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With clear directions and a humorous touch, expert Michael Cohen walks you through exactly how to sync managed data from a Mac running Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard with a variety of devices and services
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Whether you want to sync phone numbers between your Mac and your mobile phone, share calendars and keychains between Macs, or move only new podcast episodes to an iPod, you'll find useful advice and directions. ("Managed data" is data that you can't usually see as separate files in the Finder-iCal events, Address Book contacts, Safari bookmarks, anything you store in iTunes or iPhoto, and so forth.)You'll also learn how syncing works under the hood and get troubleshooting advice in case your sync engine throws a rod. You'll learn about syncing managed data on a Mac running Snow Leopard with: Another Mac Microsoft Exchange The cloud (i.e. MobileMe or Google) An iPhone, iPod, or Apple TV A non-Apple mobile phone A PDA (i.e. a Palm or Blackberry, specifics are brief)Types of sync data covered include:Calendar items stored in iCal, Entourage, Google, and YahooContacts stored in Address Book, Entourage, Google, and YahooData on Exchange serversData on MobileMeDock items and Dashboard widgetsApple Mail account settings, Safari bookmarks, and application preferencesApple Mail and Entourage notesKeychains (user names and passwords)Items from software that uses Mac OS X's Sync Services, such as YojimboAudio, video, photos, apps, and associated metadata from iTunesTypes of devices covered include:Macs, with details on MobileMe and overviews of popular third-party optionsThe iPhone and iPod touch, via Microsoft Exchange, MobileMe, or iTunesOld and new iPods via iTunes, with details on USB and FireWire connections The Apple TV via iTunesMobile phones, smartphones, BlackBerries, and Palm OS PDAs via iSync and/or third-party utilitiesConnection technologies and software examined include:Bluetooth, USB, FireWire, Wi-Fi, and EthernetMobileMe, iTunes, iSync, IMAP (IMAP discussion is limited to Apple Mail), ExchangeThird-party products from BusyMac, Feisar, Mark/Space, Nova Media, PocketMac, and Spanning SyncSampler of special questions you'll find answers to:What is the truth database? And what should I do if I think it's lying?When a sync occurs, what's going on behind the scenes?What is push syncing and how does it work?What is the difference between syncing and a backup?What does Bluetooth "discovery" mean, and what should I do about it?Can I control exactly which audio and video files sync to my iPod?How do I override automatic syncing when I connect my iPod to iTunes?How does iTunes decide if a video file is a movie, TV show, or music video?How does the Apple TV figure out what to sync if it fills up?How do I sync everything possible to my iPhone
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