How do I sync the calendar and contacts between two computers?

May 13, 2010 11:20 AM

How do I sync the calendar and contacts between one computer running outlook 2007 and another running windows live mail?

Computer 1: Dell XPS M1530 Running Windows 7 and Outlook 2007, hereafter reffered to as "The Dell" (Main Computer)
Computer 2: Acer Aspire One Running Windows 7 and Windows Live Mail, hereafter reffered to as "The Acer" or "The Netbook"

The Tools:
Dropbox: Allows the files in the dropbox folder to stay synced across all computers
Google account: Includes Gmail and Google Calendar, if syncing with that as an intermediary is necessary

The Objective: Automatically sync my calendar and contacts between both computers, preferably with the above mentioned tools

posted by nickhb to Technology (4 answers total)

If I'm correct in thinking that "Live Mail" is the online version, then the Outlook Hotmail Connector is all you need.
posted by niles at 11:59 AM on May 13, 2010

Response by poster: Excuse me, I should have been more clear. Live mail is the basic PIM that comes with windows
posted by nickhb at 1:23 PM on May 13, 2010

What are you using for the actual mail service? A work Exchange account, or the gmail account you mention? Or do you just use these for the calendar/contacts aspect?
posted by jacalata at 4:20 PM on May 13, 2010

Response by poster: I use three different mail accounts, but what needs to sync between the computers is calendar and contacts
posted by nickhb at 4:27 PM on May 15, 2010