At about 18/05/07 06:57 (GMT +1000), royofsf ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > I gather from briefly reviewing current posts on this subject that if > I change from my PC (and latest Palm Desktop) to a Mac with the latest > OS, that I can sync my my Treo 680 (and DateBk 6) with the Mac.
Not a problem. I've been syncing numerous Palm devices (currently Treo 680) with my assorted Macs (currently MacBook running MacOSX 10.4.9) for years. > My current Palm Desktop is currently rock solid and dependable. Does > the PD on the Mac provide the same experience? If not, how is it > different? The Mac version of Palm Desktop is currently version 4.2.1 rev D. The desktop software has it roots in Claris Organiser (from the early 90's!), so has been in place for a long time. While it has not been updated significantly for several years, it is already quite fully featured. It is definitely stable. The Mac version of the desktop software supports categories to/from the handheld device, which, as I understand it, the Windows version does not. > I saw the Missing Sync & iCal demonstrated today at the Apple Store. > The colored events were a big improvement over the Palm Desktop. Is > Missing Sync rock solid? The coloured events are not a Missing Sync thing, they're an iCal thing. Palm Desktop can also do coloured events if you assign different categories different colours. Missing Sync IS NOT a replacement for Palm Desktop, it is a replacement for the Palm Hotsync Manager. That is: Palm Desktop is the actual Personal Information Manager (PIM), while Missing Sync waits in the background and handles syncing the data to/from the handheld device. It handles that job with considerably more flexibility than Palm's Hotsync Manager. > What are the pros and cons of the syncing process (PC vs Mac and Palm > Desktop on PC vs Palm Desktop or iCal on Mac)? Thanks. I have never owned a PC, so can't comment on the differences. Because I have been using Claris Organiser/Palm Desktop without problems for many years, I've never felt the need to move to iCal. Assuming Palm Desktop still runs on Leopard (MacOSX 10.5 - due for release sometinme later this year), I'll stick with it for a while longer. Hope this helps... -- Al Byrne albyrne (at) email (dot) com
