There are several other ways to sync this data between PC and smartphone, e.g., via (Chaos Software’s website states “unlike many cloud services, it doesn't require you to give up using the full software on your PC with a local offline copy of your data”), but local WIFI is what I have been using. It asks you to create a logon name and password, and to point the app to the directory on your PC where the data for Time & Chaos is stored. You should only do this on a local network shared with people you trust, as the address is not secured (its http not https). The IP address is automatically determined based on how your PC is connected to your local network, e.g.,, which you would need to enter into the two Android apps. Launch DesktopSync and you will be taken to a window that provides an IP address, which you will need to enter into the Chaos calendar and contact apps on your Android device. Click through the screen where “TRIAL” is specified for serial number, and you will be given a 10-use trial (i.e., for 10 syncs). Install Chaos DesktopSync on the PC in order to sync calendar and contact information over WIFI on your local network with the Chaos Calendar and Chaos Contacts apps on your Android device. A calendar and several other panes are shown in the app window, where you can enter, view and edit information. Launch the application via a Time & Chaos shortcut icon saved to the desktop, and a 21-day trial will begin, without the need for any other registration action to start using it. When you install it, it will suggest a location on your drive to build a new set of data in a folder, with the option to select a different location. Time & Chaos on your PC will allow you to view and edit a calendar and a list of contacts (it also has tasks, but I have not used the feature). Install Chaos Calendar and Chaos Contacts on your Android device. If you’re using a Windows PC and an Android device, you can do this (I’m using Linux and will explain further down): Install Time & Chaos on your PC, and install Chaos DesktopSync on the PC too. This is not a software review, per se, rather it’s a use case, which achieves a degree of integration with Linux and contact privacy on Android, among other things.Ī use case like this might resonate if you are a solo attorney (or someone empowered to make decisions about the technology you use in your practice), if you need another calendar app (e.g., because you’ve read an application form for a lawyers professional liability insurance policy that asked if you have a dual calendar system), if you want to keep your contacts on your smart phone, but not in the standard place (e.g., because you’re concerned about contact information sharing with third parties), if you are (or aspire to be) selective in what data and with whom you have it remotely hosted, or if you’re in the habit of looking for alternative applications (e.g., to try to make Linux work for you or to avoid software quality of use issues, such as opaque and ceaseless telemetry, profiling and brokering in your end user data, vendor lock-in, or lazy redesigns of user interfaces that steal screen real estate, obscure relied-upon features, or distract). For the legal professional looking for alternative calendar and contact software, this article shares my experience using Time & Chaos for Windows, two associated Android apps (Chaos Calendar and Chaos Contacts), along with a Windows syncing app (Chaos DesktopSync), from Chaos Software.
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