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Your questions answered Programs not working? Mac behaving oddly? Drop Rob Buckley a line because he'll know what's wrong and tell you how to fix it join my mobile Entourage To sync your mail, you can use the slightly ç is there a phone or PDA that will unreliable QueueSync Mail (free, take the emails, tasks, calendars www,queuesaft.jp/queuesync-e.html), the i. and contacts from Entourage by developer of which also provides equally sync, Bluetooth or USB? am flaky alternatives to the Microsoft conduit. looking at the Orange SPVS and the Nokia But we find the instructions somewhat 9300. Any of these work? If not, what does? lacking. Alternatively, Mail Courier ($24.95, Danny Smith www.ligaturetech.com/) claims to be able to synchronise Entourage with the Palm Mall As you know, thanks to the wonders of application, although we've never had much iSync, there's a whole host of phones success with it. and PDAs that work with Macs, a The other main option for direct syncing reasonable list of which is available from comes from Missing Sync for Windows www.apple. com/macosx/features/isync/dev Mobile ($39.95, www.markspace.com/ ices.html. The trick, of course, is getting them missingsync_ windowsmobile.php). This will This option involves syncing Entourage with to work with Entourage, rather than iCal and sync Packet PC and Windows Mobile devices your Address Book and iCal first, then using Address Book. The good news is there are directly with Entourage, but only the iSync to sync them with your device. Since two main ways of doing this, which will be calendar, contacts and tasks. Out of the box, Microsoft is planning to downgrade or determined by your choice of device and no Pocket PC or Windows mobile device can discontinue its Palm conduit and to produce bank balance. The bad news is that none of sync with a Mac at all, so you'll need to buy an update for Entourage that will use Tiger's them are particularly great. this if you're considering using the Orange syncing technology to do this automatically, Option one is to sync directly with SPVS: although there are competing products this should be something to look at anyway. Entourage. The best devices for this are PDAs (namely PocketMac from PocketMac.net), There are three main ways of syncing that use the Palm OS, such as the Zire and most people who use them say their Entourage with your OS X apps at the Tungsten PDA ranges from PalmOne or the reliability leaves a lot to be desired, so we'd moment: e2sync ($39, www. e2syn c. cam), Trea phones. Office 2004 includes a conduit, advise sticking with Missing Sync. GoBetween ($24.95, cunningly concealed in the Additional Tools The last direct sync tool is MobileSync www.pocketmac.net/products/gobet ween/i folder, that works with the Palm syncing ($24.95, www.salling.com/MobileSync/), ndex.html) and the Sync Entourage software to sync calendar events, contacts, which synchronises a small range of older AppleScripts ($19 each, tasks and notes. It's not the best software Sony Ericsson phones directly with www.scrip tbullders.net). Of these, only the ever written, ignoring the categories of Entourage. AppleScripts are the most reliable and you calendar events and is will delete data when Another option that we're enjoying is to can spend a good few hours removing used in conjunction with newer Palm PDAs use Entourage with Apple's own applications. duplicates or wondering what went wrong (and by newer, we mean anything released in the last two years). However, that's probably the best experience you're going to Pictures are worth a 1,000K get with Entourage syncing. Is there any way to turn off images in Safari? I really liked that feature in Internet Explorer, but I can't find the equivalent in Safari. Christopher Morris / am sorry to be the bearer of bad news Christopher but unfortunately there is - currently no way built into Safari hidden or otherwise - that will let its users switch off the image-display. However there is some - good news you can use the third-party - Safari WebOevAdditions to switch off images hurrah! Read on to discover how... Apple updates with the other two products. You'll need to to watch out for. The next version of You con indeed shore files between o and a PC over Wi-Fi. We've covered To make sure have the buy both AppleScripts to sync your Address Entourage will fix many of these problems, Mac you the basics of Mac-PC in latest software versions Book as well as ilal. but we're keeping an eye on the situation networking your and intend to write more tutorials soon. iCreate a few times now and a quick check If you choose option two, you'll be able to click on the little 'Apple' of the back issues should a full tutorial icon at the top left of the sync any isync-compatible device with yield screen. Choose 'Software abbreviated instructions, calendar, contacts and tasks: not to war or two. The the Entourage's Two tribes go Update' from pull- are find Windows menu. if as good as the Palm option, but probably "oq I have to use Visual Basic to do however, to your down you're connected to the Web, this sufficient for mast The other device This means I have to machine's IP address using the 'ipconfig' people. my degree. utility will check out the Windows PC. I'm command in Windows, then use the Connect Mac and you mention, the Nokia 9300, doesn't get a Obviously, status of give you a list of the latest work with but if . going to carry on using the Mac to Server' command in Finder's 'Go' menu to officially iSync, you're s ate upd ouravailabley . You course, as we connect from the Mac to Windows: when the willing to take a gamble, there's a little for everything other than my th en tell your Mac to 'smb://' followed download and install them. program you can get far free from all know Windows XP doesn't come close to dialog comes up, type by Updates are constantly is there the Windows IP address to make a vowe.net/archives/006195.html#015774 Tiger. I wanted to know two things: being released so take a PC connection then enter Windows account look at that claims to be able to get it working. any way to send files over Wi-Fi between your www.apple.com for the latest list of Our advice is to be clear and Mac? And can you sync address books details to on. general very lag updates. if you're a Mac vice-versa?The answer to second what you want from your mobile be aware from the Mac to the PC and quick your question member, login to www.rnac.com and check there are of limitations and MacDonald is not using the built-in software. Mac is for plenty potholes Spencer the latest goodies that on who find acs only so what most people youtyou may not base spotted. themselves in this situation usually end up For example, there are 100 free Panther then Training doing is buying a Palm OS device and . movies waiting to educate syncing with bath machines using you on a variety of topics. - OCTOBER 2000 ' PalmSource. It's fiddly and you can often end Tiger 10.4.3 O,,ooer up with duplicates, but it will work. while it doesn't core all known ills, but 10.4.3 ,Alternatively, you can export any new or wipes out an impressive modified contacts as VCF cards. 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Backup 3.0.1 Fixes the, erm, slight problem that 3.0 had of not really being able to restore things properly. whoops. it you're a Backup user, get it. iTunes 6.0.1 just a month after iTunes 5,0, along comes iTunes 6.0.1. Most obvious change is video playback and support for the latest iPods . 077 program called Schedule World- (www.scheduleworld.com). This provides the services you need, although it requires a list i of contacts that's separate from your -. Address Book's list. We'd jut stick to the Mac for contacts and use the PC for coursework. i( reate- - What is default' çIhaveaquestionaboutwordthatl,,,,,- hope you can answer.