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I bought a Mac Book Pro more than a year ago. Still love it. At work, I support PC's with only a sprinkling of Macs. We have Exchange for E-mail. Entourage still doesn't play nice with our server (not sure why, I only manage two small AD domains).

Just wondering out loud - do Blackberries work with OS X? Hmmm.... looks like you can synch with and Exchange server and OS X.

http://www.pocketmac.net/products/pmblackberry/

We currently have a consulting group that manages our Exchange server - they only support Blackberries with Outlook - no Entourage support.

Maybe the new release of an Office suite for OS X might help, but the only way I can see Apple gaining on HP, Dell, etc, is by ramping up production and selling Macs in all the major outlets - Circuit City, Walmart, etc, instead of the cool but boutique-type Apple stores.

If Joe and Mary Computer shopper don't see it as they wander the mega-store aisles, they cannot buy it. Visibility. Show the product!

Hi, Have you looked at this: http://www.pocketmac.net/products/pmblackberry/ ? It is now a free download. It claims to fully support both Entourage and the native Mac apps (Address Book, iCal etc), Apologies if you have tried it and found it wanting. Paul

You do realize that third party developers can create applications for SmartPhones and PocketPC Phones that would allow a user to sync with a Mac, right? So the question is more.. why aren't third party developers doing this? I highly doubt you can blame Microsoft for that.

Oh, and just to note...
http://www.pocketmac.net/

You're welcome.

• QWERTY is your friend. When going from class-to-class, there is no way you can use the handwriting input fast enough to get assignments down. Physical keyboards are best. Windows Mobile has the best on-screen.
• Don't worry about platform compatibility with a WM PDA. PocketMac (http://www.pocketmac.net) is a great piece of software (used it form the HP 4350). It's actually more reliable than ActiveSync, in my experience.
• Personally, for storing class and assignment info, I prefer WM. Newer Palms with better calendar software may be better, but this is my experience with Treo 600.
• Consider a smartphone. It's a lot easier, especially for contacts. For example, I keep all of my professors' office hours in notes attached to their contact entries. Makes it really easy to access the info.
• Get a sturdy case. When you're running from one end of campus to the other, you will drop your PDA and/or phone. My failure to do so is one reason I now have a Q (who knew 5 drops onto pavement was the Treo's limit?). I like aluminum ones; then again, I'm a klutz.

Apple isn't the paragon of virtue that many in the Slashdot community have made it out to be.

Enjoying its products and not vilifying it is not the same as thinking it a paragon of virtue. The position you're thinking of does not exist.

For example, try to get your Pocket PC with iTunes. Until recently, you haven't been able to. Why? Companies that provide the apps get sued by Apple.

They got sued because they broke Apple's software in the process. ppcTunes does not, and has not been sued.

Suing folks who scoop them on news.

No, they sued companies that illegally misappropriated trade secrets. You'll note that since they've taken action against rumor sites, such leaks have stopped. Any company would do this were they in the same position as Apple.

Embracing trusted computing

This article is speculation, not fact. Try not to get the two confused.

PocketMac is, apparently, simultaneously expensive and worthless.

MissingSync appears to be better received.

This question made me wonder could Macintosh users, use Pocket PCs? YES! I did a quick google search and produced this neat program which I cannot test because I'm one of those pesky Windows buggers but maybe it'll be helpful they have a free demo and it works with Dell Axim's and the Basic Model is only $199

Links:
Mac Pocket PC Syncing software

Dell Axim X5 Basic

All it needs now is MacOS X support and then I can throw away my old Palm - right now I sync Palm to all platforms that I use and then sync Windows to the Zaurus. With OS X support I could use the Zaurus on all my platforms instead.

I know a USB/Ethernet driver for MacOS X is do-able, since the folks at IAA have done it for the PocketMac software (sync sotware for PocketPC machines).

For a price of $50 you can sync a PocketPC with MacOS.

-- iCEBaLM

Hear hear. And, while you're at it, build in sync support for Mac OS X--which technically should be in the same ballpark.

With PocketMac it looks like I'm going to be able to sync mail from OS X sooner on a WinCE device than on either Palm or a Linux PDA, and that's just plain wrong.

Is there reliable syncing s/w for iPAQs

PocketMac, a spin off of Information Appliance Associates, is making a sync product for Macs and PocketPC devices. They are releasing a carbon application, so it will work with both 9 and X. It doesn't require "Windows on the desktop" but I don't expect it was exactly what you were looking for ;)

With this product, it looks like it will be possible to sync one's email on a Mac with a PocketPC device sooner than one can do the same on a Palm. So I know which PDA platform just jumped up in my list.