PDAs with Macs
Discussion
I'm a seasoned Mac user currently running a G5 at home (OS X Tiger 10.4.7). However I am yearning for something that is portable and can be easily used in conjunction with the mac - basically something I can use on the go for keeping notes, recording ideas, viewing pdfs and synchronising with the mac (emails, contacts, calendar etc). Been down the mac portable route in the past and it's too cumbersome/powerful for what I envisage I'll be using it for.
Anyone had experience of using PDAs with Macs? Any insights or feedback? Which products (Palm TX)? Not necessarily looking for new products btw
PP
Anyone had experience of using PDAs with Macs? Any insights or feedback? Which products (Palm TX)? Not necessarily looking for new products btw
PP
Edited by PinkPanther on Friday 14th July 14:29
Missing Sync is what you need - it provides the full syncing between all PDA's and a mac
www.markspace.com/
www.markspace.com/
Any ideas about actual hardware? There only appears to be the Palm TX available on the Apple store - is this any good?I use a Treo 650 with my multitude of Macs, along with Missing Sync. It utterly rocks, though the old Palm OS will never support 3G so you're stuck with GPRS bandwidth on the move.
Careful config of Missing Sync allows you to avoid the Birthday sync problem.
Using ChatterMail on the 650 and a handy IMAP server (I'm setting up Tiger Server this weekend to do all of this) will allow CrackBerry-type push email on the Treo as well.
It's a bloody good phone, the simple UI is exactly what I like on a phone. It's also because I'm an Elitist Mac Bastard (tm) and won't run Microsoft anything on my phone
If you're just after a PDA and not a smartphone, then any of the Palms will work. Top tip - get one with Bluetooth, as it makes syncing with the Mac much easier, no dicking about with USB-serial port nonsense.
It is also possible to sync a Windows based PDA with iCal / Address Book etc. - there is software available (I believe there is a Windows version of Missing Sync?) and plenty of people do it.
Careful config of Missing Sync allows you to avoid the Birthday sync problem.
Using ChatterMail on the 650 and a handy IMAP server (I'm setting up Tiger Server this weekend to do all of this) will allow CrackBerry-type push email on the Treo as well.
It's a bloody good phone, the simple UI is exactly what I like on a phone. It's also because I'm an Elitist Mac Bastard (tm) and won't run Microsoft anything on my phone
If you're just after a PDA and not a smartphone, then any of the Palms will work. Top tip - get one with Bluetooth, as it makes syncing with the Mac much easier, no dicking about with USB-serial port nonsense.
It is also possible to sync a Windows based PDA with iCal / Address Book etc. - there is software available (I believe there is a Windows version of Missing Sync?) and plenty of people do it.
jimothy said:
Missing Sync is what you need - it provides the full syncing between all PDA's and a mac
www.markspace.com/
www.markspace.com/
I use this to sync my Dell Axim X50v with my ibook. Seems to work well and after owning both, I preferred the Windows PDA over a Palm powered one.
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