PDA - Recommendation Please for my MacBook Pro
Dear Maccers,
I have had bitter experience of using a Windows-based PDA and "Missing Sync". The Mark/Space product caused the MBP to lock up - this was known by them and duly refunded. A very helpful company.
BUT - I still want to have trouble-free iCal and AddressBook synchronisation from a PDA. I will even buy a new PDA to achieve this - more than likely a PalmOS system I suspect.
Can anyone offer some advice and the benefit of their experience please??
MacBok Pro (15") Mac OS X (10.4.8)
richsitter wrote:
Are these osx's available for my machine? Can I buy them.
Yes.
richsitter wrote:
I don't know why I don't have one of them since I get any updates available?
Software updates don't upgrade your current operating system to a new one, you have to purchase a newer operting system if you want one.
If you want iCloud, first you have to upgrade to Snow Leopard 10.6.6 (10.6.8 preferred), then you can download Lion from the app store.
Snow Leopard requirements: $29 USD from Apple : http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC573Z/A
Mac computer with an Intel processor
1GB of memory
5GB of available disk space
DVD drive for installation
Lion general requirements: $29 USD app store.
Mac computer with an Intel Core 2 Duo, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7, or Xeon processor
2GB of memory
OS X v10.6.6 or later (v10.6.8 recommended)
7GB of available space
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