[missing-sync-pocketpc-talk] Re: missing-sync-pocketpc-talk Digest, Vol 22, Issue 2

Alvin Koh alvinkoh at mac.com
Mon Nov 1 21:37:01 PST 2004


This multiple events thing happens to me on PocketMac 3.0 also. In fact I
would say it's worse since on Missing Sync it usually happens to recurring
events. Could this due to iSync?

Alvin


On 2/11/2004 8:57 AM, "Tom Mondschein" <tmond at moravian.edu> wrote:

> Manny,
> I would also deduce that your deduction is incorrect.
> Human error is not a part of the equation if, following installation
> instructions, the product is installed and subsequently used to sync a
> handheld device to a computer, both with new system software, the
> calendar show multiple events for the same day after making one change
> to the calendar.
> I guess you were just lucky!
> Tom
> On Nov 1, 2004, at 6:38 PM,
> missing-sync-pocketpc-talk-request at lists.markspace.com wrote:
> 
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>> 
>>    1. Why am I not having these problems ? (manny p)
>>    2. Re: Endless contact sync loop (Ken Freeman)
>>    3.  Re: missing-sync-pocketpc-talk Digest, Vol 22, Issue 1
>>       (Tom Mondschein)
>> 
>> 
>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>> 
>> Message: 1
>> Date: Mon, 01 Nov 2004 14:42:14 -0800
>> From: "manny p" <manuelplascencia at hotmail.com>
>> Subject: [missing-sync-pocketpc-talk] Why am I not having these
>> problems ?
>> To: missing-sync-pocketpc-talk at lists.markspace.com
>> Message-ID: <BAY22-F33vux4Jf7zyn0005ddd7 at hotmail.com>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed
>> 
>> 
>> I find it amazing that people are having problems with Missing Sync.
>> 
>> I've upgraded my PDA 4 times , and upgraded my macs about 3 times, and
>> all
>> has been working for me. I would have to deduce that it is human error.
>> 
>> 
>> 
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>>> Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2004 12:19:16 -0800
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>>> Today's Topics:
>>> 
>>>    1.  Re: missing-sync-pocketpc-talk Digest, Vol 21, Issue 5
>>>       (Terry Thiel)
>>>    2. Re: [missing-sync-pocketpc-talk] Re:
>>>       missing-sync-pocketpc-talk Digest, Vol 21, Issue 5 (Joe
>>> Schmigel)
>>> 
>>> 
>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>> 
>>> Message: 1
>>> Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2004 13:29:28 -0700
>>> From: Terry Thiel <terrythiel1 at mac.com>
>>> Subject: [missing-sync-pocketpc-talk]  Re: missing-sync-pocketpc-talk
>>> Digest, Vol 21, Issue 5
>>> To: missing-sync-pocketpc-talk at lists.markspace.com
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>>> 
>>> They have not updated their product in some time.  It looks to me like
>>> they have abandoned their Pocket PC product.  I would suggest buying
>>> Pocket Mac instead.  Missing Sync for Pocket PC was a waste of money
>>> for me.
>>> -Terry
>>> On Oct 31, 2004, at 1:08 PM,
>>> missing-sync-pocketpc-talk-request at lists.markspace.com wrote:
>>> 
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>>>> Today's Topics:
>>>> 
>>>>    1. Endless contact sync loop (David Ramsey)
>>>>    2. Re: Endless contact sync loop (Rick Payne)
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>> -
>>>> 
>>>> Message: 1
>>>> Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2004 23:01:08 -0700
>>>> From: David Ramsey <dramsey at neko.com>
>>>> Subject: [missing-sync-pocketpc-talk] Endless contact sync loop
>>>> To: missing-sync-pocketpc-talk at lists.markspace.com
>>>> Message-ID: <41EC706D-2B02-11D9-9D11-000A95A8214C at neko.com>
>>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed
>>>> 
>>>> A weird situation has developed when I try to sync my iPAQ 4700 to my
>>>> Mac.
>>>> 
>>>> The first time through, iSync will display a single (seemingly
>>>> random)
>>>> contact record and announce there's a conflict between the version on
>>>> my Mac and the version on the iPaq. The information displayed seems
>>>> to
>>>> differ in the number of spaces between fields.
>>>> 
>>>> I choose one or the other and re-sync. After _that_ finishes, I'm
>>>> told
>>>> there are 62 or 63 conflicts. I choose the check box to reconcile
>>>> them
>>>> all one way or the other and sync yet again.
