As people buy "smartphones" like Blackberries (or is it Blackberrys?), Treos, HTCs, and iPhones, the question pops up more frequently: "How can I sync my work mail and my calendar to my phone?"
The quick answer: You don't.
Syncing is a pain. The better alternative is to access all your email and calendar directly from your phone.
To do this, you must first start using the district's Google Apps at www.OregonSD.net. Once you are checking all your email, including your Groupwise email, on your district Gmail account, you can access it anytime with your smartphone. Same with your calendar. Just go to http://calendar.oregonsd.net. You'll be prompted to log in, and then your calendar will be presented in a smartphone-optimized layout for you.
Click on "Email" and you'll get your email, but again in a layout customized to your smartphone.
The beauty of this is simplicity. No extra cords, no extra software, and no syncing.
Update: The problem with this is that Blackberry's web browser is not a full-featured one, and it does not allow you to log in to the OregonSD.net page. Devices running Windows Mobile and Mac OS X (iPhone) are capable of logging in, so this works fine.
Because of this, Blackberry devices still require an external synchronization application, such as GooSync. We're working on documenting the process for getting all this working.
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