[missing-sync-pocketpc-talk] Future Bluetooth support?

[Gordon Mapes]

Isync is so basic that you can't sync a ipod and a palm device at the same time? 
-----Original Message-----
From: Brian Hall <brian_hall at markspace.com>
Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2003 14:12:18 
To:"The Missing Sync \(Mac/Pocket PC\)"<missing-sync-pocketpc-talk at lists.markspace.com>
Subject: Re: [missing-sync-pocketpc-talk] Future Bluetooth support?

>Are there any long term plans for adding a bluetooth sync option? It's
>not a make-or-break issue, but it would be nice to have.

Yes, it is on the to do list.

>Also, when where will there be a list of supported Pocketpc devices?

When we post the Early Adopter version we will have a list of supported
devices at the same time. In general, Pocket PC 2002 and SmartPhone 2002
devices are known to work already at this time.

> I
>have a Jornada 568 but I'm looking to buy one of the new Ipaqs,
>probably the 1940. Of course I can't really do this if my device isn't
>supported.

FWIW, I'm personally using a 1910.

>I'd also like to throw in my vote and say Entourage isn't important, at
>least for me. I can't stand Outlook, and while Entourage is nicer to
>use, I don't really like it much either. I agree with Markspace in that
>it's more important to support the Mac apps first.

I don't know if it is a matter of "more important" but we did need to pick
one or the other to do first, and we choose the iApps. That doesn't mean
Entourage isn't important, or that we don't see the need for it, we just
needed to pick one first, and we picked the iApps. Entourage will come
later.

>As for plugins, the only really important one for me would be a way to
>sync Word and Excel documents, though even that is no big deal - I just
>use my card reader for that.

You can move Word/Excel documents back and forth either with a card reader
or the desktop mounting feature of Missing Sync. When moving from Handheld
to Mac you will need to "Save As" on the handheld side into a format that
Office X can read (RTF, DOC, XLS, etc). Going Mac to Handheld, the handheld
apps will open DOC/RTF/XLS w/o conversion.

>Any other conduits such as Worldmate (these guys have Mac experience
>and would perhaps work with you?),

Feel free to send them our way.

> or Avantgo are relatively
>unimportant. I just connect the Pocketpc directly to the network for
>that.

That certainly works. And you can share your Macs internet connection with
the handheld when using Missing Sync, so that could be one way of handling
AvantGo (we haven't tried that specifically yet).

Brian

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Gordon Mapes
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