Re: [NTLK] Sick of the iHype

What we're seeing here is unprecedented actually... the desktop and
phone/handheld are using exactly the same format and field naming
system as one another.

I'm not saying there won't be glitches, but it doesn't surprise me at
all if the Mac-to-iPhone sync is the most painless sync to date.

The sad fact is, that as far as sync goes, Mac-to-Newt falls way
behind even Linux-to-WinMobile. If we're gauging sync technology
based on our Newt experience, anything devised in the last few years
will shine by comparison.

No offense intended to the folks who are working on Mac-to-Newt
sync... I don't mean to dis your efforts; to the contrary, I think
NewtSync and NCX are great, especially considering the uphill battle
you have to fight.

That doesn't mean get complacent about making backups or stopping
being careful with your data, I'm just saying that OS X Address Book
to iPhone OS X Address Book sync versus anything else is probably not
a fair fight.

Steve

On Jul 3, 2007, at 12:42 PM, W. Guy Finley wrote:

> iPhone doesn't use iSync it seems to be a new faculty put into
> iTunes. It moved my 500 plus address book to my iPhone without a
> hiccup - I could never do that completely and correctly on the Newt.
>
> --Guy
>
> ================
> Sent from my iPhone.
>
> On Jul 3, 2007, at 12:31 PM, Martin Joseph <NT@stillnewt.org> wrote
>>
>>>
>>>
>> Syncing is complicated, and you shouldn't be too euphoric about isync
>> in my experience. My Wife has discovered that moving contacts from
>> her phone's memory onto the phones SIM card (which the Moto phone
>> allowed her to do) subsequently erased the actual contact data (ie
>> phone #s) from her OSX address book after syncing. Then she lost her
>> phone and Voila! Missing phone #s.
>>
>> Sure, it seems appealing, but I think there will still be reasons
>> to worry about it.
>>
>> Marty
>>
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