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marlof

04-05-2004, 06:00 PM

<img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/mb_pocketmac3_00_review.jpg" /> Product Category: Software; Apple Mac OS X synchronization Manufacturer: <a href="http://www.pocketmac.net">PocketMac</a> Where to Buy: <a href="http://store.esellerate.net/pocketmac/buypro">PocketMac</a> Price: $ 41.77 USD System Requirements: Pocket PC: USB cradle or cable, 200 K of available storage space; Mac: OS X 10.2.6/10.3 Panther, 1 available USB slot (or Bluetooth capabilities), 4 MB of available disk space, Entourage/iCal/Address Book/etc. for sync features (PocketMac Pro 3.x can be installed on up to 2 Macs) Pros:<li>Mac OS X synchronization; <li>Microsoft Entourage synchronization; <li>A lot of functionality.Cons:<li>Initial synchronization is slow; <li>File synchronization is slow; <li>Mobile picture resizing needs some fine tuning; <li>Couldn't get PocketMac Mobile Bookmarks to sync.Summary: PocketMac Pro 3.0 has a wide range of options, works without any major flaws, and gives you the opportunity to sync your Pocket PC to your Mac OS X machine, even if you use Microsoft Entourage. Read on for the full review!<!> <PAGEBREAK> Setting Up Synchronization PocketMac Pro 3.0 comes as an installer which places shortcuts on your desktop, and adds information to some of your programs, including iSync, iPhoto and iTunes. The program requires you to reboot your Mac, and then opens up the preferences screen where you can set the way you want the different items on your Mac to sync with your Pocket PC. <a href="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/mb_pocketmac3_01_preferences.gif"><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/mb_pocketmac3_01_preferences_thumb.jpg" /></a> Figure 1: Walk through each of the tabs, and set up all the sync options you want. As you can see there's even a Storage Card sync option included. Click on the image to see it in its original size. Set your preferences (don't forget to set the conflict preferences in the Advanced tab - in case of a conflict the Pocket PC or the Mac overrules the other), hook up your Pocket PC, and sync! <a href="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/mb_pocketmac3_02_isync.gif"><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/mb_pocketmac3_02_isync_thumb.jpg" /></a> Figure 2: PocketMac synchronization is enabled through the famous iSync interface. With this program, you get to sync all your syncable items (in my case a SonyEricsson T610 mobile phone, an iPod and my Pocket PC in one run). Click on the image to view it in its original size. In the following section, we'll take a closer look at:<li>PIM Synchronization; <li>iPhoto and iTunes Synchronization; <li>File Synchronization; <li>Web Synchronization; <li>Other Features. <PAGEBREAK> Personal Information Management The most important feature of a Pocket PC for many people is Personal Information Management, the mix of your calendar, contacts, tasks and notes. For me, integration of my Pocket PC with my PIM-program of choice on the desktop is very important. This was the main reason why I replaced my dayplanner with a Pocket PC. Mac OS X comes with some pretty cool PIM apps (iCal, Address, Mail), but still I use Microsoft Entourage for all my PIM activities. It has some strange notions (like the inability to create PIM database containers as a backup, such as Outlook .pst files), but I keep returning to Entourage because I'm used to having all my PIM info integrated in one program. So you can imagine that I was very happy to learn that PocketMac Pro 3.0 supports Entourage synchronization. <a href="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/mb_pocketmac3_03_calendarsync.gif"><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/mb_pocketmac3_03_calendarsync_thumb.jpg" /></a> Figure 3: In the preference pane you get to select the program you want to sync with, and select the range of "old" information you want to sync. Click on the image to view it in its original size. All my information synchronized without any hiccups. My only complaint is that the first synchronization was a little slow compared to the speed of an initial Activesync on my Windows desktop. Subsequent syncs of my PIM info were a lot faster though, so this shouldn't be too much of a nuisance. Music and Photos, your iMedia PocketMac Pro 3.0 enables you to synchronize music and photos to your Pocket PC as well. And this is one point where you can do more with your Mac sync tool than with Activesync: you get to select a storage card to synchronize to! Especially for those big media files, this is a huge plus! <a href="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/mb_pocketmac3_04_imediasettings.gif"><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/mb_pocketmac3_04_imediasettings_thumb.jpg" /></a> Figure 4: You get to choose what to sync, where to sync it to, and for photos if you want to resize your mobile photos. Click on the image to view it in its original size. In iPhoto and iTunes PocketMac Pro 3.0 creates an Album and a Playlist. You setup the items you want to sync by dragging them to these collections. For your music you'll be asked if you want to copy over "large files", and if you agree they'll be copied over. <a href="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/mb_pocketmac3_05_itunes.gif"><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/mb_pocketmac3_05_itunes_thumb.jpg" /></a> Figure 5: Copying your music to your Pocket PC. Click on the image to view it in its original size. As far as I can see, this isn't done overly well. Considering that each time I synchronized, the same files would be copied over, even if they already existed in the target folder on the Pocket PC. Since file synchronization is pretty slow (more on that later), this can be quite a nuisance. Especially since the question of whether I really wanted to sync those large