Unable to sync contacts with my mac

Hi,
I have a bold 5 and a MacBook Pro. I am trying to sync my contacts, calander, notes and tasks, however it says 'sync services is currently turned off on this Mac. To synchronize your organizer data with your blackberry device, you or your system adminstrator must turn on Sync Services on this computer'
I have tried and serched for this, but i cant fix this. Please let me know how can i sync my data.

Do you use Mavericks? Apple switched SyncService off and forces people to use iCloud.
BlackBerry Desktop Software and OS X Mavericks:
http://btsc.webapps.blackberry.com/btsc/viewdocument.do?externalId=KB35311
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