DUMPED - after being a supporter since 2003 I have had it with the poor connection with Gmail (acutally creating duplicates), web site outages and being charged a whole year of service after calling one week after the automatic charge to my credit card for $59.99. Stay away from this company.
Plaxo sync sucks. It "took over" my really clean address book, doubled up information, brought back contacts I had deleted and screwed everything up. Seems like a beta copy at best, better get fixed FAST or they'll lose alot of subscribers.
Don't give away your privacy. "Syncing" means sending the contents of your address book to Plaxo, which is owned by Comcast. Would you really just send your private address book to Comcast so they can spam your friends? Don't do it.
This sounds like a great service. I have two reservations: (1) Only a total newbie to life would put anything like their personal calendar, address book, etc. on their work computer. Your employer is privy to everything on your computer. (2) The hazards of having your address book online are well documented. That's unfortunate, because it can be so convenient.
I think one of the fundamental problems is that you have too many different calendars. Just choose one calendar and stick with it :)
Also, a lot of the "activity stream" information you have about friends and family etc from the social network should consider being replaced using Google's OpenSocial API. This would help spread Plexo to other places on the web embedded within any application written on top of OpenSocial.
This is great information and I really do appreciate you sharing it with us. Like a lot of videos on YouTube, they are so blurry. Is there a way of making your video more clear. You've got an important service here and the info you put out should be as professional as possible.
I will said Plaxo should know Text to not work in Flash that well, especially when you encode with a Free Ecoding System as YouTube's. The are a way to make Video more clear, do not use YouTube for your encoding, but need to be done by a Broadcast Encoding System (which is not free) and you need to use a paid service for hosting of your Videos. Yes it should be professional done, this is a shocking bad video for Plaxo, when Plaxo is a great program.
One happy Plaxo (Premium) user. Love those extra features, like the LinkedIn sync point and the duplicate remover.
Notice some comments about the presenter's talking rate ... surely the guy knows how to keep pace and I can imagine some people can't keep up. Personally, I just like the excitement he throws in. Keep up the great work Plaxo!
I enjoyed your fast talking. Gets you to the end point faster. I think the problem is - if you aren't experienced with this concept - you may need to talk slower for people to digest what you are saying. However -for me, it was fine!!
I think this is a smart app, but this video presentation is awful. They've edited the audio to accelerate the speaker's delivery and as many others have notes it doesn't work. The image clarity needs to be higher for this kind of thing,too, so that we, the prospective customers, can see the important details that make up the look and feel of the app. I'm not going to try it based on blurry, hyper-fast-paced images like we see here.
I can assure you that I actually talked that fast :)
It's also hard to get the quality you might want in a size and format that YouTube can handle. I'm not a professional video editor, but I think it does the product better justice than just screenshots and a bulleted list of features.
Sorry to hear you aren't going to use Plaxo. If you have any specific issues other than not liking my ninja video skillz, feel free to email me at pete at plaxo. Thanks!
DUMPED - after being a supporter since 2003 I have had it with the poor connection with Gmail (acutally creating duplicates), web site outages and being charged a whole year of service after calling one week after the automatic charge to my credit card for $59.99. Stay away from this company.
mymomaw 2 months ago
Plaxo sync sucks. It "took over" my really clean address book, doubled up information, brought back contacts I had deleted and screwed everything up. Seems like a beta copy at best, better get fixed FAST or they'll lose alot of subscribers.
p55lafond 2 years ago
idk what benefit having +1 online calendar accounts, each account means 1 more thing a user has to do to check. for availability.
batty505 2 years ago
When will you be adding support for the iPhone or 2 way sync for Gmail contacts
jig1056 2 years ago
Don't give away your privacy. "Syncing" means sending the contents of your address book to Plaxo, which is owned by Comcast. Would you really just send your private address book to Comcast so they can spam your friends? Don't do it.
brentcox 3 years ago
im bored =( someone come chat with me f
barbieleeku 3 years ago
Yes, somebody signed me up and I got charged
$49.95 and they would not refund it: It's a rip-off bad business:
jlong2944 3 years ago 2
Breathe man, breathe!!
You talking really fast makes it seem that you are trying to cram too much info into a short space of time, to make it seem simple to use.
illamc 4 years ago
This sounds like a great service. I have two reservations: (1) Only a total newbie to life would put anything like their personal calendar, address book, etc. on their work computer. Your employer is privy to everything on your computer. (2) The hazards of having your address book online are well documented. That's unfortunate, because it can be so convenient.
Bronwynsings 4 years ago
Pfffff, after seeing and hearing this, I think I will stick to my nice and easy paper adres- and appointmentbook.
Lisa968 4 years ago
Yet another collaborative web 'thing'. These things are coming out every week it seems.
