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.
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Wolfram - Nov 29, 2005 10:50:57 am PST #5753 of 10003
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§ 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.
NoiseDesign - Nov 29, 2005 8:36:24 pm PST #5759 of 10003
Our wings are not tired
I use iSync with my Treo which is pretty much just a palm device. It even works across Bluetooth with no problems.
§ ita § - Nov 30, 2005 3:50:21 am PST #5760 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
The only remaining thing I need to resolve is to make the Palm iSync before the phone. It's pretty smooth, even if I did manage to delete all the phone book entries from the phone while I was experimenting.
Gris - Nov 30, 2005 8:39:13 am PST #5761 of 10003
Hey. New board.
For syncing with a Palm (Treo, in this case), I much prefer Missing Sync to Hotsync + iSync on a Mac. In Tiger, it has its own conduits for iCal and Address Book that sync things like categories (for both contacts and calendar), user pictures, IM address, and so forth - things that iSync misses. It can also use any other conduit (I've got Documents to Go on there, for instance), install software (on the internal memory or a card), sync with an iTunes playlist or iPhoto album, sync files with any folder on your hard drive (to a card), and many other neat things. Of course, if all you're doing is transferring the phone numbers from Palm->Phone, then there's no need for that, and you could stick with the free.
DXMachina - Nov 30, 2005 9:46:22 am PST #5762 of 10003
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