Outlook to Entourage

[fjs08]

Hi,

I'm ordering a PB. I'm currently using XP. I use Outlook a lot!! I have tons of addresses, tasks, and especially calendar events that are coming up all the time. Will I have to manually re-enter all of these to Entourage or is there a way to transfer that information from my XP box to a Powerbook??

Also, on my XP box, I use Winamp to play my mp3's etc. What do "we" use on a Mac???

Thanks in advance.

Frank

[e-coli]

Get Move2Mac. It will move your Outlook info to Entourage. It's the ONLY way.

http://www.apple.com/switch/howto/move2mac/

I, personally, would move the info to a mix of iCal, AddressBook, and Apple Mail, but that's me. You'll see why. Microsoft's proprietary formats are such a pain in the butt (as you will see when you try to move the info from Outlook).

Also, we use iTunes. It's WAAAAAAAAAY better than WinAmp.

http://www.apple.com/itunes/

Good to have you on our side. ;)

[fjs08]

E-Coli,

>>I, personally, would move the info to a mix of iCal, AddressBook, and Apple Mail,<<

Are you talking about the Address Book and Apple Mail that is part of OSX or .mac?? Are they different. I think so, but I'm all new to this stuff.

Thanks again.

Frank

[e-coli]

The apps included with OS X are extremely well written. Apple Mail's junk mail filter is wonderful. It's just an elegant program in general.

The only reason I suggest using all the OS X apps instead of Entourage is the OS X apps all seem to integrate well with each other and with the operating system. And the apps have only gotten better and more integrated in Panther (OS X 10.3, due in Sept).

As for .Mac...
When it first came out, it was kind of a rip-off. But now it has become wonderfully useful. In a lot of ways, it's the best $100 I ever spent. And if you are using the OS X apps, they are extremely nice with .Mac.

[BWhaler]

Another option in Outlook2Mac.

Pros:

1. Only 9 bucks
2. Works as billed

Cons:

1. Doesn't import tasks.
2. Adds odd text in the notes field of your contacts
3. Some oddities in iCal (can't be specific since I haven't nailed down the problem yet.) Prevents iCal syncing with phones and iPods. (Works fine with .Mac syncing though)

[Cuckoo]

Maybe it's a too big-a-sidestep, but what about newsgroups? I use outlook express to read them, and since i don't do much binaries and lot's of text-groups, is there any apple native program to handle News?