Sync Google and Your Life With NuevaSync

Let’s file this one under “things that are so great, I assumed everyone already knew about them.”

I’ve become a die-hard Google user- email, calendar, contacts, and increasingly even my tasks are all managed using Google products.

I’m also a die-hard user of my Windows Mobile phone and my iPod Touch. They’re where most of my productivity happens, and any system I use has to be able to work seamlessly with those two things.

With NuevaSync, Google does just that. NuevaSync essentially creates an Exchange-like interface for your Google calendar and contacts (for now), with tasks and email appearing to be coming.

After you sign up for a free NuevaSync account, you input your credentials for your calendars or contacts- your Google email address and password. Then, on your smartphone, you set NuevaSync to sync as if it were an Exchange server- to periodically connect to the server, download the changes from Google, and upload the changes from your mobile devices. For help in setup, click the “configure your mobile device” link in NuevaSync.

One caveat: this is a fairly data-intensive application. That’s fine for Wi-Fi gadgets like the iPhone or iPod Touch, but make sure your phone has a large or unlimited data plan. Plus, you’ll notice a slight downturn in your battery life.

With NuevaSync, you can create a calendar event or contact right from your phone, and have it sent directly to Google without any action on your part. It’s a perfect way to keep all of your information in sync, particularly for those of us on many different platforms- mobile, Mac, PC, and the like.

Though they don’t currently do anything, NuevaSync’s interface has links for syncing “tasks” and “email.” That likely means NuevaSync is in the process of adding ways to sync your email and tasks in a similar fashion, which would fully eliminate the need for Outlook for a huge number of people.

For right now, NuevaSync’s a great way to keep your calendars and contacts in sync, no matter where you are or what you’re using. Soon, though, it’s going to be able to replace Microsoft Exchange, and let you keep all your information synced across platforms- ubiquitous productivity, anyone?

How do you manage your calendar, email, tasks and contacts? Exchange or something else?

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