[missing-sync-pocketpc-talk] Alpha Software

Jon Green Jonboy2 at mac.com
Thu Aug 4 09:01:41 PDT 2005 

I was ready to cash it in yesterday, but whoever said erase  
everything and begin from scratch had the right idea.  I erased  
everything on my IPAQ and everything on iCal and addressbook.  Then I  
imported contacts and events in...carefully.  Any error stops the  
whole process.  You can add me to the "positive opinion" list.

Jon Green

On Aug 3, 2005, at 9:16 PM, Corey Mclaughlin wrote:

> Don't get me wrong, I have tested even beta test lots of software.  
> I'm not trying to be overly hard on Mark Space as I always try to  
> look at all sides. Yes they were pushed to get this out. But they  
> should have taken the heat and NOT released this version
>
> You also correct all the people not having problem are not speaking  
> for the most part.
>
> I will give them the fact that pushed it out the door and wait for  
> the update if it comes in a reasonable  amount of time. I know they  
> can create great software as I also use the latest Palm version.
>
> Corey
> On Aug 3, 2005, at 7:07 PM, Michael Bertl wrote:
>
>
>> Seriously: I was just about to post pretty much the same message  
>> on this list!
>>
>> I think a lot of potential users/buyers are getting a totally  
>> wrong impression, reading most of the recent messages here. It's  
>> an old problem: satisfied users write in less often than the  
>> dissatisfied ones.
>>
>> So don't be fooled: MS for Windows Mobile is an excellent piece of  
>> software, that is working very well for a lot of users - including  
>> myself. No doubt, there are a few rough edges, but mark/space was  
>> under enormous pressure from its user base to release this update.
>>
>> Finally, a general recommendation for people who really don't want  
>> to deal with software problems: Simply don't buy a new product on  
>> the day of its release! Wait for the first or second maintenance  
>> update!
>>
>> - Michael (not working for mark/space)
>>
>>
>> Am 04.08.2005 um 01:45 schrieb William Hutchinson:
>>
>>
>>
>>> 12-24 hours is pushing it a little, especially if you realize  
>>> it's a huge list of problems.  MarkSpace isn't a huge company  
>>> like Apple that develops everything on the platform.  The Missing  
>>> Sync team has to work with a limited set of APIs between two  
>>> platforms that neither of the first party companies are willing  
>>> to bridge the gap for.  Just remember how much people were  
>>> pushing them to release the buggy version earlier and how pissed  
>>> off everyone got when they had to hold back the release date.   
>>> Seriously, look at the release date, when I saw the announcement  
>>> and looked at my calendar I already expected it to have been sort  
>>> of a 'panic move' because they didn't want to piss off people  
>>> even more about delaying it yet another month.
>>>
>>> I have absolutely NO ISSUES with the software at the moment and I  
>>> suspect that if everyone started with a hard reset PDA and a  
>>> clean iCal that they wouldn't have problems either.  I doubt  
>>> MarkSpace had the time to think of and then simulate the strange  
>>> data that people have that cause the program to crash.  Really  
>>> I'm not surprised that the software has issues when Microsoft  
>>> half-asses cross-platform compatibility and documentation and  
>>> Apple half-asses their syncing APIs (in my opinion anyway).
>>>
>>> If you want PocketPC syncing with minimal issues, why not get  
>>> every Pocketmac/MissingSync user to complain to Microsoft and see  
>>> if they'll do anything about it.  I believe they originally  
>>> promised a version of ActiveSync for Mac.
>>>
>>> I can tell you, as someone who has done software development,  
>>> debugging software can be the most irritating thing in the world  
>>> and users will ALWAYS find a way to break a complex program.
>>>
>>> On Aug 3, 2005, at 7:17 PM, lists at southernohio.net wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> You definitely appear to be correct so far.  I've not had quite  
>>>> as many issues in terms of the computer hanging or panicing, but  
>>>> I am definitely seeing quite a few other problems and heard from  
>>>> others experiences that this is still very much beta.  It is too  
>>>> bad that this has been sold in the state at which it is at  
>>>> although we need it terribly at the moment.  I seriously wonder  
>>>> if I should have purchased PocketMac as I heard some reviews  
>>>> that it worked much better with Tiger currently than the  
>>>> previous release and I'm wondering if perhaps even this release.
>>>>
>>>> I am going to give MarkSpace the benefit of the doubt and bet  
>>>> that they are running on zero sleep every day right now in order  
>>>> to give us an update within the next 12-24 hours or so to  
>>>> resolve a huge laundry list of current issues or I would suspect  
>>>> that many of us will be getting refunds quite soon.  It feels  
>>>> like either they were trying to get one up on their competition  
>>>> and have an earlier release or perhaps just needed to turn some  
>>>> more income quickly and pushed it out the door.
>>>>
>>>> Please help us Missing Sync developers.
>>>>
>>>> -George
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Aug 3, 2005, at 7:01 PM, Corey Mclaughlin wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I am very disappointed in Missing Sync Windows Mobile software.  
>>>> I can not believe that somebody thought this software was at a  
>>>> release status. I will be writing a review of this software on  
>>>> my website www.mobileminds.com. Additionally, I will be asking  
>>>> Mark Space for a full refund.
>>>>
>>>> Since installing this software my MAC has locked up twice and  
>>>> had to be rebooted and I have submitted two errors reports to  
>>>> Mark Space via it's built-in error reporting engine.
>>>>
>>>> Corey McLaughlin
>>>> Mobile Minds Media
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