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ActiveSync & Contact Categories

All,
I have recently installed TuMa1.3 ROM and have noticed that when using ActiveSync 4.1 I cant sync my contacts by categories like I could when using 2003SE, does anyone know why this is?
Thanks
Msuk

contacts and categories in wm5
I wish I knew the logic to this omission. I use a common database on outlook 2002 for all of my contacts for the family including my business ones. My wife and two daughters also have windows phones. When they sync they only get the contacts relevent to them. This was a really good feature. Under wm5 this has been lost and i need to know if there is a real workaround. Also applies to calender items aswell. Can anyone help me with this?
Thanks in advance
Krunch

Synchronization

Does anyone know if there is an alternate to ActiveSync?
I have been using WinMo for about a year and am disappointed that the sync software from M$ doesn't actually sync. That is to say, it doesn't look at a file - say Contacts - and use the more recently updated one to overwrite the other one, regardless of whether the newer one is on the PC or the phone.
For example, if I enter a new contact into my phone, while I am in the field, the concact does not show up on my PC after a sync. Still on the phone, but not actually synchronized to the PC.
Is there software that actually synchronizes or do they all just follow the "overwrite phone/ overwrite computer" rules?
I should mention that I sync between 2 PCs.

The best there is.
http://www.soti.net/default.asp?Cmd=Products&SubCmd=PCPro

Wow!
Thanks!
Can't wait to give this a try!

Mmm it looks like it doesn't sync outlook stuff (calendar, contacts, tasks, email).. is that the case?

sounds like you have a configuration issue w/ activesync - mine will take whichever is newer, even when syncing between 2 machine. in fact, i've used my phone to sync my work and home machines by using my phone as the go-between. I think the "overwrite phone/etc" settings only kick in if a record is changed on both the phone as well as the desktop?

it sounds like he wants to Sync on 2 PC's and get all stuff on both

you can sync on 2 pcs and get everything on both. the only thing you can't sync to two machines is email...

Task Sync Error
Hi all,
I had a look but couldn't find any help on this issue, so any advice would be greatly appreciated. I have a Tytn II running WM6, it syncs all my contacts and everything, however i have created a couple of tasks that occur on a weekly basis. I created them in Outlook and then synced them to my phone. The problem i have is when i complete the task and mark it off on my phone, the next time i sync, the task in outlook is not complete and has made a duplicate, is there any way to change this.
Thanks

Sync Diamond with Mac OS X 10.5

I know there are a few options out there for WM and Mac syncing, but need to know which ones work reliably with the Diamond for Calendars, Contacts. Pics, music and video would be good too.
Is The Missing Sync the best to get in this respect and has anyone tested with the Diamond ?
cheers in advance.

MissingSync works for me very well...

Cool thanks. Needed to know before buying it. New to the whole WM thing and getting my Diamond Weds with luck.

If anyone has a Diamond and a MacBook Pro, can you let me know if the Internet Sharing with PAN Bluetooth works and is reliable?
My current Hermes has a bad latency issue which seems to affect a lot of WM devices when tethered with the MacBook Pro / Airs.
Thanks
Aidan

Will give it a go later in the week if I get my Diamond ok on Weds. Mind you, will be fun being a new WM user trying to get it to work ;-)
Its a feature I'd like to be able to use.

It works well, still a bit slow tho, tried it the other day for fun.
You can go online alrite, dunno if it's where i was sitting but hte connection was slow

Any chance of a little tutorial chap ?
Could never get my Nokia N95 to work correctly.

Try it !!
Syncmate.

I use Sync Mate and its pretty good.

Will give it a go too.
Thanks.

Been having real issues with both SyncMate and Missing Sync.
Both do not sync correctly... I usually sync just one group out of Address Book (not the whole thing) and keep that up to date. 1st time I sync it works, subsequent times it insists on syncing all my contacts.
Calendar is also a bit flakey.
Running Mac OS X 10.5.4
Mark Space do not seem to warrant any pre sales support either so are of no help at all. Been waiting 3 days for a reply to my questions

Missing Sync does not work well.
Pictures of contacts are partly corrupt.
TF3D starts new, if i add a new favorite with some contacts.
Then i must delete the picture from this contact and add a new one, then TF3d will work.
(OSX10.5, Missing Sync 4.03, MacBook)

Hi, everytime i sync with missing sync i double my contacts anyone knows why?
its not good because i have some contacts in triplicate.
Regards

fredsalvas said:
Hi, everytime i sync with missing sync i double my contacts anyone knows why?
its not good because i have some contacts in triplicate.
Regards
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First time, i sync the PDA with Missing Sync, in the options i switch on the button "MAC overwrites PDA". Then sync, then switch off the button and sync again. So it works at mine.

schroepfer said:
First time, i sync the PDA with Missing Sync, in the options i switch on the button "MAC overwrites PDA". Then sync, then switch off the button and sync again. So it works at mine.
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Thks a lot i will try it, i will post the resolt later. Thks
regards

