? I´m wondering what can be better than Outlook.

Try emClient for Win7

Thanks, but emClient is not released by Apple for iCloud. It is only Outlook 2007 and 2010. How comes emClient in your mind?

emClient supports the protocols that iCloud uses, (WebDav & iMap), that's all you need.

Thanks for all that help. I appreciate the detailed response

Dear Apple:

PLEASE FIX THIS!!

It's 2012. Being able to have my default calendar in Outlook synch with iCloud is what is needed. Period. Please make this work.

Thanks

Amen to that!!

It's pretty basic, Apple.

The other big issue with using Outlook and the Cloud is that every entry in the calendar hangs for a long time while trying to sync with the Cloud. Whether entries are made on my PC, my I Phone, my I pad, or my Mac, it takes forever now to make any calendar entries, as each one tries to sync (and does) before any other work can be done. It's about 20-30 secs per entry. What used to be a time saver is now a time waster.

I was submitting a bug report (https://bugreport.apple.com ) with Apple since I have stability issues with Outlook 2010 and the iCloud plugin.

I haven't figured out what's causing the instability (I'm running a 64 bit version of Outlook) nor has Apple replied.

The issue/bug has the following number (# 10407486 ). You can read the details below.

* Summary:

Current system setup:
MacBook Pro with OSx Lion
VMWare Fusion 3+
Windows 7 64 bit
Office 2010 32bit SP1 MSO
Outlook 2010 32 bit SP1 MSO
iCloud 1.0.1.29
iCloud Outlook Addin
Synchonization with Ms Exchange 2003 (default calendar) and separate Calendar for private appointments (as overlay) synchronized with iCloud.

I have installed the iCloud Outlook Addin and noticed the following so far:

1.) One thing that I see all the time when starting up Outlook (and clicking on my Calendar) is the following message: "Preparing calendar for first use"

2.) I was thinking of copying my private contacts and some private appointments to the iCloud server. I'm ending up seeing my 'work' and 'home' calender next to my current MSExchange Calendar in Outlook 2010. Synchronization seems to work fine : at least it syncs all the private data to my other Macbook and iPhone.

3.) Outlook has become unstable since I'm using the iCloud addin.

I'm have some questions about the following:

1) Is there a way to get rid of that "Preparing calendar ...." message (screenshot above)?
2) Is Outlook able to remember its last state (ie. the tabs that I was opening when leaving the program)?
3) Why is Outlook becoming unstable (it's not crashing all the time but it does a few times a week).

My eventvwr shows the following when Outlook has crashed:

The program OUTLOOK.EXE version 14.0.6025.1000 stopped interacting with Windows and was closed. To see if more information about the problem is available, check the problem history in the Action Center control panel.

Process ID: 1184
Start Time: 01cc9cde7a9a052a
Termination Time: 0
Application Path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\OUTLOOK.EXE
Report Id: 4a0da79b-0969-11e1-b824-00059a3c7a00

* Steps to Reproduce:

Install the software in the following environment:

MacBook Pro with OSx Lion
VMWare Fusion 3+
Windows 7 64 bit
Office 2010 32bit SP1 MSO
Outlook 2010 32 bit SP1 MSO
iCloud 1.0.1.29
iCloud Outlook Addin
Synchonization with Ms Exchange 2003

* Expected Results:

- Outlook is not showing "Preparing calendar ...." message every time when starting Outlook
- iCloud Outlook addin is not making Outlook 2010 unstable.

* Actual Results:

Outlook 2010 becomes unstable when using the iCloud addin. It crashed sometimes when switching between email and calendar view in Outlook 2010.

* Regression:

Notes:

I have found some info on the error:

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/office/forum/office_2010-office_install/outlo ok-2010-64bit-crashes-on-win7-ultmt-64bit/9ad2e352-9703-4b5f-b857-8c9f57db38ca