Sync'Em : Example Syncing Configurations

These example setups illustrate and further explain just a few of the setups possible with Sync'Em.

Note: not all the Sync'Em capabilities are currently available — see our Product Roadmap for details.

Example 1: Sync Your Mac's Contacts With Google
(or Exchange or Another Mac)
Objective:
  • Sync one contacts group across Google and your Mac's Address Book
    • ... or across one contacts folder in Exchange, instead of Google
    • ... or across one contacts group in another Mac's Address Book, instead of Google
Results:
This configuration requires Sync'Em Contacts for the Mac (and Sync'Em Mac2Mac for the other Mac, if syncing to the other Mac's Address Book, instead of Google).
Licensing on iMac:
Licensing on MacBook Pro (if syncing to the other Mac's Address Book, instead of Google):
  • No syncing is run by this Mac
  • Uses free Sync'Em Mac2Mac license
    • allows other Macs (e.g., the iMac) to sync this Mac's resources


Example 2: Sync Your Mac's Contacts and Events With Exchange (or Google)
Objective:
Results:
  • With all information sources set for bidirectional syncing:
    • one of your Mac's Address Book groups and one Google contacts group contain synchronized content
    • one of your Mac's iCal calendars and one Google calendar contain synchronized events content
      • ... or one calendar in Exchange, instead of the Google calendar
This configuration requires Sync'Em (standard) on the Mac.
Licensing on iMac:
 


Example 3: Sync Your Mac's Contacts and Calendar Events With Another Mac
Objective:
  • Sync one contacts group across your Macs' and another Macs' Address Books
  • Sync one calendar's events across your Macs' and another Macs' iCal calendars
Results:
  • With all information sources set for bidirectional syncing:
    • one of your Mac's Address Book groups and one of the other Mac's Address Book groups contain synchronized content
    • one of your Mac's calendars and one of the other Mac's calendars contain synchronized events content
This configuration requires Sync'Em (standard) for the iMac (on the left) and Sync'Em Mac2Mac for the MacBook Pro (on the right).
Licensing on iMac:
Licensing on MacBook Pro:
  • No syncing is run by this Mac
  • Uses free Sync'Em Mac2Mac license
    • allows other Macs (e.g., the iMac) to sync this Mac's resources


Example 4: Sync Exchange, Google and 2 Macs

Where 1 Mac Drives All the Syncing
Objective:
  • Sync one contacts group/folder across Exchange, Google, your Mac's Address Book and another Mac's Address Book
  • Sync one calendar's events across Exchange, Google, your Mac's iCal and another Mac's iCal
Results:
  • With all information sources set for bidirectional syncing:
    • one of the Exchange contacts folders, one of the Google contacts groups, one of your Mac's Address Book groups and one of the other Mac's Address Book groups contain synchronized content
    • one of the Exchange calendars, one of the Google calendars, one of your Mac's iCal calendars and one of the other Mac's iCal calendars contain synchronized content
This configuration requires Sync'Em (standard) for the iMac (on the left) and Sync'Em Mac2Mac for the MacBook Pro (on the right).
Licensing on iMac:
Licensing on MacBook Pro:
  • No syncing is run by this Mac
  • Uses free Sync'Em Mac2Mac license
    • allows other Macs (e.g., the iMac) to sync this Mac's resources


Example 5: Sync Exchange, Google and 2 Macs

Where Each Mac Drives a Part of the Syncing
Objective:
  • On one Mac:
    • Sync one contacts group across Google, your Mac's Address Book and another Mac's Address Book
    • Sync one calendar's events across Google, your Mac's iCal and another Mac's iCal
  • On another Mac:
Results:
  • With all information sources set for bidirectional syncing:
    • one of the Exchange contacts folders, one of the Google contacts groups, one of your Mac's Address Book groups and one of the other Mac's Address Book groups contain synchronized content
    • one of the Exchange calendars, one of the Google calendars, one of your Mac's iCal calendars and one of the other Mac's iCal calendars contain synchronized content
This configuration requires Sync'Em (standard) for the iMac (on the left) and Sync'Em (standard) for the MacBook Pro (on the right).
Licensing on iMac:
Licensing on MacBook Pro:
There are multiple reasons why one might choose this configuration over the configuration in Example 4:
  • it might be important to control the Exchange syncing from the MacBook Pro:
    • your laptop is your work system and you want the most timely updates on that system
    • your laptop is the only system allowed to access the Exchange server so it must drive those syncs
  • you only want to sync to your home iMac in the evenings when your laptop is likely to be on your home network
There are numerous other reasons you might want to configure systems to drive different aspects of syncs. With Sync'Em, you have extensive flexibility that enables you to meet varied requirements.


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