I am using Missing Sync WM 4.0.3 with Mac OS 10.5.4 and it is working fine but I have no picture attached to the contacts.
The first-time sync procedure I usually use is the following:
- launch iSync from the "Application" folder;
- reset the sync history in the iSync > Preferences menu;
- close iSync;
- launch Missing Sync WM;
- for each syncing plugin you need to use, select "Mac overrides Device", click "Debugging options" and then "Reset sync history";
- logout from your user session and login back again;
- connect your device as explained in the Missing Sync manual;
- enable detailed logging in Missing Sync preferences and display the log;
... then be very very careful ;-)
* click the "Sync" button at the top or at the bottom of the main Missing Sync window.
* some of the items selected for syncing will sync and some will not (look at the log during the syncing process). *Disable* the "Mac overrides Device" options for the successfully synced items. Repeat the two stared "*" steps until all the item are successfully synced...
- further synchronizations should run flawlessly.
Hope this helps... (be patient and good luck ;-)
[You may also want to sync a second Mac with your device but the procedure is a bit different and a bit more complex.]

mbp and missing sync works very well

correction !!!
i just tried, than i even bought syncmate, its far better, and nicer than pocketmac or missing sync ( wich i used for years, so i absolutely recommend syncmate now, wonderful !!

syncmate is great. It does what it is suppose to do (I've only tried contacts).
I've used only USB sync don't know if WIFI works.

Syncmate is also working for e, strangely enough only via the Wifi - Sync option, not via the USB cable (but i prefer the wireless link anyways).
You should be aware, that you have to install the syncmate - driver on your phone, or no connection will be possible

The Missing Sync and the HC Diamond

Being a Mac user, I am actually trying to figure out ways to synchronize my mails and contacts between the Touch Diamond and my MacBook. I used the free version of SyncMate up till now but it doesn't work well with the Diamond and I would rather go for a solution that also syncs my music. That's why I am considering the The Missing Sync.
So has anyone tried synchronizing their phones (HTC Diamond) through the Missing Sync? How long do you expect support to come for it in case it's not supported?

MaroO said:
Being a Mac user, I am actually trying to figure out ways to synchronize my mails and contacts between the Touch Diamond and my MacBook. I used the free version of SyncMate up till now but it doesn't work well with the Diamond and I would rather go for a solution that also syncs my music. That's why I am considering the The Missing Sync.
So has anyone tried synchronizing their phones (HTC Diamond) through the Missing Sync? How long do you expect support to come for it in case it's not supported?
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I am a mac user too and have tried both, I found under 10.5.4 both are problematic to say the least but a new version of Syncmate is coming out real soon which fixes a lot of problems.
In regards to timelines you can but wait, or even better hope that apple release an update to isync!

MaroO said:
Being a Mac user, I am actually trying to figure out ways to synchronize my mails and contacts between the Touch Diamond and my MacBook. I used the free version of SyncMate up till now but it doesn't work well with the Diamond and I would rather go for a solution that also syncs my music. That's why I am considering the The Missing Sync.
So has anyone tried synchronizing their phones (HTC Diamond) through the Missing Sync? How long do you expect support to come for it in case it's not supported?
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Syncing HTC Diamond with MacOS 10.5.4 and Missing for WM 4.0.3 works well for contacts (Apple Address Book, but contact pictures does not seem to sync well), calendar (Apple iCal), tasks (Apple iCal) and music (Apple iTune). Please, read:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2450815&postcount=16
That's the way I proceed and I am quite happy with the result.
Moreover, I went back to this solution after using an iPhone during six months since Windows Mobile / ActiveSync / Missing Sync can manage two partnerships by themselve, i.e without relying on a third-party service such as Mobile.Me. This is very important for me since I must sync the PDA with a professional MacBook and my own iMac.

Contact sync with 2 different phones

Hi all,
Is there a way to sync 2 phones ( my tytn 2 and my girfriends Nokia E71 ) with windows (vista) ..... WITHOUT ...... sharing the contacts on eachothers phone ???
I don't want my girls 100+ contacts in my phone .... and she doesn't want mine. We both would like our contacts in outlook 2007 though.
Any suggestion ( divorse is not a vallid option )

create 2 different users on vista or buy a new computer

Yeah, I think it's just a matter of setting up a second Vista user account. If you have two people using a computer, having multiple accounts is really darn useful from a practical standpoint.
Edit: rereading your question, I'm wondering if you DO want your girlfriend's contacts available in Outlook, just not on your phone. That might be trickier. I think you could do it using exclusions of some sort in Outlook, but I've never tried and couldn't talk you through it.

Hi thx for the replies,
We like to share the outlook agenda .... just not the contacts. Will be difficult i supose. I hoped there was somsort of software that could arange this.
I will try playing with accounts instead but its not the solution i like

If you want to share events in a calender perhaps make a google/other ical calender and add that to both your seperate user accnts on vista