files over kept popping up, waiting for me to click a button. In the end I just copied over my music manually. For your photos, if you have selected to resize the mobile version of your images, they'll be automatically resized. On my Pocket PC (a Compaq iPAQ 3870) they ended up a little smaller than full screen. I would have preferred a 320x240 size, or the option of specifying the size of the mobile version of the images. <PAGEBREAK> File Synchronization In order to transfer files to and from your Pocket PC, you can select a folder for synchronization (see Figure 1 above), and on the next synchronization all files from that folder will be synchronized to your Pocket PC. File synchronization is a bit slow though. In my experiences with PocketMac Pro 3.0, the PIM information was synchronized pretty fast after the initial sync. If I had selected File Synchronization I would have had to wait quite some time before synchronization would be finished. But in itself, synchronization of files did work without a glitch. In copying over a single file, I didn't bother using File Synchronization. PocketMac Pro 3.0 will mount your Pocket PC to your Mac, so you might just as well drag and drop using Finder. <a href="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/mb_pocketmac3_07_browseppc.gif"><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/mb_pocketmac3_07_browseppc_thumb.jpg" /></a> Figure 6: View the files on your Pocket PC using the Mac Finder. Click on the image to view it in its original size. Web Synchronization Options PocketMac Pro 3.0 gives you a choice of offline Web browsing. There are built in PocketMac Mobile Bookmarks, there's Mazingo (although that should be past tense), and there's Avantgo. <a href="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/mb_pocketmac3_08_websync.gif"><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/mb_pocketmac3_08_websync_thumb.jpg" /></a> Figure 7: Set up your favorite offline Web browsing method. Click on the image to view it in its original size. I couldn't manage to get the PocketMac Mobile Bookmarks to sync the Pocket PC Thoughts front page to my Pocket PC. It did sync over quite a few other sites, but in the end the sync plug-in would mysteriously shut down. And if it can't do Pocket PC Thoughts, well... Happily my old Avantgo setup worked fine, so I still could have my share of offline Web browsing. <PAGEBREAK> Other Features As if all this synchronization wasn't enough, PocketMac Pro 3.0 comes with additional bonus software as well. Pocket Word and Pocket Excel file readers, and a pretty cool Pocket Mac theme which makes your Pocket PC look like it's running OS X. <a href="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/mb_pocketmac3_09_bonussoftware.gif"><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/mb_pocketmac3_09_bonussoftware_thumb.jpg" /></a> Figure 8: The Pocket Mac Bonus Software folder. Click on the image to view it in its original size. One of the main things Mac users will enjoy is the .cab extractor. As many developers for the Pocket PC offer their software in Windows .exe installers, Mac users without Virtual PC might have a problem getting to their installation files. Note to developers: please offer .cab installation files, not just for Mac users, but also for those with just a Pocket PC to get to your software! But as long as there's still software out there without a .cab installation file, you might have some luck with the Pocket Mac Cab Extractor. <a href="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/mb_pocketmac3_10_cabtool.gif"><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/mb_pocketmac3_10_cabtool_thumb.jpg" /></a> Figure 9: It's a bit of a trial and error thing, but if there's a .cab file to be found within an .exe file, this might be all you need. Click on the image to view it in its original size. Additional Programs You Can Get at PocketMac You still want more? PocketMac didn't just stop at your sync application. Even if you want to do a full backup, PocketMac has something for you. You can get <a href="http://www.pocketmac.net/products/pmbackup/pmbackup.html">PocketMac Backup</a> for $17.33. <a href="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/mb_pocketmac3_11_backup.gif"><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/mb_pocketmac3_11_backup_thumb.jpg" /></a> Figure 10: Select the items you want, and back them up in case you ever need to restore your Pocket PC. Click on the image to view it in its original size. Still not enough? Feeling envious of the Windows users with their theme creation tools? Again PocketMac comes to the rescue. You can get your <a href="http://www.pocketmac.net/products/themecreator/themecreator.html">PocketMac Theme Creator</a> for $19.33. <a href="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/mb_pocketmac3_12_themecreator.gif"><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/mb_pocketmac3_12_themecreator_thumb.jpg" /></a> Figure 11: Give your Pocket PC a makeover. Straight from your Mac. Click on the image to view it in its original size. This program is pretty basic. Having played with other commercial theme creators, I do miss having control over the transparency of my images in this program. I also miss having the ability to select different Today Screen and Start Menu images and having the ability to control every item (like start menu text color) Windows Mobile 2003 lets me control. Although the PocketMac Theme Creator doesn't allow you to control as many items as Kamware's ThemeMaker 2003 for Windows does, it sure beats having nothing. <PAGEBREAK> Conclusions PocketMac Pro 3.0 gives you the chance to sync your Pocket PC with your Apple running Mac OS X. It does everything it should, and although some features might need some fine tuning, with a program like this, synchronization issues are no longer a reason why Mac OS X users shouldn't use Pocket PCs, even if they use Microsoft Entourage.

