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Sony Clie on OSX?
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Fresh-Faced Recruit
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: London, UK
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How about it?
I've had it with my iPaq (it seemed like a good idea at the time) and I'm definitely moving back into the Palm OS camp, and considering a Sony Clie.
Anyone using one on OS X? And how about Avantgo - any problems / issues under OS X? Finally, I'd ideally like to use my new PDA with my Nokia 8210 (thats one thing the Compaq does well), so has anyone out there gotten a Clie to use the Nokias IRDA modem?
Thanks for any help
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TiBook (400Mhz, 256MB, 30GB, Airport) / iMac 350 (350Mhz, 384MB, 4B, AIrport) / iMac DV+ (450Mhz, 320MB, 20GB, Airport) / PowerMac 5500/275 (64MB, 20GB) / Mac TV / Mac SE / iPod (5GB) / iPaq 3850 / Sony AIBO (just for fun)
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Evansville, IN
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Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: usa
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Hell yeahhh. Just got one the other day (SJ30) and its been great. Palm desktop, isync, etc doesn't support some the extra features (loading the mem stick as a desktop drive) but the missing sync adds some of that stuff. I must recommend an app called (mac)notetaker. kinda like memopad replacement but has an OS X conduit for the files. nice.
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Admin Emeritus  Join Date: Oct 1999
Location: Zurich, Switzerland
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I've been considering an SJ30 -- is the Missing Sync absolutely necessary, or is it only necessary to access the clie-specific features?
tooki
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Professional Poster
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Rochester, NY
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Nah, get the NR70V... everyone needs a digital camera in a PDA.  (it also shoots movies and you can edit them on it).
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Mac Enthusiast
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: PA/NJ
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I've been reading around the ClieSource and these forums and it seems the Missing Sync isn't really necessary. Apparently, the latest Palm Desktop as well as infrared syncing works fine under OS X. Others have noted that their Clies sync with iSync as well.
However, people have had trouble accessing the Memory Stick as a desktop-mounting drive among other Clie-specific features. Missing Sync apparently fixes all those problems. The Missing Sync website lists Palm Desktop syncing as one of its features, but is it really the only solution?
Personally, I'm not entirely sure if the Clie syncs with Palm Desktop OS X straight out of the box, but I'm interested in knowing the truth. I just ordered a Clie for a Mac lover as a Christmas gift! 
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Northants, UK
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My Sony Clie T615 synced with Palm Desktop with no problems at all. The Missing Sync just add's functionality on top of Palm Desktop, as that is one of the required applications for it to work.
Unless you specifically need to access Memorystick media, which in my case I don't, then Palm Desktop is perfectly adequete.
Adam
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Senior User
Join Date: Nov 2002
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Missing Sync is esential for Clie's that shipped with palm 3.5 or older. The 760 was basically a 710 updated to 4.0, thus it still needed the Missing Sync. Any of the newer Clie's should sync out of the box. Missing Sync adds three pretty cool things.
1. mounting the memory stick on the desktop
2. mounting the clie in iTunes for music sync
3. mounting the clie in iPhoto for importing or exporting pictures
It's up to you to decide if you want these features
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