Sharing information ShaunAnthony 3/13/2007 1:57:00 AM Is there any way to share information between 3 different machine as far as contacts, bussiness contacts, calender and so forth.

Re: Sharing information "Lon Orenstein" <Lon[ at ]pinpointtools.com> 3/13/2007 10:13:30 PM Yes, Shaun. Setup a BCM database on a "master" PC. From another PC (that has BCM loaded), click on Business Contact Manager from the main menu, then Database Tools, then Create or Select a Database. Choose Select an Existing Database, then enter the name of the PC where your master is located and click the Connect button. The dropdown below will show you the databases on that PC, select the one you want, and click Next. That PC will then be linked to the BCM db on the "master". If it's a laptop, you can specify that you want to take a copy with you "offline", and then you can make changes while away from the office and synchronize when you return. Thanks, Lon ___________________________________________________________ Lon Orenstein pinpointtools, llc Lon[ at ]pinpointtools.com Author of Outlook 2007 Business Contact Manager For Dummies Author of the eBook: Moving from ACT! to Business Contact Manager 800.238.0560 x6104 Toll Free (U.S. only) +1 214.905.0401 x6104 www.pinpointtools.com "ShaunAnthony" <ShaunAnthony[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:19CB0CEC-F214-4D73-B04A-580236D34B84[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > Is there any way to share information between 3 different machine as far > as > contacts, bussiness contacts, calender and so forth.

Re: Sharing information dustdr 3/28/2007 1:10:57 AM "Lon Orenstein" wrote: [Quoted Text] > Yes, Shaun. Setup a BCM database on a "master" PC. From another PC (that > has BCM loaded), click on Business Contact Manager from the main menu, then > Database Tools, then Create or Select a Database. Choose Select an Existing > Database, then enter the name of the PC where your master is located and > click the Connect button. The dropdown below will show you the databases on > that PC, select the one you want, and click Next. That PC will then be > linked to the BCM db on the "master". > > If it's a laptop, you can specify that you want to take a copy with you > "offline", and then you can make changes while away from the office and > synchronize when you return. > > Thanks, > Lon > > ___________________________________________________________ > Lon Orenstein > pinpointtools, llc > Lon[ at ]pinpointtools.com > Author of Outlook 2007 Business Contact Manager For Dummies > Author of the eBook: Moving from ACT! to Business Contact Manager > 800.238.0560 x6104 Toll Free (U.S. only) +1 214.905.0401 x6104 > www.pinpointtools.com > > > "ShaunAnthony" <ShaunAnthony[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:19CB0CEC-F214-4D73-B04A-580236D34B84[ at ]microsoft.com... > > Is there any way to share information between 3 different machine as far > > as > > contacts, bussiness contacts, calender and so forth. > >

Re: Sharing information Rosie 4/4/2007 2:46:01 PM what if you do all these all things, and the other computers cant find the database on the other computer? "dustdr" wrote: [Quoted Text] > > > "Lon Orenstein" wrote: > > > Yes, Shaun. Setup a BCM database on a "master" PC. From another PC (that > > has BCM loaded), click on Business Contact Manager from the main menu, then > > Database Tools, then Create or Select a Database. Choose Select an Existing > > Database, then enter the name of the PC where your master is located and > > click the Connect button. The dropdown below will show you the databases on > > that PC, select the one you want, and click Next. That PC will then be > > linked to the BCM db on the "master". > > > > If it's a laptop, you can specify that you want to take a copy with you > > "offline", and then you can make changes while away from the office and > > synchronize when you return. > > > > Thanks, > > Lon > > > > ___________________________________________________________ > > Lon Orenstein > > pinpointtools, llc > > Lon[ at ]pinpointtools.com > > Author of Outlook 2007 Business Contact Manager For Dummies > > Author of the eBook: Moving from ACT! to Business Contact Manager > > 800.238.0560 x6104 Toll Free (U.S. only) +1 214.905.0401 x6104 > > www.pinpointtools.com > > > > > > "ShaunAnthony" <ShaunAnthony[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > > news:19CB0CEC-F214-4D73-B04A-580236D34B84[ at ]microsoft.com... > > > Is there any way to share information between 3 different machine as far > > > as > > > contacts, bussiness contacts, calender and so forth. > > > >

