DejaOffice – CompanionLink Blog https://www.companionlink.com/blog Small Business Productivity, Tools and Tips - Android and iPhone Sync Thu, 24 Apr 2025 17:32:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 Sync Outlook Contacts, Calendar, Tasks and Notes with your Android and iPhone https://www.companionlink.com/blog/2019/10/sync-outlook-contacts-calendar-tasks-and-notes-with-your-android-and-iphone/ https://www.companionlink.com/blog/2019/10/sync-outlook-contacts-calendar-tasks-and-notes-with-your-android-and-iphone/#respond Thu, 24 Oct 2019 18:30:11 +0000 https://www.companionlink.com/blog/?p=5164 Continue reading →]]> DejaOffice is rated 2019 Best Paid Android App for Outlook Sync by Lifewire! The reason is simple. It is the only App you can download on your phone that has Contacts, Calendar, Tasks and Notes, just like Outlook on your PC. The Magic of Outlook is that it keeps all your schedule in one place. But on your Phone, some vendors think you should use one app for Calendar and a…

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]]> https://www.companionlink.com/blog/2019/10/sync-outlook-contacts-calendar-tasks-and-notes-with-your-android-and-iphone/feed/ 0 DejaOffice changes for Mapping and Location https://www.companionlink.com/blog/2019/09/dejaoffice-changes-for-mapping-and-location/ https://www.companionlink.com/blog/2019/09/dejaoffice-changes-for-mapping-and-location/#respond Tue, 24 Sep 2019 15:11:23 +0000 https://www.companionlink.com/blog/?p=5053 There are complexities in the lookup on whether it is just text, or whether we download the map picture and the location picture. Overall, our DejaOffice users do about 50,000 lookups per month. Continue reading →]]>

In March 2019, Google announced a new policy for Geocoding – Map Lookup. We use Google Geocoding for the Address Lookup feature in our PC, Android and iPhone Apps. The change is significant. After providing us this service for free, Google is now proposing to charge $0.05c per lookup. There are complexities in the lookup on whether it is just text, or whether we download the map…

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]]> https://www.companionlink.com/blog/2019/09/dejaoffice-changes-for-mapping-and-location/feed/ 0 Galaxy Note 10-Plus – First impressions from an Android App Developer https://www.companionlink.com/blog/2019/09/galaxy-note-10-plus-first-impressions-from-an-android-app-developer/ https://www.companionlink.com/blog/2019/09/galaxy-note-10-plus-first-impressions-from-an-android-app-developer/#respond Wed, 18 Sep 2019 17:38:40 +0000 https://www.companionlink.com/blog/?p=5012 Continue reading →]]> I’ve been using it for a week now as my personal phone. I have always been a great fan of Galaxy Note phones, and have used Note, 2, 3, 4, 7, 9 and now 10. The Kindle App is my primary library now, and also I read a lot of news stories. I have several investment apps that show charts. I like the larger screen size for that. Here’s my first week’s impressions: Not a problem at…

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]]> https://www.companionlink.com/blog/2019/09/galaxy-note-10-plus-first-impressions-from-an-android-app-developer/feed/ 0 Sync Galaxy Note 10+ with Microsoft Outlook https://www.companionlink.com/blog/2019/08/sync-galaxy-note-10-with-microsoft-outlook/ https://www.companionlink.com/blog/2019/08/sync-galaxy-note-10-with-microsoft-outlook/#respond Thu, 22 Aug 2019 19:58:12 +0000 https://www.companionlink.com/blog/?p=5004 DejaOffice CRM works like Outlook for your phone. It keeps your Contacts, Calendar, Tasks and Notes all together. It remains the only Phone App that fully supports Outlook colors. For people who haven't color coded your day yet, this is a real treat. Continue reading →]]>

My Galaxy Note 10-plus arrived today. Very nice phone. Here’s some first impressions: It is actually the same size as Galaxy Note 9 so don’t get scared by size. And yes, the screen is a whopping .4 inches bigger, in the same size phone. They did this by basically eliminating the top and bottom bezels. Say goodbye to Bezels forever. Actually I use my bluetooth…

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]]> https://www.companionlink.com/blog/2019/08/sync-galaxy-note-10-with-microsoft-outlook/feed/ 0 CompanionLink and DejaOffice Social Media (Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin) https://www.companionlink.com/blog/2019/08/companionlink-and-dejaoffice-social-media-facebook-twitter-linkedin/ https://www.companionlink.com/blog/2019/08/companionlink-and-dejaoffice-social-media-facebook-twitter-linkedin/#respond Mon, 12 Aug 2019 21:46:58 +0000 https://www.companionlink.com/blog/?p=4971 Continue reading →]]> I have a Love/Hate relationship with Social Media. Well, mostly Hate. My personal preferences are definitely toward having a quiet security based on using public information sources carefully. I don’t really like the idea of having a personal billboard that broadcasts my info to anyone whether I know them or not. It has become strategic for CompanionLink Software to begin advertising…

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]]> https://www.companionlink.com/blog/2019/08/companionlink-and-dejaoffice-social-media-facebook-twitter-linkedin/feed/ 0 Reserve Galaxy Note 10 for Sync from Outlook, Act!, Goldmine, and Palm Desktop https://www.companionlink.com/blog/2019/07/reserve-galaxy-note-10-for-sync-from-outlook-act-goldmine-and-palm-desktop/ https://www.companionlink.com/blog/2019/07/reserve-galaxy-note-10-for-sync-from-outlook-act-goldmine-and-palm-desktop/#respond Tue, 30 Jul 2019 14:33:03 +0000 https://www.companionlink.com/blog/?p=4939 Continue reading →]]> Samsung has now made available a reservation system for Galaxy Note 10. Here is sign up form for marketing emails from Samsung. It looks like there is no obligation to actually purchase, you do not need to submit a credit card. Check it out: https://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/reserve/ I have carried a Note phone since the very first. I really like the larger screen size.

