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July 19, 2006

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You, iSync, and your Mac

Posted Jul. 19, ’06, 2:28 PM PT by Scott Silverman
Category | Tips

Sony Ericsson w810iIt seems one of the most unreliable and confusing processes of computing (from both the Apple perspective and the mobile phone perspective) is synchronizing. Standards are still up in the air, manufactures are locking out their phones (ahem, Verizon), and there just always seems to be some problem when it comes to syncing.

Apple has thankfully done a little something to help you out when using iSync. Here’s a recently updated Apple support article titled “iSync 2.2: About syncing phones.” There are tips for working with Bluetooth, what to do before you sync, and tips for working with specific phones from all major manufactures (except Samsung and LG). Still consistently a mystery, however, is pairing a phone for use with Dial Up Networking (DUN) and sending SMS messages from Address Book. I’ve still got my eyes towards Apple on this one, as we won’t get any help from phone manufactures.


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