[missing-sync-palmos-talk] Re: missing-sync-palmos-talk Digest, Vol 13, Issue 10

[Ben Schmidt]

> Date: Sat, 26 Jun 2004 20:51:55 +1000
> From: "Con O'Brien" <jucon at mac.com>
> Subject: [missing-sync-palmos-talk] Preserving categories with iSync
> To: missing-sync-palmos-talk at lists.markspace.com
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> Morning,
>
> Apologies if this is not the correct forum for this question - don't
> hesitate to let me know!
>
> I'm trying to find a solution for synchronizing my Palm calendar with
> iCal, without losing all of my carefully constructed Palm calendar
> categories. I've tried this using Hot-Sync manager and iSync with the
> Palm conduit 1.2, and all my palm categories get the chop!
>
> Any advice appreciated. I have read elsewhere that this is just not
> possible, but I can't believe other people haven't been frustrated at
> the same time.

This seems to be a limitation of the Apple-provided "iSync Conduit". I 
was very frustrated until I realized this because I was experiencing 
100's of duplicate calendar events on my Tungsten E and iCal every time 
I iSync'd them. The duplicate calendar entries differed only in 
category. Now I have only 1 category on my iCal: "Palm". On the Palm I 
have about half-a-dozen categories, all color-coded. And I no longer 
get duplicates when I iSync. (Although I own Stevens Creek Software's 
excellent unDupe for Palm OS should duplicates rear their head in the 
future.)

I'm still hoping for an Apple-provided iSync conduit that works with 
Palm OS 5's calendar categories - but I am not holding my breath.  
iSync works reliably for me now, and I at least have color-coded 
categories on my Tungsten E which is where I need them the most due to 
Palm's smaller display.