An iPod Touch question

Replace my Sony Clie is what I am trying to do. The iPod Touch misses a good keyboard, camera and sound recorder first of all.

Software for To Do and Notes that syncs in both directions is also missing. But the iPod Touch syncs very well with Address Book and iCal. I exported my contacts from Outlook and imported into Address Book successfully.

Outlook and Yahoo calender sync well and the iPod/iTunes synced to Yahoo very well.

Next was how to get Notes to sync. The best I can do is to use AddressBook for Notes and it works well. First Name = Note Title and Last Name with a (.) period before for sorting=.Category. New Field = Notes gives lots of space to type text.

ToDo lists works best for me as an all day event on Day 1 of each month.

Everything syncs well. Better than with the Clie in resolving conflicts. The only thing missing is a search function in iPod Contacts and cut/paste functions. And a keyboard that I can type 20 wpm. The iPod is so great for video podcasts that it mitigates what is missing.

Hello Tom,

I exported my address book from Palm Desktop and imported into Apple's
Address book.. I don't recall the specific format I used though, but
all my data came over. i was not using the date book, so I can not
speak to that, sorry!

Cheers,

Dave

On Fri, Jan 9, 2009 at 7:11 PM, Tom1234 <tom.fejeslfg.com> wrote:
> Hello, I recently purchased a 2nd gen iPod touch. I usually use my palm m500. Is there a way to convert my Palm Address book and Date book to the new iPod?

I did the same thing. However, my Palm sync'd with my Mac's address
book which then sync'd to my iPod touch when I started using it. I had
no problems whatever.

I take it you're not using iSync, but either MissingSync of Palm's own
addressbook?

If that is so, you need to export your Palm's address book to a file.
If you can export it into the vcard format, so much the better. If
not, export it to CVS (comma separated values) or TSV (tab separated
values) format, and import them into your Mac's address book. Once
they are there, they'll synchronize with your iPod touch.

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David Weintraub
qazwartgmail.com

Hello, I recently purchased a 2nd gen iPod touch. I usually use my palm m500. Is there a way to convert my Palm Address book and Date book to the new iPod?

Thanks so much! Tom

> Hello, I recently purchased a 2nd gen iPod touch. I usually use my
> palm m500. Is there a way to convert my Palm Address book and Date
> book to the new iPod?
>
> Thanks so much! Tom

Yes, there is:
Sync your palm m500 (one last time) with your Palm Desktop.
Export your adress book and your date book from Palm Destop to disk, using vcal and vcard (no "." in the file name!) file format.
Then import the vcal-file in your iCal, and drag vcard-file into Macīs address book. From there your address book and date book can be synced to your new iPod touch.

Walter

I guess there is no way to sync the NOTES mailbox in Apple's MAIL program onto the iPod Touch? I have to admit that not having a NOTES function on the Touch is a major disappointment. How could they miss such a simple and important function?

SOHO Notes doesn't sync directly, and they offer no reasonable hope of such a function in the future. So this looks like a hit app waiting to be born for some enterprising programmer. I'd buy it for sure, and from reading this thread, I'd guess a lot of others have the same feeling.

I stopped using the Apple's Notebook program because it don't sync wit' nothing.

Instead, I use the Notebook program from Appigo <http://appigo.com>.
This Notebook synchronizes with the Webservice Toodledo
<http://toodledo.com>.

Even better, Appigo also has a To Do list that also synchronizes with
your Toodledo account. Or, if you aren't using Appigo's Notebook, with
Don't Forget the Milk <http://dontforgetthemilk.com>.

Neither application is free: To Do is $9.99 and Notebook is $4.99.

However both allow you to create sub-notebooks and To Do lists. For
example, I have separate notebooks for work, home, and the various
organizations I volunteer for.

Maybe one day, Apple will realize that the iPod Touch actually is an
organizer and not just an iPod with a few applications. Then, maybe
they'll take the synchronization a bit more seriously.

Apple needs a way of synchronizing any application on the iPhone/Touch
with any Macintosh desktop application. For example, if I build a
iPhone/Touch application that logs my exercises, and it comes with a
desktop application that gathers my log and produces all sorts of
nifty charts, there should be some sort of synchronization service
that allows those two applications to synchronize.

Then Apple should build a decent iPhone ToDo list application, and
synchronize it with the ToDo list in iCal or Mail. Then, create a
Macintosh Notepad application (or use Mail), and synchronize that with
the notes in the iPhone.

They should also fix the cut and paste issue. And, also allow the
applications to work a bit more closely together. For example, it
would be nice when I put something in my appointment book, to be able
to copy the contact from my address book. Something Palm has been
doing for the last decade.

And, while they're at it: Take a gander at some of the features of Palm's WebOS:

* Gathers all SMS, IMs, and emails sent into a single location under the user.
* Uses the GPS, where your appointment is located, and calculates when
you have to leave your current location in order not to be late. For
example, if I am 15 miles from my appointment, and it will take me 40
minutes to get there, then notify me 45 minutes before I have to
leave.
* Download the maps, Wikipedia, and other information for all
appointments I have for the day.

(The last two were secret items that were revealed after the CES by an
investor).

I'd also like to see a 4Gb or 2Gb iPhone/Touch which wouldn't have the
iPod features. A lot of people are getting the iPhone/Touch and not
even using the iPod music feature. They simply want a smartphone or
organizer. A 4Gb Touch would be able to sell for about $150.

Apple is soooo close to a nice organizer. All they have to do is a
bit more polish, and they'd be knocking Blackberry out of the lead.
The iPhone is a bit too pricy right now, and it is just missing too
many features.

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David Weintraub
qazwartgmail.com

On 1/12/09 at 9:41 PM, pschindermac.com (Paul Schinder) wrote:

>I have an iPod Touch, and I have Stanza. I've read a book or two with
>it. It's superior to Kindle in some ways, as you say. But reading a
>book on a Touch means that the screen is on, and when the screen is
>on, the battery drains. I get a few hours on my Touch when I keep the
>screen on. That's not really adequate for a book reader. I don't
>have to power manage a book, so I shouldn't have to do it with a book
>reader.

Power and screen size are the two main disadvantages of the
iTouch as a e-reader, IMO; others have noted the bright flashing
screen as a disadvantage, but for me the high contrast is an advantage.

>I've only see a Kindle once or twice, and have never played with one.
>But from what I've read, the battery lasts weeks due to the liquid
>paper display. True, black and white isn't adequate for some books,
>but it is for most of the ones I'm interested in. Amazon seems to be

For me, it's not the black and white; the poor contrast of the
e-ink displays I've seen on Sony readers is the legibility
deal-killer. It needs significantly more light than a standard
book. Ergonomics are also an issue; the Kindle's design looks
awkward, and I've seen very mixed reviews on the controls (some
love the placement of the prev/next page buttons, others keep
hitting them accidentally). It's a lot larger than a iTouch and
thus not nearly as portable; my Nokia N800, once my primary
e-reader (and with a lot more screen room), has been sitting
almost unused the last few months simply because the iTouch is a
lot easier to have with me, and the Kindle is even bigger.

>Still, I haven't drank the Kool-Aid yet, and there are still some
>things about Kindle I have to find out about before getting one (can
>you sell and/or lend Kindle books, are Project Gutenberg and other out
>of copyright books available for it, etc.)

As I understand it, Kindle books are tied to your Amazon
account. You can switch them between Kindles tied to your
account (so if you break one, your replacement is cool with all
your books), but not transfer them to someone else. Amazon does
offer a conversion service that should let you use Project
Gutenberg books, but I'm not familiar with how good the
translation is.


Travis Butler
tbutlermac.com

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