Spanning Sync Beta Blog: Spanning Sync 3.0.2 beta testing…and free stuff!

We usually have a beta test period for our client software before releasing it to the general public, and while we know that many of you download the beta versions, we don't actually end up hearing from most testers. With v3.0.2 we're going to try something new. If you download the v3.0.2 beta, try it out, and send us at least one "beta report", then we'll give you a complimentary Spanning Tools for Mac license. It's not a lot of work, you get the newest version with the latest fixes, you help other users by (potentially) finding bugs, and you get free stuff. Slam dunk! At least we hope so.

So what's a "beta report"? Simple: If something goes wrong, tell us what happened (in most cases along with a troubleshooting report from the Advanced tab of the pref pane). If all went swimmingly, tell us what you tried. Beta reports should be sent to beta@spanningsync.com. Known issues are covered in the User's Guide. We don't need to know about those :-)

Here's the link to download the beta:

https://secure.spanningsync.com/downloads/spanningsync-3-0-2-beta.zip

Here's what changed in v3.0.2:

Removing a recurrence rule's "until" date from Google Calendar now syncs to iCal
Fixed a problem that could cause the sync to loop if the "sync events older than N days" option was on
Changing an event so that it's not "all day" wasn't syncing in some cases
Trickle syncs are faster
Exchange calendars will sync as read-only
CalDAV calendars weren't showing up as read-only, now they are
The sync app was crashing in some cases
Trickle syncs are now delayed by 10 seconds and coalesced
Contact "Department" properties were being deleted unexpectedly

We're hoping the beta period can be a quick one, so try to send your reports by Sunday night.

To recap, the rules: