Options for Syncing on Mac OS X 10.5.2

In article <srhi-8F2908.07563806032008 DeleteThis @newsgroups.comcast.net>,
Shawn Hirn <srhi DeleteThis @comcast.net> wrote:

> In article
> <jollyroger-7A369F.21462105032008 DeleteThis @earthlink.vsrv-sjc.supernews.net>,
> Jolly Roger <jollyroger DeleteThis @pobox.com> wrote:
>
> > In article <0001HW.C3F4C14300265A9DF02066D8 DeleteThis @news.giganews.com>,
> > Verne Arase <VerneA DeleteThis @pobox.com> wrote:
> >
> > > On Sun, 2 Mar 2008 09:35:54 -0600, Jolly Roger wrote
> > > (in article
> > > <jollyroger-7A34F8.09355302032008 DeleteThis @earthlink.vsrv-sjc.supernews.net>):
> > >
> > > >> Will this work if I'm using DateBook 6?
> > > >
> > > > It works with DateBook (Palm OS 3) or Address Book (Palm OS 5).
> > > >
> > > > I couldn't tell you about DateBook version 6 in particular. Microsoft
> > > > does offer a trial version of Office 2004 on their web site - you could
> > > > try it out for yourself.
> > >
> > > IMO, once you hit Palm OS 5 you're better off sticking with the builtin
> > > apps
> > > (and Missing Sync).
> >
> > I have *zero* problems with Entourage (Office 2004) and my Palm Treo
> > 700p running Palm OS 5. It does and always has worked *perfectly*. It
> > synchronizes everything I want, both ways, never fails, and is fast. I
> > am very satisfied with it. I don't see how adding another application to
> > the picture would make anything better.
> >
> > I *want* my Palm Treo to be synchronized with my calendar and address
> > book in Entourage. I *don't* want to have to store that data somewhere
> > else and then have to worry about keeping that data synchronized with
> > Entourage.
>
> In Entourage 2004 I lost some important data by syncing because
> Entourage 2004 only supports one mailing address per contact record,
> whereas I maintain a work and home address for many people in my address
> book and in some cases, multiple home addresses. To me, it is primitive
> that Entourage 2004 forces users to chose which address to sync and
> that's why I stopped using it after the first sync and recovered my data
> from a back up. I wonder if Entourage 2008 fixes that problem.

Entourage 2008 doesn't even synchronize with Palm devices anymore. I
seriously doubt it fixes that problem. Personally, I only have multiple
addresses for very few contacts in Entourage, and none on my Palm Treo.
So it doesn't bother me that Entourage doesn't synchronize both.

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On Wed, 5 Mar 2008 21:46:21 -0600, Jolly Roger wrote
(in article
<jollyroger-7A369F.21462105032008 DeleteThis @earthlink.vsrv-sjc.supernews.net>):

>> IMO, once you hit Palm OS 5 you're better off sticking with the builtin
>> apps
>> (and Missing Sync).
>
> ...
>
> I *want* my Palm Treo to be synchronized with my calendar and address
> book in Entourage. I *don't* want to have to store that data somewhere
> else and then have to worry about keeping that data synchronized with
> Entourage.

I meant the Palm apps, which are pretty good (and don't use those flakey
secondary palm databases).

But yes, I do like the Mac apps (Address Book and iCal) ... they're nice apps
and are used synergistically with the rest of the system.

I guess that you're somehow locked into Exchange Server - but if you're not,
the MacOS apps are capable and simple enough to be dependable.
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In article <0001HW.C3F6F0C6000102CDB04379AF RemoveThis @news.giganews.com>,
Verne Arase <VerneA RemoveThis @pobox.com> wrote:

> On Wed, 5 Mar 2008 21:46:21 -0600, Jolly Roger wrote
> (in article
> <jollyroger-7A369F.21462105032008 RemoveThis @earthlink.vsrv-sjc.supernews.net>):
>
> >> IMO, once you hit Palm OS 5 you're better off sticking with the builtin
> >> apps
> >> (and Missing Sync).
> >
> > ...
> >
> > I *want* my Palm Treo to be synchronized with my calendar and address
> > book in Entourage. I *don't* want to have to store that data somewhere
> > else and then have to worry about keeping that data synchronized with
> > Entourage.
>
> I meant the Palm apps, which are pretty good (and don't use those flakey
> secondary palm databases).
>
> But yes, I do like the Mac apps (Address Book and iCal) ... they're nice apps
> and are used synergistically with the rest of the system.
>
> I guess that you're somehow locked into Exchange Server - but if you're not,
> the MacOS apps are capable and simple enough to be dependable.

Nah - I'm not locked into Exchange. I simply prefer the power-user
features of Entourage enough to have it be my default email client. And
since it's my email client, it's also my calendar and address book. It's
only natural for me to want my Palm to sync with Entourage in this case.

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On Fri, 7 Mar 2008 16:31:49 -0500, Jolly Roger wrote
(in article
<jollyroger-46513F.15314907032008.TakeThisOut@earthlink.vsrv-sjc.supernews.net>):

>> I guess that you're somehow locked into Exchange Server - but if you're
>> not, the MacOS apps are capable and simple enough to be dependable.
>
> Nah - I'm not locked into Exchange. I simply prefer the power-user
> features of Entourage enough to have it be my default email client. And
> since it's my email client, it's also my calendar and address book. It's
> only natural for me to want my Palm to sync with Entourage in this case.

Well, the nice thing about using Address Book, iCal, and Mail (if you're a
Mac user) is that that's where the system expects to find this data - and
it'll be there where Apple Development puts in their effort to deposit it and
keep it safe.

Data detectors have made a comeback - and they deposit their data in iCal and
Address Book. Both apps have very simple backup paradigms - backup and
restore to a flat file. Simple to backup, simple to restore in case some
nefarious sync goes bad and duplicates or deletes all your data.

Mail and Address Book have their claws in Time Machine - and I wouldn't be
surprised to see iCal showing up next.

iSync syncs my address book and calendar data into my Nokia Symbian phone,
and Missing Sync into my PalmTX, and both sync not only data but the photos
in my address book. (So it's not just the Apple Developers).

Of course, didn't I once hear something about an Entourage conduit? If so,
maybe you can just cross-sync across apps and have the best of both worlds.
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