Several people have reported 403 errors when trying to sync contacts. Some are using two stage authentication, others aren’t. Some use Windows 7, others 8.1. I haven’t been able to recreate it myself. If you see 403 errors please send me an e-mail with more details on your OS, Thunderbird Read more…
Version 0.4.0 Alpha 1 has been released. If you’re already using a pre-release of 0.4.0 it should automatically update, everyone else can get it here (go down to Development Channel at the bottom). This is an alpha release, meaning it doesn’t have all the features that 0.4.0 will have, and Read more…
I have released gContactSync 0.2.0b2, and you can download it here. Current Features All the features of 0.1 Synchronizes an address book in Thunderbird with contacts from a Google Account (Gmail) Customizable Groups in Gmail are synchronized with mailing lists in Thunderbird Duplicates (multiple contacts with the same e-mail address) Read more…
This is just a quick progress update; I don’t have a new version yet. My family is coming to visit me (they should arrive in a few minutes) and we are going to visit my sister & brother-in-law so I won’t be able to reply until at least Sunday night. Read more…
I’ve been tagged by sid0, fellow GSoC 2008 student I have Internet access once again (until my ISP grows tired of me downloading so much source code for Gentoo)! The rules. Link back to your original tagger and list the rules in your post. Share seven facts about yourself. Tag Read more…
I recently moved to Minnesota for an internship and I’ve been having some trouble getting an Internet connection even though I ordered it far in advance. I’ve been waiting about two weeks now, so hopefully I’ll get it soon.a I have basic access with my phone, but very limited bandwidth Read more…
I apologize for my recent lack of activity both on gContactSync and Thunderbird. I have not vanished from the Open Source scene. The past month was tough (very busy and not fun) due to some strange medical issues that eventually forced me to go to the hospital. During that time Read more…
I apologize for yet another beta, but I added several new features and would like a little more time to test them before releasing version 0.1.0. You can download it here (the tutorial hasn’t been updated yet). Sorry, here is the actual download. Just as a notice, I will be Read more…
On Facebook I’ve started to see and receive a ton of new spam from friends whose accounts have been hijacked. I went on one of the phishing sites and was amazed at how similar it looks to Facebook. I noticed immediately that, when I saw nothing (thank you NoScript – Read more…
I completely forgot to mention that it is possible to disable automatic synchronization until I received a question about it. There are two preferences that control this: Synchronize interval and Initial sync delay. If you want to disable automatic synchronizing completely, set both of those to 0. Alternatively, you can Read more…