Al, thanks again, the smoke is beginning to clear. I'll try to stay out of the "xxxx out of luck" category.
--- In [email protected], Al Byrne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > At about 20/05/07 00:01 (GMT +1000), royofsf ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > > Have you or anyone else been able to sync any of the following with a > > Mac without issues: Adobe Reader (on Missing Sync OK list; henceforth, > > I'll abbreviate with MS if it's on their list), Avantgo (MS), > > BackupBuddy (MS), Easy Update-United Airlines (MS), eReader (books), > > Mobipocket (books and daily newspaper updates, a fabulous source), > > Maltin Movie Guide (MS), MobiMate's WorldMatePro (MS), Zagat > > (restaurant/hotel reviews worldwide)? > > Sorry to say that I don't use any from your list! > > > Is Missing Sync necessary to sync these apps regardless of whter I use > > Palm Desktop for Mac or iCal? > > No - a misunderstanding of what Missing Sync does. There is NEVER a NEED to > use Missing Sync to use any particular handheld application. You may WANT to > use Missing Sync, as I have chosen to do, because it gives the flexibilty to > selectively enable/disable particular conduits or sets of conduits, etc, > etc. > > My guess is that each of the above handheld applications uses it's own > conduit? If that is the case those conduits should work with either Palm's > original Hotsync Manager (note that I am not referring to the Palm Desktop > application), or with Missing Sync. An indication on the MarkSpace website > that a conduit is compatible is just confirmation of the good news that they > have tested that particular conduit, NOT an indication that Missing Sync is > NEEDED for it. > > The possible combinations for syncing your data to/from Mac/handheld are: > > Read in three columns; > > Desktop application -> conduit manager -> handheld application > > Palm Desktop -> Palm Hotsync Manager -> handheld application (Palm default) > Palm Desktop -> Missing Sync -> handheld application (my setup) > Apple iCal -> iSync -> handheld application (Apple's default) > Apple iCal -> Missing Sync -> handheld application > > Note that iSync ONLY handles PIM data. It doesn't understand third party > conduits, so you'll be sxxx out of luck with the data for your list of > handheld applications. > > Ajb > > -- > Al Byrne > albyrne (at) email (dot) com >