>>>> 
>>>> Now I'm back to the one random record. And this cycle repeats
>>>> endlessly.
>>>> 
>>>> I finally "resolved" things by removing the Pocket PC from iSync,
>>>> re-adding it, and choosing the option to erase all information on the
>>>> Pocket PC and replace it with information from my Mac.
>>>> 
>>>> The first sync after that noted 6 calendar conflicts, which seems odd
>>>> considering that all the calendar info on the iPAQ was theoretically
>>>> replaced, by subsequent syncs worked fine.
>>>> 
>>>> Two questions:
>>>> 
>>>> 1. Any ideas what caused the original "eternal conflict" problem?
>>>> 
>>>> 2. Is it normal for a sync operation to (slowly) read every single
>>>> contact from the Pocket PC?
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> ------------------------------
>>>> 
>>>> Message: 2
>>>> Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2004 13:15:34 +0100
>>>> From: Rick Payne <rickp at rossfell.co.uk>
>>>> Subject: Re: [missing-sync-pocketpc-talk] Endless contact sync loop
>>>> To: "The Missing Sync (Mac/Pocket PC)"
>>>> <missing-sync-pocketpc-talk at lists.markspace.com>
>>>> Message-ID: <7586B44FE49FAA039701AD0D at fozzy.rossfell.co.uk>
>>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> --On Saturday, October 30, 2004 11:01 pm -0700 David Ramsey
>>>> <dramsey at neko.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> 1. Any ideas what caused the original "eternal conflict" problem?
>>>>> 
>>>>> 2. Is it normal for a sync operation to (slowly) read every single
>>>>> contact from the Pocket PC?
>>>> 
>>>> This, along with the inability to handle repeating items correctly
>>>> (sometimes shifting them forward by a day during a sync) and items in
>>>> different timezones makes the whole missing-sync experience a bad one
>>>> for
>>>> me.
>>>> 
>>>> I've done their suggested 'reset everything' routine, but Missing
>>>> Sync
>>>> on
>>>> the second sync after the complete reset of everything wants to alter
>>>> 157
>>>> events already.
>>>> 
>>>> An update may solve this (indeed, they said they could replicated it
>>>> 6
>>>> weeks ago and promised an 'update soon') - but frankly, I'm not
>>>> holding my
>>>> breath.
>>>> 
>>>> Rick
>>>> 
>>>> ------------------------------
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>>>> *********************************************************
>>> 
>>> 
>>> ------------------------------
>>> 
>>> Message: 2
>>> Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2004 00:23:55 -0500
>>> From: Joe Schmigel <schmigel at mac.com>
>>> Subject: Re: [missing-sync-pocketpc-talk] Re:
>>> missing-sync-pocketpc-talk Digest, Vol 21, Issue 5
>>> To: "The Missing Sync (Mac/Pocket PC)"
>>> <missing-sync-pocketpc-talk at lists.markspace.com>
>>> Message-ID: <39A9D73D-2BC6-11D9-9F99-003065B8E17E at mac.com>
>>> Content-Type: text/plain; delsp=yes; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed
>>> 
>>> I agree, it has been more trouble than its worth.
>>> 
>>> On Sunday, October 31, 2004, at 03:29  PM, Terry Thiel wrote:
>>> 
>>>> They have not updated their product in some time.  It looks to me
>>>> like
>>>> they have abandoned their Pocket PC product.  I would suggest buying
>>>> Pocket Mac instead.  Missing Sync for Pocket PC was a waste of money
>>>> for me.
>>>> -Terry
>>>> On Oct 31, 2004, at 1:08 PM,
>>>> missing-sync-pocketpc-talk-request at lists.markspace.com wrote:
>>>> 
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>>>>> 
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>>>>> Today's Topics:
>>>>> 
>>>>>    1. Endless contact sync loop (David Ramsey)
>>>>>    2. Re: Endless contact sync loop (Rick Payne)
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>> --
>>>>> 
>>>>> Message: 1
>>>>> Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2004 23:01:08 -0700
>>>>> From: David Ramsey <dramsey at neko.com>
>>>>> Subject: [missing-sync-pocketpc-talk] Endless contact sync loop
>>>>> To: missing-sync-pocketpc-talk at lists.markspace.com
>>>>> Message-ID: <41EC706D-2B02-11D9-9D11-000A95A8214C at neko.com>
>>>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed
>>>>> 
>>>>> A weird situation has developed when I try to sync my iPAQ 4700 to
>>>>> my
>>>>> Mac.