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]]> https://www.companionlink.com/blog/2019/07/reserve-galaxy-note-10-for-sync-from-outlook-act-goldmine-and-palm-desktop/feed/ 0 Google Calendar Down – How to sync Outlook without Google https://www.companionlink.com/blog/2019/06/google-calendar-down-how-to-sync-outlook-without-google/ https://www.companionlink.com/blog/2019/06/google-calendar-down-how-to-sync-outlook-without-google/#respond Tue, 18 Jun 2019 15:12:19 +0000 https://www.companionlink.com/blog/?p=4883 Google Calendar and G-Suite Calendar is experiencing a worldwide outage. This is a great time to remind people that “big data” has a problem. Google, Microsoft and Apple want to tie you into their corporate cloud ecosystem. The flaw is … Continue reading →]]>

Google Calendar and G-Suite Calendar is experiencing a worldwide outage. This is a great time to remind people that “big data” has a problem. Google, Microsoft and Apple want to tie you into their corporate cloud ecosystem. The flaw is that it will put your business down if you depend on them. There is an alternative. CompanionLink is a vendor of non cloud-based tools.

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]]> https://www.companionlink.com/blog/2019/06/google-calendar-down-how-to-sync-outlook-without-google/feed/ 0 WSJ Shockingly Good Phone article features Nokia 7.1 https://www.companionlink.com/blog/2019/04/wsj-shockingly-good-phone-article-features-nokia-7-1/ https://www.companionlink.com/blog/2019/04/wsj-shockingly-good-phone-article-features-nokia-7-1/#respond Thu, 11 Apr 2019 18:44:18 +0000 https://www.companionlink.com/blog/?p=4813 The Wall Street Journal published a great article this week called: Shockingly Good Smartphones You Can Get for $350 or Less (WSJ -Paywall). It makes a point that we tend to think of first-run phones as being $1000. But that … Continue reading →]]>

The Wall Street Journal published a great article this week called: Shockingly Good Smartphones You Can Get for $350 or Less (WSJ -Paywall). It makes a point that we tend to think of first-run phones as being $1000. But that there is a variety of Mid-Priced phones that are pretty effective. The main recommendation is Nokia 7.1 which happens to be one of my favorite phones.

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]]> https://www.companionlink.com/blog/2019/04/wsj-shockingly-good-phone-article-features-nokia-7-1/feed/ 0 DejaOffice responds to Google Disruption https://www.companionlink.com/blog/2019/02/dejaoffice-responds-to-google-disruption/ https://www.companionlink.com/blog/2019/02/dejaoffice-responds-to-google-disruption/#respond Wed, 20 Feb 2019 18:06:10 +0000 https://www.companionlink.com/blog/?p=4767 Continue reading →]]> The high tech keyword for our century is Disruption. Investors seek disruptive partners. Disruption means an innovative company enters a stable market environment, generally with a low cost service, and knocks the current players out of the market by providing lower prices and better service. In this sense, Google has been disruptive to the Search Engine industry by providing a fast effective…

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]]> https://www.companionlink.com/blog/2019/02/dejaoffice-responds-to-google-disruption/feed/ 0 DejaOffice PC CRM – Beta Released! https://www.companionlink.com/blog/2018/12/dejaoffice-pc-crm-beta-released/ https://www.companionlink.com/blog/2018/12/dejaoffice-pc-crm-beta-released/#respond Thu, 20 Dec 2018 22:32:30 +0000 https://www.companionlink.com/blog/?p=4725 Continue reading →]]> Having spent nearly 6 months developing this, it is a great moment for us. The first time we can show what we have been working on! Download to try it out yourself: https://www.companionlink.com/downloads/download-dpc.php Setup guide: https://www.companionlink.com/support/kb/DejaOffice_PC_CRM_Sync_Setup_Guide This is a 14 day demo but we are happy to extend the demo.

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]]> https://www.companionlink.com/blog/2018/12/dejaoffice-pc-crm-beta-released/feed/ 0 DejaOffice PC CRM – Dec 2 Update https://www.companionlink.com/blog/2018/12/dejaoffice-pc-crm-dec-2-update/ https://www.companionlink.com/blog/2018/12/dejaoffice-pc-crm-dec-2-update/#respond Sun, 02 Dec 2018 19:57:33 +0000 https://www.companionlink.com/blog/?p=4712 Continue reading →]]> Here is a new video we made. We are now feature complete. As you can see from the video, moving from screen to screen is working well. Pinned windows are awesome. Most features are working well. What is not working currently is that auto-sync is brand new, and still a bit bumpy. Sometimes the app stops while sync is in background. There are still some crashing behavior for advanced…

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]]> https://www.companionlink.com/blog/2018/12/dejaoffice-pc-crm-dec-2-update/feed/ 0 How to use Microsoft Office without A Subscription https://www.companionlink.com/blog/2018/04/how-to-use-microsoft-office-without-a-subscription/ https://www.companionlink.com/blog/2018/04/how-to-use-microsoft-office-without-a-subscription/#respond Mon, 23 Apr 2018 20:36:58 +0000 https://www.companionlink.com/blog/?p=4580 Continue reading →]]> The easy secret smart businesses use to avoid paying Microsoft a monthly fee for Outlook, Word, Excel and Powerpoint. Portland, Ore – Kudos for Microsoft in keeping the ability to purchase Microsoft Office outright. Clearly their company focus is on driving subscription revenue. They are not the only company to do this. But it is a double-edged sword. While it may make shareholders happy to…

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