Re: Sharing information carl b 4/16/2007 6:32:02 PM Hi Lon, I bought the book on Outlook 2007 BCM for Dummies and am trying to get best sharing methods for a small group of 4 remote users. Would it be better to have Outlook 2007 w/ BCM hosted or have a "master" PC and shared? Thanks, Carl "Lon Orenstein" wrote: [Quoted Text] > Yes, Shaun. Setup a BCM database on a "master" PC. From another PC (that > has BCM loaded), click on Business Contact Manager from the main menu, then > Database Tools, then Create or Select a Database. Choose Select an Existing > Database, then enter the name of the PC where your master is located and > click the Connect button. The dropdown below will show you the databases on > that PC, select the one you want, and click Next. That PC will then be > linked to the BCM db on the "master". > > If it's a laptop, you can specify that you want to take a copy with you > "offline", and then you can make changes while away from the office and > synchronize when you return. > > Thanks, > Lon > > ___________________________________________________________ > Lon Orenstein > pinpointtools, llc > Lon[ at ]pinpointtools.com > Author of Outlook 2007 Business Contact Manager For Dummies > Author of the eBook: Moving from ACT! to Business Contact Manager > 800.238.0560 x6104 Toll Free (U.S. only) +1 214.905.0401 x6104 > www.pinpointtools.com > > > "ShaunAnthony" <ShaunAnthony[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:19CB0CEC-F214-4D73-B04A-580236D34B84[ at ]microsoft.com... > > Is there any way to share information between 3 different machine as far > > as > > contacts, bussiness contacts, calender and so forth. > >

Re: Sharing information "Lon Orenstein" <Lon[ at ]pinpointtools.com> 4/16/2007 8:18:47 PM Carl: Thanks for buying my book! The answer to your question is this: if you've got a good high speed line to your office that's pretty reliable, and a UPS device to protect against power problems, and a decent PC with 2GB of RAM, there's no reason why your four remote guys can't synch to that. It would give each guy better performance to work Offline most of the time and then synch daily or a few times during the day. That said, there are a lot of advantages (other than the cost) of having it hosted. Most hosts will/can do a backup for you, they guarantee uptime, and they're better at protecting your server than the average small business person is. Hope that helps, Lon ___________________________________________________________ Lon Orenstein pinpointtools, llc Lon[ at ]pinpointtools.com Author of Outlook 2007 Business Contact Manager For Dummies Author of the eBook: Moving from ACT! to Business Contact Manager 800.238.0560 x6104 Toll Free (U.S. only) +1 214.905.0401 x6104 www.pinpointtools.com "carl b" <carl b[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:B1A3BFEF-8EAC-4862-A200-6CC4A52F46D7[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > Hi Lon, > I bought the book on Outlook 2007 BCM for Dummies and am trying to get > best > sharing methods for a small group of 4 remote users. Would it be better to > have Outlook 2007 w/ BCM hosted or have a "master" PC and shared? > > Thanks, > > Carl > > "Lon Orenstein" wrote: > >> Yes, Shaun. Setup a BCM database on a "master" PC. From another PC >> (that >> has BCM loaded), click on Business Contact Manager from the main menu, >> then >> Database Tools, then Create or Select a Database. Choose Select an >> Existing >> Database, then enter the name of the PC where your master is located and >> click the Connect button. The dropdown below will show you the databases >> on >> that PC, select the one you want, and click Next. That PC will then be >> linked to the BCM db on the "master". >> >> If it's a laptop, you can specify that you want to take a copy with you >> "offline", and then you can make changes while away from the office and >> synchronize when you return. >> >> Thanks, >> Lon >> >> ___________________________________________________________ >> Lon Orenstein >> pinpointtools, llc >> Lon[ at ]pinpointtools.com >> Author of Outlook 2007 Business Contact Manager For Dummies >> Author of the eBook: Moving from ACT! to Business Contact Manager >> 800.238.0560 x6104 Toll Free (U.S. only) +1 214.905.0401 x6104 >> www.pinpointtools.com >> >> >> "ShaunAnthony" <ShaunAnthony[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:19CB0CEC-F214-4D73-B04A-580236D34B84[ at ]microsoft.com... >> > Is there any way to share information between 3 different machine as >> > far >> > as >> > contacts, bussiness contacts, calender and so forth. >> >>