>>>>> 
>>>>> The first time through, iSync will display a single (seemingly
>>>>> random)
>>>>> contact record and announce there's a conflict between the version
>>>>> on
>>>>> my Mac and the version on the iPaq. The information displayed seems
>>>>> to
>>>>> differ in the number of spaces between fields.
>>>>> 
>>>>> I choose one or the other and re-sync. After _that_ finishes, I'm
>>>>> told
>>>>> there are 62 or 63 conflicts. I choose the check box to reconcile
>>>>> them
>>>>> all one way or the other and sync yet again.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Now I'm back to the one random record. And this cycle repeats
>>>>> endlessly.
>>>>> 
>>>>> I finally "resolved" things by removing the Pocket PC from iSync,
>>>>> re-adding it, and choosing the option to erase all information on
>>>>> the
>>>>> Pocket PC and replace it with information from my Mac.
>>>>> 
>>>>> The first sync after that noted 6 calendar conflicts, which seems
>>>>> odd
>>>>> considering that all the calendar info on the iPAQ was theoretically
>>>>> replaced, by subsequent syncs worked fine.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Two questions:
>>>>> 
>>>>> 1. Any ideas what caused the original "eternal conflict" problem?
>>>>> 
>>>>> 2. Is it normal for a sync operation to (slowly) read every single
>>>>> contact from the Pocket PC?
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> ------------------------------
>>>>> 
>>>>> Message: 2
>>>>> Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2004 13:15:34 +0100
>>>>> From: Rick Payne <rickp at rossfell.co.uk>
>>>>> Subject: Re: [missing-sync-pocketpc-talk] Endless contact sync loop
>>>>> To: "The Missing Sync (Mac/Pocket PC)"
>>>>> <missing-sync-pocketpc-talk at lists.markspace.com>
>>>>> Message-ID: <7586B44FE49FAA039701AD0D at fozzy.rossfell.co.uk>
>>>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> --On Saturday, October 30, 2004 11:01 pm -0700 David Ramsey
>>>>> <dramsey at neko.com> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> 1. Any ideas what caused the original "eternal conflict" problem?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 2. Is it normal for a sync operation to (slowly) read every single
>>>>>> contact from the Pocket PC?
>>>>> 
>>>>> This, along with the inability to handle repeating items correctly
>>>>> (sometimes shifting them forward by a day during a sync) and items
>>>>> in
>>>>> different timezones makes the whole missing-sync experience a bad
>>>>> one
>>>>> for
>>>>> me.
>>>>> 
>>>>> I've done their suggested 'reset everything' routine, but Missing
>>>>> Sync on
>>>>> the second sync after the complete reset of everything wants to
>>>>> alter
>>>>> 157
>>>>> events already.
>>>>> 
>>>>> An update may solve this (indeed, they said they could replicated
>>>>> it 6
>>>>> weeks ago and promised an 'update soon') - but frankly, I'm not
>>>>> holding my
>>>>> breath.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Rick
>>>>> 
>>>>> ------------------------------
>>>>> 
>>>>> _______________________________________________
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>>>>> be found at:
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>>>>> talk
>>>>> 
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>>>>> *********************************************************
>>>> 
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>> ------------------------------
>> 
>> Message: 2
>> Date: Mon, 01 Nov 2004 15:14:16 -0800
>> From: Ken Freeman <kfreeman at markspace.com>
>> Subject: Re: [missing-sync-pocketpc-talk] Endless contact sync loop
>> To: "The Missing Sync (Mac/Pocket PC)"
>> <missing-sync-pocketpc-talk at lists.markspace.com>
>> Message-ID: <BDAC0348.2D45%kfreeman at markspace.com>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"
>> 
>> On 10/30/04 10:01 PM, "David Ramsey" <dramsey at neko.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> A weird situation has developed when I try to sync my iPAQ 4700 to my
>>> Mac.
>>> 
>>> The first time through, iSync will display a single (seemingly random)
>>> contact record and announce there's a conflict between the version on
>>> my Mac and the version on the iPaq. The information displayed seems to
>>> differ in the number of spaces between fields.