Zack Mahdavi

04-05-2004, 06:04 PM

I agree Marlof... PocketMac has a lot of potentially useful features, but a lot of them feel incomplete. However, it does well fulfilling its primary purpose, which is syncing the PocketPC with the Mac PIM apps.

tthiel

04-05-2004, 06:53 PM

The problem with Pocket mac and Missing Sync is that they don't work with existing conduits like Pocket Quicken. Not their fault but it sure would be nice to have. Sine Palm foolishly said they will no longer support Palm/Mac Syncing this means alot more Mac users may start using Pocket PC's instead. If you have to buy Sync software for Palm you might as well buy it for Pocket PC.

bdegroodt

04-05-2004, 07:13 PM

I'll chime in with my 2 cents. I love this program and am far (FAR) happier with it than I've ever been with ActiveSync--and my complaints about AS were pretty minor.

It's a great program and leaves me wanting for nothing. I will admit half of my appreciation for the program comes from knowing I was able to "switch" without ditching my PPC.

Given this is only a couple of generations deep into their product, I'm certain this program will only get stronger over time.

gorkon280

04-05-2004, 08:34 PM

I love missing sync. It's what I went with for now. My only issue now is when I sync with my XP machine, I get 6 unresolved errors. All I really sync with my PC for is so my other apps like Worldmate get updated (verison of worldmate I have does not sync over WiFi unless going through activestink). Two things I wish would change about Pocket PC apps.....first, separate the music syncing and internet syncing on DME. Why can the PPC download Digital Media Edition channels directly??? The other is files don't seemed to sync on the Mac with Missing Sync (unless I am missing hte folder that holds them). This really isn't a big deal with me because I can always backup the PPC on a SD card, then copy that file to the Mac using finder. That pretty much accoplishes what I want....a way to have a backup copy of these files and to also prevent the PPC from loosing it's marbles. I REALLY REALLY hope Microsoft and Apple start working together to make PPC's work better with iCal/iSync as it seems Palm doesn't want a Mac User's money either. As for Entourage....it's a nice enough app, but iCal is so much cooler with the fact I can download things like sports schedules and other schedules right into it .

hoyboy9

04-05-2004, 09:38 PM

I've been thinking about switching over to Mac for my next computer purchase, and am really glad to hear that this software is available. There are also educational discounts available for poor college students such as myself on their webpage.

Hey guys, do any of you have any thoughts about switching back to Windows? Any regrets for switching? I've been drooling over the new Powerbooks, but I'm thinking I'm going to hold out until the G5's are ported over to the Powerbooks. OSX looks like the kind of operating system I need, a cool UNIX crossbreed. I do a lot of technical/engineering programming that requires a UNIX workstation, and OSX seems like a natural switch. My 4 year Dell warranty runs out in January...

ctmagnus

04-05-2004, 10:10 PM

As if all this synchronization wasn't enough, PocketMac Pro 3.0 comes with... a pretty cool Pocket Mac theme which makes your Pocket PC look like it's running OS X.

Where's the screenshot of that? ;)

marlof

04-05-2004, 11:42 PM

I love missing sync.

Yeah, that one is cool too (http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=20801). But that's'not what this review was about.

