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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. Newton support by RevAaron · · Score: 5, Funny

    Look forward to Newton support soon for iSync... Luckily, getting Newton support is in a lot of ways, a lot more straightforward than it is for Palm OS. It's easily done via a plain old TCP/IP connection with a little app on the Newton side. :)

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    Working toward a usable PDA environment in the spirit of Newton OS: Dynapad
  2. 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 Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    The release notes that came with the download said to delete old files (just on the iPod) before syncing. Apple tried to warn you.

  4. Re:Getting warmer ... by pudge · · Score: 5, Informative

    It's not an invisible location, I believe; it's in your iDisk, in (IIRC) Library/Application Support/iSync/. Although, right now, it appears iDisk/.Mac is down, or somesuch, because I can't get to anything.

  5. iSync only wants to talk to Apple server by OttoM · · Score: 5, Informative
    I found out that
    • iSync does not use WebDAV, but a different protocol (at least for registering).
    • iSync contacts the server using https. The server is authenticated properly. I tried to fool iSync like I did with Backup but that didn't work, because iSync does not accept the server certificate.
    So at first look, iSync security is better done than Backup, making it hard to use another server, like can be done with iCal or Backup.