>>> 
>>> I choose one or the other and re-sync. After _that_ finishes, I'm told
>>> there are 62 or 63 conflicts. I choose the check box to reconcile them
>>> all one way or the other and sync yet again.
>>> 
>>> Now I'm back to the one random record. And this cycle repeats
>>> endlessly.
>>> 
>>> I finally "resolved" things by removing the Pocket PC from iSync,
>>> re-adding it, and choosing the option to erase all information on the
>>> Pocket PC and replace it with information from my Mac.
>>> 
>>> The first sync after that noted 6 calendar conflicts, which seems odd
>>> considering that all the calendar info on the iPAQ was theoretically
>>> replaced, by subsequent syncs worked fine.
>>> 
>>> Two questions:
>>> 
>>> 1. Any ideas what caused the original "eternal conflict" problem?
>>> 
>>> 2. Is it normal for a sync operation to (slowly) read every single
>>> contact from the Pocket PC?
>> 
>> I'm glad to hear that you are able to sync fine now. To answer your
>> questions, the current version of the Missing Sync for Pocket PC reads
>> ALL
>> records from the handheld. Then when writing records back to the
>> handheld we
>> only write back those records that changed.
>> 
>> We are working on an update that will sync only those records that have
>> changed, thus increasing the sync speed. The first problem ("eternal
>> conflict") that you saw was probably a random problem writing data
>> back to
>> the handheld. This has not been a widespread problem, but there seems
>> to be
>> a few kinds of events that cause problems. The upcoming release also
>> changes
>> the way we exchange data back and forth and we expect to see even more
>> accurate synchronization of data.
>> 
>> We will post a beta application in the coming weeks asking for users
>> to help
>> us beta test this new release.
>> 
>> Thanks!
>> Ken
>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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>> 
>> 
>> ------------------------------
>> 
>> Message: 3
>> Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2004 18:24:49 -0500
>> From: Tom Mondschein <tmond at moravian.edu>
>> Subject: [missing-sync-pocketpc-talk]  Re: missing-sync-pocketpc-talk
>> Digest, Vol 22, Issue 1
>> To: missing-sync-pocketpc-talk at lists.markspace.com
>> Message-ID: <39CB9FE7-2C5D-11D9-8853-000A95A08D92 at moravian.edu>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed
>> 
>> That's a shame that support has all but disappeared and the product has
>> stagnated.
>> It started out as if the support personnel would be responsive to
>> problems. I was beginning to think, "Here was a company that actually
>> listened to its customers".
>> Guess I was wrong.
>> Tom
>> 
>> * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
>> Thomas J. Mondschein
>> User Support Analyst
>> Center for Information Technology
>> Moravian College
>> 120 W Greenwich St
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>> 
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>> On Nov 1, 2004, at 3:19 PM,
>> missing-sync-pocketpc-talk-request at lists.markspace.com wrote:
>> 
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>>> 
>>> Today's Topics:
>>> 
>>>    1.  Re: missing-sync-pocketpc-talk Digest, Vol 21, Issue 5
>>>       (Terry Thiel)
>>>    2. Re: [missing-sync-pocketpc-talk] Re:
>>>       missing-sync-pocketpc-talk Digest, Vol 21, Issue 5 (Joe
>>> Schmigel)
>>> 
>>> 
>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>> 
>>> Message: 1
>>> Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2004 13:29:28 -0700
>>> From: Terry Thiel <terrythiel1 at mac.com>
>>> Subject: [missing-sync-pocketpc-talk]  Re: missing-sync-pocketpc-talk
>>> Digest, Vol 21, Issue 5
>>> To: missing-sync-pocketpc-talk at lists.markspace.com
>>> Message-ID: <905D08DE-2B7B-11D9-9BB9-000A95A8219C at mac.com>
>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed
>>> 
>>> They have not updated their product in some time.  It looks to me like
>>> they have abandoned their Pocket PC product.  I would suggest buying
>>> Pocket Mac instead.  Missing Sync for Pocket PC was a waste of money
>>> for me.
