On 6/25/02 12:59 PM, "Joshua Yeidel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Thanks for this note, David. I think it's very useful to hear from someone > who is actually using it. > > I am reluctant to buy it at this point for one simple reason: the PocketMac > web page says that it is unable to handle task due dates when syncing with > Entourage. Is this the experience you have had with Pocket Mac? > > I don�t think I could handle my task lists without due dates <gulp>. That's probably just for Entourage 2001. It seems to use AppleScript, and 2001's AppleScript can't set due dates of tasks. But Entourage X's can. If there are conduits for Entourage X they will be be able to set due dates of tasks. And that's how I read the blurb: the limitations are for 2001 only. PB > > -- Joshua > > On 6/25/02 9:58 AM, "david" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> On 6/25/02 12:16 PM, "Joshua Yeidel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> Disclaimer: I have no connection to pocketmac except that I'd like to sync >>> my Compaq with my Mac. I haven't even used Pocket Mac yet. >> >> I've been using PocketMac for a couple months now and beta tested PocketMac >> Pro through three versions. Just got the final release and used it once to >> sync my calendar and tasks to the iPAQ. I'm not associated with the company >> in any way. >> >> Mini Review: >> >> Syncing to E'rage works quite well. Syncing seems to be slower than using >> ActiveSync on my PC. So far I've not seen the doubling of tasks, contacts, >> or events that sometimes happened with the Palm. I did discover one problem. >> Contacts are synced first, then the calendar, then tasks. Each is done by a >> different plug-in. If there is a large number of items in one group it might >> keep the plug-in from the next group from launching properly. In beta 4 I >> couldn't sync my calendar unless I turned off the plug-in for contacts. >> Since I pruned my contact list I don't know if this bug was fixed or if I'm >> now below the critical number for bringing out the bug. >> >> Moving documents between the iPAQ and Mac can be done by drag and drop and >> works well. Word and Excel files are translated to be readable by the Pocket >> apps and vice versa. However, in beta 4 I discovered that some documents >> that were synced to my iBook and later moved back to my iPAQ were >> unreadable. I was able to solve this problem by opening each file in Word >> and resaving as .doc files then dragging them back to the iPAQ. I discussed >> this with tech support and they acknowledged the problem. I don't know if it >> has been solved or not. Right now I'm checking a few docs after each sync. >> >> This program won't completely allow us to divorce our PPC from a Windows >> computer. Most PocketPC applications are delivered as Windows executable >> installation applications. PocketMac comes with a program to extract the >> PocketPC program from these executable. It has never worked for me. Also, >> two of my favorite PocketPC applications have Windows counterparts. >> >> This is a version 1 program and it is less polished than we Mac users might >> expect. It isn't inexpensive and its license limits installation to one >> computer which is just plain stupid given the nature of the product. (I have >> a home desktop, two work desktops, and my iBook. I want all of them synced >> to my iPAQ and I am NOT going to buy 4 licenses. I suspect that most iPAQ >> users will want to sync to two computers if not the 4 that I have.) Finally, >> the company has no demo and you cannot buy the program without acknowledging >> that you are buying a product that cannot be returned for any reason. >> >> Despite its flaws it is worth every penny to me. YMMV >> >> Cheers >> david >> >> ======================================================================== >> Say you were standing with one foot in the oven and one foot in an ice >> bucket. According to the percentage people, you would be perfectly >> comfortable. >> >> ~~ Bobby Bragan >> >> david mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > > > -- > To unsubscribe: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > archives: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> > old-archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/> > -- Paul Berkowitz -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> old-archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
