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- Reminder: Apple keeps an official list of iSync-supported devices
Filed under: OS, Software, Productivity
No matter how you identify with the computing aspect of your life being able to take your contacts and calendar on the go can be pretty invaluable, especially if you have more than three friends and your iCal has more colored blocks than a Rubix Cube. But how can you figure out which device(s) on your wishlist will actually work with Mac OS X's built-in syncing app, iSync? Should you dig through the annals of individual manufacturer's support pages? Or perhaps post across multiple forums for someone - anyone - to answer the call of your syncing questions? No I say! Do not go gently into that convoluted mess of neglected support docs and clunky forum systems!
Bad literature jokes and drama aside, Apple maintains a pretty up-to-date list of iSync-friendly devices on their own. If you're definitely looking for a phone that syncs, this list should help make the decision pretty black and white. However, I say this with a word of caution: while this list is thorough and updated fairly often (typically listing new phone models before they hit the street), it isn't 100% complete in that Apple doesn't always list related model numbers. For example: Cingular had a Sony Ericsson w600 available for quite some time, and it was listed at Apple's iSync devices page. I picked up an unlocked w800i a while back (killer non-Smartphone with a great camera, by the way) - a similar phone with a near-identical version of the OS that synced perfectly fine with my Mac, but Apple didn't list the w800 line until that phone officially came to US Cingular stores. Why is anybody's guess, but the point is: if you have your eyes on a phone that is related by model number to a phone on Apple's list, chances are that it should work with iSync just fine. That said, if you aren't too familiar with a phone that isn't on this list, you should probably still hit up a couple forums to make sure before you thrown down hundreds of dollars on a device that might not actually shake hands with iSync (in other words: that's a disclaimer so you don't sue me).
Lastly, for most Smartphone devices which aren't on this list (outside of Symbian, of course), there are always products like PocketMac and the Missing Sync which can handle syncing BlackBerry, Windows Mobile and Palm OS devices.Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsКомментарии к сообщению:
http://www.tuaw.com/2007/04/19/reminder-apple-keeps-an-official-list-of-isync-supported-device/#comments - Transmission 0.7 bittorrent client released
Filed under: Freeware, Internet Tools, Open Source, Beta Beat
Almost a year after the last version, (and sporting a spiffy new icon) the open-source bittorrent client Transmission has been updated to version 0.7. In addition to numerous bug-fixes, highlights of this version include automatic port mapping, individual torrent bandwidth limits, user-ordering of the queue, and more. In many ways, Transmission tries to be the uTorrent for OS X (and Linux), i.e. very light-weight, but still full featured.
Transmission 0.7 is available now for free download.
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http://www.tuaw.com/2007/04/19/transmission-0-7-bittorrent-client-released/#comments - Aperture 1.5.3
Filed under: Software Update, Apple
You can't always get what you want, but if you try sometimes you get an Aperture update. Apple, today, has released Aperture 1.5.3 onto unsuspecting pro photographers everywhere!
This free update addresses the normal bug fixes and performance issues as well as:
- Leaf Aptus 22 and Aptus 75 images are imported correctly (I am sure that means something to someone)
- Many issues with using external editors have been fixed
- Restoring from a vault
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http://www.tuaw.com/2007/04/19/aperture-1-5-3/#comments - Terminal Tip: Output man pages as plain text with col
Filed under: Tips and tricks, Terminal Tips
Ever try to open a man page in TextEdit using man | open -f? You end up with the kind of unreadable repeated characters shown here. This all dates back to the days of dot matrix and daisy wheel printing when the only way you could produce bold type was to repeatedly print characters. Fortunately, there's an easy way to convert man pages into simple, non-redundant text. Use the command-line utility col with the -b flag enabled. For example, man col | col -b | open -f will open the col man page in TextEdit without repeated characters. The -b flag tells col to exclude all but the last character written to any column, ignoring any backspaces and repeats.
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http://www.tuaw.com/2007/04/19/terminal-tip-output-man-pages-as-plain-text-with-col/#comments - Security Update 2007-004
Filed under: Software Update, Apple, Security
You know what that feeling in the air is? That's right! Apple has released a new security update. Security Update 2007-004. It seems to fix a slew of things, so I would suggest installing it as soon as possible.
It is available for 10.3.9 server, 10.3.9 client, PPC, and Universal flavors.Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsКомментарии к сообщению:
http://www.tuaw.com/2007/04/19/security-update-2007-004/#comments - Omniplan 1.1 is out
Filed under: Software
Just four months after leaving beta, The Omni Group has released Omniplan version 1.1. If you're unfamiliar, Omniplan is a very comprehensive project management tool. Use it to manage tasks, delegate projects, schedule your time and resources and a lot more. Version 1.1 includes the following changes:
- Improved AppleScript support
- Improved printing
- Better importing and exporting
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http://www.tuaw.com/2007/04/19/omniplan-1-1-is-out/#comments - Hoodry Pink iPod speaker
Filed under: Accessories, iPod Family, Holidays
Mother's day is just around the corner. Why buy roses when you can pick up a limited edition pink hoody iPod speaker for a mere 120 bucks? It's practically the same color as that old Mother's Day standby red geraniums, but it's way cuter. Unfortunately, when I say "limited" it means that they are only selling about thirty of these things. Also, I can't tell from the picture which kinds of iPods are supported. Still, it's exactly the sort of present to please and surprise a Mac Geek Mom on Mother's day.Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsКомментарии к сообщению:
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