>>> -Terry
>>> On Oct 31, 2004, at 1:08 PM,
>>> missing-sync-pocketpc-talk-request at lists.markspace.com wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Send missing-sync-pocketpc-talk mailing list submissions to
>>>> missing-sync-pocketpc-talk at lists.markspace.com
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>>>> talk
>>>> 
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>>>> talk
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>> 
>>>> Today's Topics:
>>>> 
>>>>    1. Endless contact sync loop (David Ramsey)
>>>>    2. Re: Endless contact sync loop (Rick Payne)
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>> -
>>>> 
>>>> Message: 1
>>>> Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2004 23:01:08 -0700
>>>> From: David Ramsey <dramsey at neko.com>
>>>> Subject: [missing-sync-pocketpc-talk] Endless contact sync loop
>>>> To: missing-sync-pocketpc-talk at lists.markspace.com
>>>> Message-ID: <41EC706D-2B02-11D9-9D11-000A95A8214C at neko.com>
>>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed
>>>> 
>>>> A weird situation has developed when I try to sync my iPAQ 4700 to my
>>>> Mac.
>>>> 
>>>> The first time through, iSync will display a single (seemingly
>>>> random)
>>>> contact record and announce there's a conflict between the version on
>>>> my Mac and the version on the iPaq. The information displayed seems
>>>> to
>>>> differ in the number of spaces between fields.
>>>> 
>>>> I choose one or the other and re-sync. After _that_ finishes, I'm
>>>> told
>>>> there are 62 or 63 conflicts. I choose the check box to reconcile
>>>> them
>>>> all one way or the other and sync yet again.
>>>> 
>>>> Now I'm back to the one random record. And this cycle repeats
>>>> endlessly.
>>>> 
>>>> I finally "resolved" things by removing the Pocket PC from iSync,
>>>> re-adding it, and choosing the option to erase all information on the
>>>> Pocket PC and replace it with information from my Mac.
>>>> 
>>>> The first sync after that noted 6 calendar conflicts, which seems odd
>>>> considering that all the calendar info on the iPAQ was theoretically
>>>> replaced, by subsequent syncs worked fine.
>>>> 
>>>> Two questions:
>>>> 
>>>> 1. Any ideas what caused the original "eternal conflict" problem?
>>>> 
>>>> 2. Is it normal for a sync operation to (slowly) read every single
>>>> contact from the Pocket PC?
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> ------------------------------
>>>> 
>>>> Message: 2
>>>> Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2004 13:15:34 +0100
>>>> From: Rick Payne <rickp at rossfell.co.uk>
>>>> Subject: Re: [missing-sync-pocketpc-talk] Endless contact sync loop
>>>> To: "The Missing Sync (Mac/Pocket PC)"
>>>> <missing-sync-pocketpc-talk at lists.markspace.com>
>>>> Message-ID: <7586B44FE49FAA039701AD0D at fozzy.rossfell.co.uk>
>>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> --On Saturday, October 30, 2004 11:01 pm -0700 David Ramsey
>>>> <dramsey at neko.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> 1. Any ideas what caused the original "eternal conflict" problem?
>>>>> 
>>>>> 2. Is it normal for a sync operation to (slowly) read every single
>>>>> contact from the Pocket PC?
>>>> 
>>>> This, along with the inability to handle repeating items correctly
>>>> (sometimes shifting them forward by a day during a sync) and items in
>>>> different timezones makes the whole missing-sync experience a bad one
>>>> for
>>>> me.
>>>> 
>>>> I've done their suggested 'reset everything' routine, but Missing
>>>> Sync
>>>> on
>>>> the second sync after the complete reset of everything wants to alter
>>>> 157
>>>> events already.
>>>> 
>>>> An update may solve this (indeed, they said they could replicated it
>>>> 6
>>>> weeks ago and promised an 'update soon') - but frankly, I'm not
>>>> holding my
>>>> breath.
>>>> 
>>>> Rick
>>>> 
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>>> 
>>> 
>>> ------------------------------
>>> 
>>> Message: 2
>>> Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2004 00:23:55 -0500
>>> From: Joe Schmigel <schmigel at mac.com>
>>> Subject: Re: [missing-sync-pocketpc-talk] Re:
>>> missing-sync-pocketpc-talk Digest, Vol 21, Issue 5
>>> To: "The Missing Sync (Mac/Pocket PC)"
>>> <missing-sync-pocketpc-talk at lists.markspace.com>
>>> Message-ID: <39A9D73D-2BC6-11D9-9F99-003065B8E17E at mac.com>
>>> Content-Type: text/plain; delsp=yes; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed
>>> 
>>> I agree, it has been more trouble than its worth.