As for Entourage....it's a nice enough app, but iCal is so much cooler with the fact I can download things like sports schedules and other schedules right into it .

I never got used to the way iCal worked. Next to that, I think it's a little bit overdesigned. Too many blinky colors to my taste. It's the only Apple app of which I don't like the looks. I guess to each his own. Having the ability to choose is great, isn't it?

marlof

04-05-2004, 11:47 PM

I've been thinking about switching over to Mac for my next computer purchase, and am really glad to hear that this software is available. There are also educational discounts available for poor college students such as myself on their webpage.

And you might as well get a Mac with a college discount as well.

Hey guys, do any of you have any thoughts about switching back to Windows? Any regrets for switching? I've been drooling over the new Powerbooks, but I'm thinking I'm going to hold out until the G5's are ported over to the Powerbooks.

No. I never had any regrets. But then again I didn't make a full time switch, I only use an iBook next to my WinXP desktop. I kinda like both OSes, and wouldn't like to loose one. But everything I do on my WinXP desktop I could do on my iBook. And vice versa. In my opinion, if you're open minded, and are willing to deal with the quirks that will come with any OS, you'd be happy with either OS. And that PowerBook is the best designed notebook I've ever seen! Something to really drool over. I'd say: go for it!

marlof

04-05-2004, 11:49 PM

Where's the screenshot of that? ;)

here (http://www.pocketmac.net/images/ThemeAnimated3x.gif)

Pixelnose

04-06-2004, 12:06 AM

As a loyal Missing Sync user for my Clie and then my 2210, I relucantly switched to Pocketmac. The missing sync support couldn't be bothered with some varely basic euro time zone issues and bluetooth disconnects. Heh, disconnects in general if you read their mailing list. I say they couldn't be bothered because the last email basically blamed my ipaq. Right, so I switched to Pocketmac. All those show-stopping issues dissappeared. I can now actually rely on the bluetooth connection. Calendar entries sync to the correct time. And the scripts to run avantgo and such are handy. So basically it does what it's supposed to do, which is more than what Missing Sync was able to do. I'd love to blame my mac for TMS issues, but when you do a clean install, you can really only blame the program. So for me, Pocketmac works, TMS doesn't. YMMV.

klinux

04-06-2004, 12:30 AM

Hey guys, do any of you have any thoughts about switching back to Windows? Any regrets for switching?

No regrets either. OS X is the best operating system out there in my opinion but I still actively use my XP desktop with Outlook 2003 (with which I sync my Axim) and processes that demand raw processing power such as encoding DivX.

Like Marlof mentioned, keep on open mind and use whichever OS that best suits your need and if it is both OS X and XP, then so be it!

Unfortunately, portability and price are too big of a factor for most us to ignore otherwise a dual G5 with VirtualPC (so you can run Windows and Linux and OS X all on the same machine) would be the best all-around machine.

dean_shan

04-06-2004, 02:36 AM

Marlof, would this be worth getting even if you already sync to a Windows computer? I would be nice to get all my contacts on my Mac but I'm not sure if it's worth the cost.

Zack Mahdavi

04-06-2004, 06:05 AM

Hey guys, do any of you have any thoughts about switching back to Windows? Any regrets for switching?

My story is a little different from everyone else's. I had been a happy DOS / Windows user for a good 10 years. However, I started college last year to pursue a Computer Science major. The University of Texas at Austin uses only Linux machines in their CS labs. I love Linux, but I hate using it as a sole operating system. However, I didn't want to deal with Windows updates, spyware, viruses, so a dual boot wouldn't work for me.

I decided to go for Mac OS X and bought a Powermac. It felt very weird at first, especially considering I don't have a PC anymore. However, within a day or so, I became fully acquainted with the operating system. I loved my Mac so much that I purchased a 12" Powerbook over the summer as well. Now, I have 2 Macs and 0 PCs.

Macs are great as long as they offer something you're looking for. I wanted the UNIX backbone of OS X along with the friendliness of the Mac GUI, and that's why I purchased one. You wouldn't want a Mac if you're a hardcore gamer.

Am I anti-Windows? Absolutely not! I'm actually considering switching back when Windows Longhorn comes out. :)

jizmo

04-06-2004, 07:01 AM

Sheesh .. $40 for a software that you can get free for PC. That's pretty hefty rise in the price of the device if you're going to get a $200 iPAQ.

