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Apple Announces iSync 1.1 and QuickTime 6.3

Posted by pudge on from the drat-they-do-not-support-my-kyocera-phone dept.

chrisbw writes "According to this press release, Apple has announced iSync 1.1 and Quicktime 6.3. iSync adds support for more phones (including USB), as well as syncing Safari bookmarks!" Software Update has QuickTime 6.3 now, and iSync 1.1 is available via the web site.

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  1. Re:Safari Bookmarks by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    Yes... syncing Bookmarks works exactly as calendars and contacts : you can edit them on any sync'ed computers and iSync will merge them correctly.

  2. New iSync only for new iPods? by Van+Halen · · Score: 5, Interesting
    According to this post apparently iSync 1.1 only works with iPods that have firmware 2.0 and up. I can't verify it yet since I'm at work and my iPod is a 30 GB with the 2.0 firmware anyway. Anyone with an older iPod want to give it a try and see?

    If true, perhaps this means a new iPod firmware ought to be coming out very soon? I know Apple promised an update for USB 2.0 under Windows in June. But my primary concern is that we get an update that fixes the bugs in the 2.0 firmware (most notably the clicking between tracks).

    But then I'm straying a bit off topic here... Hopefully the AAC encoder in QuickTime 6.3 works as well as or better than QT 6.2 for encoding from iTunes. I did a quick comparison before leaving this morning, and while there are byte differences between a 6.2-encoded AAC and a 6.3-encoded file, they are both the same size and I couldn't tell any audible difference (improvement or otherwise) at 160 kbps. The blurb on the website about 6.3 has plenty of marketing-speak about AAC but no real technical details telling whether anything of substance changed.

    Just some random thoughts, back to work!

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  3. Re:Well this is good by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    iSync is a generic synchronization platform. It uses SyncML to keep databases together across multiple devices.

    It's an important part of Palm use with a Mac, but in truth using iSync with a Palm is a little messy. That's because Palms don't support SyncML. So you still have to use their piece-of-shit "hotsync" software, although iSync handles all the ins-and-outs of getting your data in and out of your applications. Hotsync still has to do the heavy lifting with your Palm.

    With Bluetooth phones, on the other hand, iSync is all you need. Just pair the phone to the computer and click "Sync Now." Poof. All your contacts and calendar items are in your phone. It's pretty nice.