>>> 
>>> On Sunday, October 31, 2004, at 03:29  PM, Terry Thiel wrote:
>>> 
>>>> They have not updated their product in some time.  It looks to me
>>>> like
>>>> they have abandoned their Pocket PC product.  I would suggest buying
>>>> Pocket Mac instead.  Missing Sync for Pocket PC was a waste of money
>>>> for me.
>>>> -Terry
>>>> On Oct 31, 2004, at 1:08 PM,
>>>> missing-sync-pocketpc-talk-request at lists.markspace.com wrote:
>>>> 
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>>>>> _______________________________________________
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>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>> 
>>>>> Today's Topics:
>>>>> 
>>>>>    1. Endless contact sync loop (David Ramsey)
>>>>>    2. Re: Endless contact sync loop (Rick Payne)
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>> -
>>>>> -
>>>>> 
>>>>> Message: 1
>>>>> Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2004 23:01:08 -0700
>>>>> From: David Ramsey <dramsey at neko.com>
>>>>> Subject: [missing-sync-pocketpc-talk] Endless contact sync loop
>>>>> To: missing-sync-pocketpc-talk at lists.markspace.com
>>>>> Message-ID: <41EC706D-2B02-11D9-9D11-000A95A8214C at neko.com>
>>>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed
>>>>> 
>>>>> A weird situation has developed when I try to sync my iPAQ 4700 to
>>>>> my
>>>>> Mac.
>>>>> 
>>>>> The first time through, iSync will display a single (seemingly
>>>>> random)
>>>>> contact record and announce there's a conflict between the version
>>>>> on
>>>>> my Mac and the version on the iPaq. The information displayed seems
>>>>> to
>>>>> differ in the number of spaces between fields.
>>>>> 
>>>>> I choose one or the other and re-sync. After _that_ finishes, I'm
>>>>> told
>>>>> there are 62 or 63 conflicts. I choose the check box to reconcile
>>>>> them
>>>>> all one way or the other and sync yet again.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Now I'm back to the one random record. And this cycle repeats
>>>>> endlessly.
>>>>> 
>>>>> I finally "resolved" things by removing the Pocket PC from iSync,
>>>>> re-adding it, and choosing the option to erase all information on
>>>>> the
>>>>> Pocket PC and replace it with information from my Mac.
>>>>> 
>>>>> The first sync after that noted 6 calendar conflicts, which seems
>>>>> odd
>>>>> considering that all the calendar info on the iPAQ was theoretically
>>>>> replaced, by subsequent syncs worked fine.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Two questions:
>>>>> 
>>>>> 1. Any ideas what caused the original "eternal conflict" problem?
>>>>> 
>>>>> 2. Is it normal for a sync operation to (slowly) read every single
>>>>> contact from the Pocket PC?
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> ------------------------------
>>>>> 
>>>>> Message: 2
>>>>> Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2004 13:15:34 +0100
>>>>> From: Rick Payne <rickp at rossfell.co.uk>
>>>>> Subject: Re: [missing-sync-pocketpc-talk] Endless contact sync loop
>>>>> To: "The Missing Sync (Mac/Pocket PC)"
>>>>> <missing-sync-pocketpc-talk at lists.markspace.com>
>>>>> Message-ID: <7586B44FE49FAA039701AD0D at fozzy.rossfell.co.uk>
>>>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> --On Saturday, October 30, 2004 11:01 pm -0700 David Ramsey
>>>>> <dramsey at neko.com> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> 1. Any ideas what caused the original "eternal conflict" problem?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 2. Is it normal for a sync operation to (slowly) read every single
>>>>>> contact from the Pocket PC?
>>>>> 
>>>>> This, along with the inability to handle repeating items correctly
>>>>> (sometimes shifting them forward by a day during a sync) and items  
>>>>> in
>>>>> different timezones makes the whole missing-sync experience a bad  
>>>>> one
>>>>> for
>>>>> me.
>>>>> 
>>>>> I've done their suggested 'reset everything' routine, but Missing
>>>>> Sync on
>>>>> the second sync after the complete reset of everything wants to  
>>>>> alter
>>>>> 157
>>>>> events already.
>>>>> 
>>>>> An update may solve this (indeed, they said they could replicated it
>>>>> 6
>>>>> weeks ago and promised an 'update soon') - but frankly, I'm not
>>>>> holding my
>>>>> breath.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Rick
>>>>> 
>>>>> ------------------------------
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