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iSync Beta Released

Posted by pudge on from the carve-my-name-in-a-video-game dept.

OrangeHairMan writes "iSync, 'the cutting-edge synchronization software from Apple,' has been released in beta, with support for Bluetooth phones, iPods, Palm OS-based handhelds, and .Mac (for synchronizing multiple Macs). Now only if I had any of these products... ;)"

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  1. finally can sync my Handspring on OSX by Pengo · · Score: 3, Insightful


    Without any kludgy work-arounds and anoyances. There hasn't been a non-classic solution to that in a while.

  2. GNUsync? by Gerry+Gleason · · Score: 3, Insightful
    Ok, so when will we be able to do the same with Linux? I don't have any of these devices yet, but this functionality will be important when I do. I imagine someone is already working on it.

    It should be just a small part of the larger design problem of allowing for your personal info and identity to securely track between all the computing devices you use.

    1. Re:GNUsync? by DevilM · · Score: 5, Insightful

      It would be pretty straight forward to write such an application if the all the vendors would finish the XML based sync specification and then actually implement it.

  3. Re:Needs a little work. by daemonjon · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Needs a little work? well yes for starters RTFM and you wont have duplicate entries (its ok i did it wrong the first time as well, a breeze to fix). Aside from not having a cell phone to try this out with I was utterly blown away. I have been doing the manual shuffle between OSX address book.app - my handspring visor - and an ipod for some time now knowing that it couldnt be THAT hard to create a real synch procedure. when the old iCEO steve first demo'd iSync it just didnt seem to be anything behind the hype besides vaporware and strange folders popping up on my ipod. well i was wrong, like they say "It just works." Of course your main fear is that in this magical sync that all important address would go back into the ether and be replaced with ancient incorrect versions thereby alienating you from your friends/family/jobs etc - I was amazed that apple managed to program something just the way i would ask for it "OK sync everything, use the newest version to fill in the blanks in the old ones, and if you run into anything sticky just ask me and show me my options." wish granted in beta form. apple just gave the world quite a big reason to switch and really solidified their version of the 'digital hub experience.' now if only they had waited and 'fixed' ical first and released this all at once as a real show stopper. 'set up us the bomb'