Is there any FREE way of transferring the .exe and .cab files with bluetooth to PPC so that the files would still work? All the files I've tried so far (except mp3 and picture files) have lost their original information and cannot be run on PPC after transfer.

/jizmo

marlof

04-06-2004, 07:35 AM

Sheesh .. $40 for a software that you can get free for PC. That's pretty hefty rise in the price of the device if you're going to get a $200 iPAQ.

I think hefty prices is what a Mac user should be used to pay. After all, both the hardware and the OS upgrades are more expensive than their Windows counterparts. And still we buy them, since we feel they're worth it. I find it understandable that Microsoft doesn't spend too much energy on getting the sub 5% of computer users to sync with their Pocket PCs, if the sync tool for the other 95% doesn't work as good as it should. If another party steps in, I also think it's highly understandable that they want to be paid for their work. It would have been nice for the end user if it would have been different, but I still prefer it this way than no way. And personally, I think $40 isn't too much if you see what this application can do.

dean_shan

04-06-2004, 07:38 AM

dean_shan

04-06-2004, 07:41 AM

I never got used to the way iCal worked.

I hate iCal with a burring passion.

marlof

04-06-2004, 07:41 AM

Marlof, would this be worth getting even if you already sync to a Windows computer? I would be nice to get all my contacts on my Mac but I'm not sure if it's worth the cost.

If all you want is your contacts on your Mac, you might be dealing with more or less static material. In stead of synchronizing this over and over, you might want to try to save your contacts as vCards on your Windows machine, move these over to your Mac and import them in Address Book. Of course if you keep changing your contacts, synchronizing might be a better option still. I have a Mac as my notebook, and since I'd like to have my contacts, schedule, tasks etc. on my notebook as well, I use this tool to sync my Pocket PC to both WinXP and Mac OS X.

Zack Mahdavi

04-06-2004, 07:42 AM

Now, I have 2 Macs and 0 PCs.

Am I anti-Windows? Absolutely not! I'm actually considering switching back when Windows Longhorn comes out. :)

See I couldn't do that. I need my Windows computers. There is just stuff on there that I want that you simply cannot do on a Mac. Even though I get mad at my PowerBook G4 and complain that it's not a Windows I still love it. Because there are just things you can do on a Mac that you cannot do on a windows. I like to have the best of both worlds.

I forgot to mention I also have a copy of Virtual PC running Windows XP on my Powermac for those rare instances I need something Windows related. Most of the time, I use it to run the software installation programs, and that's about it.

Zack Mahdavi

04-06-2004, 07:44 AM

Is there any FREE way of transferring the .exe and .cab files with bluetooth to PPC so that the files would still work? All the files I've tried so far (except mp3 and picture files) have lost their original information and cannot be run on PPC after transfer.

Hmm... are you using OS X Panther? I run Panther and have had none of the problems you experience. I'm able to transfer CAB files via bluetooth from my mac to pocket pc without any problems.

dean_shan

04-06-2004, 07:49 AM

I forgot to mention I also have a copy of Virtual PC running Windows XP on my Powermac for those rare instances I need something Windows related. Most of the time, I use it to run the software installation programs, and that's about it.

I tryed that a couple times. I cannot get it to run right. I've tried installing Windows XP and SuSe 8 but could not get them to run at full speed. For me they would only run at about a quarter speed.

Zack Mahdavi

04-06-2004, 07:51 AM

jizmo

04-06-2004, 12:11 PM

Hmm... are you using OS X Panther? I run Panther and have had none of the problems you experience. I'm able to transfer CAB files via bluetooth from my mac to pocket pc without any problems.

I am .. I have a PowerBook G4 here and I've tried the transfer thing a few times before with no luck. I gave it another shot now just to make sure.

I downloaded Wisbar.cab to my mac, bluetooth'ed (??) it to PPC and ran it. Result: "Setup failed - The filed wisbar.arm.cab is not not a valid Windows CE Setup file.". Same thing happens with PPC native .exe files. Only zipped or data files work.

It's got something to do with mac splitting the files in two parts, data and header forks or something like that. It has happened many times before when trying to trasfer files to PC.

Anyway, it's driving me mad. Maaaad! :evil:

Sorry for getting off topic... :nonono:

All the best threads I've ever read have been more or less off topic :D

/jizmo

Vincent M Ferrari

04-06-2004, 02:23 PM

Unfortunately, portability and price are too big of a factor for most us to ignore otherwise a dual G5 with VirtualPC (so you can run Windows and Linux and OS X all on the same machine) would be the best all-around machine.

