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NoiseDesign - Nov 28, 2005 3:29:26 pm PST #5749 of 10003
Our wings are not tired

Yeah, Digi has been pretty bad keeping up with the old cards.

I've got a Digi001 that I need to sell since it's mostly an orphan. I'm even looking at updating one of my Mboxes.


tommyrot - Nov 29, 2005 7:54:07 am PST #5750 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

From ThinkSecret:

Apple's Mac mini will be reborn as the digital hub centerpiece it was originally conceived to be, Think Secret sources have disclosed. The new Mac mini project, code-named Kaleidoscope, will feature an Intel processor and include both Front Row 2.0 and TiVo-like DVR functionality.

While the specific model and speed of the Intel processor in the new Mac mini is unknown, sources are confident the system will be ready for roll-out at Macworld Expo San Francisco, in line with other reports Think Secret has received that Intel-based Macs will be ready some six months sooner than originally expected.

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Jessica - Nov 29, 2005 8:50:10 am PST #5751 of 10003
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

This looks like a neat little application:

A small and simple utility for downloading RSS feeds to your iPod.

Anyone tried it?


§ ita § - Nov 29, 2005 10:39:03 am PST #5752 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I'm looking to ease up on the gyrations.

Primarily, I synch my Palm with my PC. I don't even like the Palm software on the Mac, plus the PC is my main computer.

However, I synch the bugger with the Mac to get my phone book onto it. Then I export a VCF and import it into iAddress so I can iSync a subset of that with my bluetooth phone.

Right. Gyrations.

There must be a simpler method to keep the phone fresh (I almost never enter anything into it directly, just modify existing records) than this--I can't go straight from the PDA to the Razr, at least not with the default software, since the file types aren't feeling the compatibility.

Anyone else accomplishing this task more simply? Or just know of some apps that will help?


Wolfram - Nov 29, 2005 10:50:57 am PST #5753 of 10003
Visilurking

ita, why can't you just sync your phone up with your PC? Probably all you need is a bluetooth adapter for the PC.

ETA: I realize this is still an additional step then Palm to phone, but it does cut out the Mac.


§ ita § - Nov 29, 2005 10:52:58 am PST #5754 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

why can't you just sync your phone up with your PC?

I have a bluetooth adapter for the PC, but no phone-aware software. What would I need to go from Palm Desktop (with filtering, since I don't want it all) to a bluetooth phone?

The Mac, OTOH, came with phone aware synching software, which is why it happens there.


Wolfram - Nov 29, 2005 12:31:15 pm PST #5755 of 10003
Visilurking

I'm going to be looking for syncing software when my new phone comes in, so I'll let you know what I find.


Gris - Nov 29, 2005 3:34:29 pm PST #5756 of 10003
Hey. New board.

ita, you could try DataPilot. It seems to be able to sync to Palm Desktop.


§ ita § - Nov 29, 2005 5:16:13 pm PST #5757 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Thanks, D. But for $59.95, I'm surprised it doesn't synch the calendars with Palm Desktop. Or use Bluetooth.

Hmm.


§ ita § - Nov 29, 2005 5:51:44 pm PST #5758 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I was sure that iSync explicitly told me it couldn't sync with my Palm device. Yet, there is a conduit for iSync, and I'm testing it now.