[missing-sync-palmos-talk] File transfer via mounted memory stick

[Helge Kraak]

Hello,

I experienced several times problems with some files that I copied on 
my memory stick. When they were accessed by their appropriate programs, 
some programs had problems to work with the files. When I use the 
Terminal to copy the files, they all work fine. I'd like to know 
whether this bug has already been verified and corrected in MS 5.0? I 
still use MS 4.

Thanks in advance!

Helge


Am 15.02.2006 um 14:10 schrieb Brian M. Criscuolo:

>
> On Feb 14, 2006, at 8:08 PM, Scott Gruby wrote:
>
>>
>> On Feb 14, 2006, at 4:09 PM, Helge Kraak wrote:
>>
>>> Dear Missing Sync developers,
>>>
>>> I think there are many many people who would love to see this 
>>> feature. I wouldn't care if it would be done via an irregular way 
>>> like reading the palm database in the Missing Sync backup folder and 
>>> overwriting the address book via the import feature. In 6 years of 
>>> Palm usage I haven't seen one 100 % reliable synchronization 
>>> solution. For me it's not worth the risk. Regardless the limited 
>>> comfort I prefer to just work with one input device (my Palm) 
>>> instead of having one day garantueed trouble again with duplicate 
>>> entries, loss of numbers in contact entries without recognizing it 
>>> immediately, etc.. I need a professional working platform to be able 
>>> to completely concentrate on my work. For me professional means 100 
>>> % reliabilty and nothing else.
>>>
>>
>> As Brian wrote earlier (actually twice today):
>>
>> "There is not an option for handheld overwrites desktop because the 
>> underlying sync framework in Tiger, Sync Services, does not support 
>> that method of synchronization for 3rd party sync clients. It *is* 
>> possible to do in an unsupported way, or via other not so pretty 
>> methods, but Mark/Space has decided that it is in the best interest 
>> of our customers to not allow it at this time."
>>
>> Please realize that if we add this option, doing so will overwrite 
>> your .Mac account data, your iPod, and anything else you sync with 
>> Sync Services such as a cell phone, Chrono's SOHO Organizer, etc. 
>> Doing this is a very dangerous operation as changes propagate to more 
>> than just your desktop.
>
> AND AND AND AND!
>
> The data will be limited to ONLY WHAT IS ON YOUR PALM!!!
>
> Do you have > 1 url? > 2 IM addresses? Gone. Related names in Address 
> Book? Gone. All those things would not be maintained, because the Palm 
> is the least common denominator in the equation.

Yes, but for good reasons, as many others users, I only change 
addresses on my Palm. So my Palm address book doesn't have url, IM and 
so on!

Why don't you ask the users whether they would like to see this 
feature? You seem to just guess the users needs. Some clever developers 
have polls on their webpages where customers can vote for the most 
wanted features which are listed there.

At present, to assure that my - for me very important - addresses stay 
as they are after a synch I always have to fulfill the following tasks:

- Backup the Palm databases on the memory stick (takes approximately 10 
minutes!)
- Delete all entries in the mac addess book
- remove the Palm device from the iSync list
- add the device again
- Synchronize the Palm with the merge option
- finally restore the backuped data from the memory stick (about 5 
minutes)

20 minutes of time to get an one way sync! I don't know why it's so 
difficult to understand that many of us need a professional work 
environment to achieve professional work (sometimes I've got the 
impression that your idea of professionality follows more the Microsoft 
users imagination what professionality is than the idea what 
fortunately many mac users developed when they switched to mac)? I 
wouldn't mind to pay the double price for your product, even triple 
price to get what I need. You're product has great features and I'm 
really happy that you're company supports mac users in connection with 
palm devices. But isn't it a great pity that the central features of 
all don't work properly? Of course I know that you have to fight with 
sloppinesses caused by Apple, but what I'm asking for can be realized 
without depending on Apple in a too problematical way.

Best regards
Helge

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