Zwanem 4 years ago
when can we have support for gmail in google applications????
Please please please
PS also great to see the new windows mobile version, i'll be able to sync numbers on the road as soon as i can sync with my google apps account.
pigweeduk 4 years ago
I think one of the fundamental problems is that you have too many different calendars. Just choose one calendar and stick with it :)
Also, a lot of the "activity stream" information you have about friends and family etc from the social network should consider being replaced using Google's OpenSocial API. This would help spread Plexo to other places on the web embedded within any application written on top of OpenSocial.
gigoboo 4 years ago
I do not like windows outlook. Does Plaxo work with Outlook express?
Moose
Zackowitz 4 years ago
Are you on speed? Great app but damn you talk fast.
qster 4 years ago
Verdaderamente, YA ERA HORA que alguien se encargara de unificar todos los datos. El supergen de los datos..
factoriagris 4 years ago
wow. i mean. wow. i can't thank you enough!
yoshway 4 years ago
This is great information and I really do appreciate you sharing it with us. Like a lot of videos on YouTube, they are so blurry. Is there a way of making your video more clear. You've got an important service here and the info you put out should be as professional as possible.
Thanks So Much,
Sparkie Waller
Spanish Fort, Alabama
wallerps 4 years ago
Hi Sparkie,
I will said Plaxo should know Text to not work in Flash that well, especially when you encode with a Free Ecoding System as YouTube's. The are a way to make Video more clear, do not use YouTube for your encoding, but need to be done by a Broadcast Encoding System (which is not free) and you need to use a paid service for hosting of your Videos. Yes it should be professional done, this is a shocking bad video for Plaxo, when Plaxo is a great program.
powerheartfilms 4 years ago
sync with thunderbird?
whodoyoudancefor 4 years ago
Yes there is a download for thunderbird..windows, mac and linux
FireSnakeUK 4 years ago
Plaxo is AWESOME. Love it!
JulesWebCanDo 4 years ago
Buy this google. Please.
willywilly1 4 years ago
One happy Plaxo (Premium) user. Love those extra features, like the LinkedIn sync point and the duplicate remover.
Notice some comments about the presenter's talking rate ... surely the guy knows how to keep pace and I can imagine some people can't keep up. Personally, I just like the excitement he throws in. Keep up the great work Plaxo!
mikevz77 4 years ago
I'll upgrade as soon as it supports gmail, google calender in a google apps account.
AC
pigweeduk 4 years ago
can you manage your email too?
sergeoneone 4 years ago
nope that's the main downside.
However, get a IMAP account and there's no need to.
AC
pigweeduk 4 years ago
I use plaxo
nellie2581 4 years ago
hey does it sync with myspace and facebook too
sergeoneone 4 years ago
I enjoyed your fast talking. Gets you to the end point faster. I think the problem is - if you aren't experienced with this concept - you may need to talk slower for people to digest what you are saying. However -for me, it was fine!!
sweetcitywoman1 4 years ago
That's a good point! English is my second language, and it is hard for me to understand him. Although, after a while he got slower.
gabrielllx 4 years ago
I think this is a smart app, but this video presentation is awful. They've edited the audio to accelerate the speaker's delivery and as many others have notes it doesn't work. The image clarity needs to be higher for this kind of thing,too, so that we, the prospective customers, can see the important details that make up the look and feel of the app. I'm not going to try it based on blurry, hyper-fast-paced images like we see here.
WopHound 4 years ago
I can assure you that I actually talked that fast :)
It's also hard to get the quality you might want in a size and format that YouTube can handle. I'm not a professional video editor, but I think it does the product better justice than just screenshots and a bulleted list of features.
Sorry to hear you aren't going to use Plaxo. If you have any specific issues other than not liking my ninja video skillz, feel free to email me at pete at plaxo. Thanks!
curlep 4 years ago
You didn't show syncing to a mobile phone.
usemyemail 4 years ago
..and UHHHHH... UHHHHHHHH. Very professional.
imp1us 4 years ago
youknow,ifijusttypedreallyreallyfast,thenappliedwhatIheardyousay,MAYBEJUSTMAYBEIcouldunderstandwhatyousaidincontextwiththedialogueandapplicationandfindsomethingusefulloutofit.Idunno,tellmewhatyouthinkguys...isthatfastenoughforyou???
solowings 4 years ago
Come again?
jordeenee 4 years ago
speek slower ^^
MCHammer1234 4 years ago
the narrator speaks too fast
bareto 4 years ago
I stopped watching as I couldn't digest concepts as you moved too fast and spoke too fast
standubin 4 years ago
sloww downnnn your talking
tedpower 4 years ago
Looks like a pretty useful app, well done
5thMusketeer 4 years ago
thank you pete curly
syncrojack 4 years ago