Field notes on calendar sync — why it breaks, and how to keep it reliable.
June 15, 2026 · 5 min read
Subscribed (ICS) calendars in Google refresh on Google's schedule, not yours — often 12 to 24 hours, with no refresh button. Here's how the mechanism works, why it can't be forced, and what updates instantly instead.
June 10, 2026 · 7 min read
Most advice for a broken Outlook–Google sync is 'check your internet connection.' Here are the actual root causes — including the ones you can't fix — from people who build sync for a living.
June 5, 2026 · 6 min read
Dropped calendar events are the most damaging sync failure because they leave no trace. Here are the six reasons Google–Outlook sync silently loses events — and what it takes to stop it.