Virtual PC doesn't run on a G5...

Yet... :-)

rocky_raher

04-06-2004, 03:19 PM

I love the banner for this article, "Sync Different." A nice play on Apple's "Think Different" slogan.

ExtremeSIMS

04-06-2004, 04:46 PM

I never got used to the way iCal worked.

I hate iCal with a burring passion.

I hate Entourage's lousy handling of Junk mail and IMAP worse. :(

I am glad we do have options!

Zack Mahdavi

04-06-2004, 06:43 PM

Hmm... are you using OS X Panther? I run Panther and have had none of the problems you experience. I'm able to transfer CAB files via bluetooth from my mac to pocket pc without any problems.

I am .. I have a PowerBook G4 here and I've tried the transfer thing a few times before with no luck. I gave it another shot now just to make sure.

I downloaded Wisbar.cab to my mac, bluetooth'ed (??) it to PPC and ran it. Result: "Setup failed - The filed wisbar.arm.cab is not not a valid Windows CE Setup file.". Same thing happens with PPC native .exe files. Only zipped or data files work.

It's got something to do with mac splitting the files in two parts, data and header forks or something like that. It has happened many times before when trying to trasfer files to PC.

Anyway, it's driving me mad. Maaaad! :evil:

That's very weird... I downloaded and installed the SAME, EXACT cab file you described above. I connected to my Desktop via bluetooth from my Pocket PC and downloaded the CAB file. Then I ran the CAB file.. worked just fine.

You know what I'm beginning to think? PocketMac installs a program on the PocketPC when you install it. That program might be doing something to allow CAB files from Macs to run on the Pocket PC? It sounds like a stretch, but it's possible.

marlof

04-06-2004, 06:53 PM

I hate Entourage's lousy handling of Junk mail and IMAP worse.

Both are Mail aspects, not iCal. ;)

I don't use IMAP, so I can't speak for that, but for Junk Mail I've been using SpamSieve (http://www.c-command.com/spamsieve/index.shtml), which works great for me.

marlof

04-06-2004, 06:54 PM

I love the banner for this article, "Sync Different." A nice play on Apple's "Think Different" slogan.

Praise the Lord for a good Copy Editor! ;)

dean_shan

04-06-2004, 07:10 PM

I hate Entourage's lousy handling of Junk mail and IMAP worse.

Both are Mail aspects, not iCal. ;)

Exactly, I was just about to say that. I don't use Entourage for email anyway. I just use Mail.app

juan_chiriboga

07-28-2004, 03:30 PM

Although I am very excited to have pocketPC sync software for the Mac, I have to say I continue to find bugs on PocketMac Pro on a daily basis.
Here are some of the bugs I've found (maybe you guys have any ideas).
- When sync'ng using USB, every time i disconnect the PPC from the craddle, PowerBook crashes.
- File Synchronization:
1. when I delete a file from the pocketPC, it does NOT delete from the mac. It is re-created on the PPC.
2. Same behavior the other way around.

- Synchronization of B-days: I add a Birthday to Entourage. Sync's fine the first time. every time after that, B-day is shifted one day towards the future.

- Entourage Notes.app: Simply crashes. Can't get it to work and no documentation provided for the plug-in

All these issues have been submitted to the support team, although no solutions have been reached yet. any similar behavior? Thoughts?

thanks folks!

Zack Mahdavi

07-28-2004, 05:34 PM

- When sync'ng using USB, every time i disconnect the PPC from the craddle, PowerBook crashes.

I don't have this problem. What version of OS X are you running? You may want to try uninstalling the program completely and then reinstalling it.

- File Synchronization:
1. when I delete a file from the pocketPC, it does NOT delete from the mac. It is re-created on the PPC.
2. Same behavior the other way around.

Yes, I have noticed this problem as well. However, since file syncrhonization is so slow anyway, I don't bother syncing my files using PocketMac. I just use a card reader.

- Synchronization of B-days: I add a Birthday to Entourage. Sync's fine the first time. every time after that, B-day is shifted one day towards the future.
- Entourage Notes.app: Simply crashes. Can't get it to work and no documentation provided for the plug-in

I don't have this problem either. I don't use Entourage... :)

I can add something else to the list. iSight/Video chats on iChat won't work unless you quit and kill all processes related to PocketMac. PocketMac for some reason likes to take over your computer's software firewall. I'm not exactly sure why.