What's with isync?

My idisk keeps opening on my desktop and it always says the last sync failed.
What's that all about? I tried doing the reset and nothing good happened.
Do I need to trash some perf file? I also repaired the hard drive with Drive Genius, utility disc.
This is on a 1 ghz. G4 powerbook with up to date 10.4 OS and plenty of hard drive space and memory.
It seems that all this happened after I tried to use iMovie4 and iDVD2 for the first time. I have ordered newer versions but they aren't here yet.
G4 Powerbook & iMac 800 Mac OS X (10.4.5)

The whole problem went away when I had to re-format the corrupted drive and re install the OS and personal files.

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I just purchased a Nokia 6102i from Cingular after their sales lady said the phone worked with iSync. I told her I didn't see the model listed on the Apple iSync supported phones web page, but she said not to worry. Well, the phone just arrived and when I tried to iSync it with my Address Book, I'm getting an iSync window saying: "This device is not supported by ISnyc."
No big deal, I'll just return the phone, but next attempt, I want to get a model from Cingular that works well with iSync. Can anyone advise me? Perhaps a Razor, but what I might really want is a smart phone.
Appreciate any comments, thanks
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I can answer the last part of that question. I'm disappointed the Nokia 6102i will not transmit photos via bluetooth to my Mac. iSyncing addresses and calendar works like a champ, just not sending photos (and I suppose other files) from the phone. However, on my MBP, I can open up the Bluetooth File Exchange program and both get the 6102i pics, as well as send photos to the phone. So, not bad, there is a work around.
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What's the smallest, coolest phone that syncs reliably over BT with iSync?

I've been using a Treo 600 & 650 for the last several years. I've been very pleased with it, and it syncs reliably to Address Book and iCal. I'm now out of contract with Sprint and can change carriers if I wish. I don't really need the larger PDA phone and would consider something smaller that syncs reliably over BT with iSync?
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1) Some revisions of motorola phones have a problem over BT so if you have on of these revisions you will have to use USB
2) On Motorola phone, one contact is one phone number (it's Motorola's out-dated database, you can't change it). However, Motorola is aware of this problem so it included a way in the phone's Address Book settings to "coalesce" phone numbers that have the same contact name.

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My old sony clie finally died and I need to get a new PDA. Can anyone give me advice on the simplest PDA that is known to work well with a Mac platform? I had been using documents to go in order to hotsync my palm-based PDA in the past, but things may have changed.
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I have heard the same. Thanks to the link you referenced to me I know that I shouldn't need any further software to use a Palm device with iSync (unlike when I discovered that I needed Mark/Soft in order to sync my Clie). I am trying to decide between the basic Palm Z22 and the more advanced Palms. It would make a big difference if one could link directly from the iLife 06 suite to a Palm - it would make purchasing the fancy color screens on the more expensive Palms worth it to be able to carry around the family photo album.

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Trying to use my Treo 650 with iSync on my MacBook. It worked fine with an iMac G5 running OS X 10.4.8.
I paired my Treo with the MacBook. That seemed to go OK, but the Bluetooth Setup Assistant showed a message saying "There were no supported services found on your device" at the end of the pairing process.
When I launched iSync, I went to Devices --> Enable Palm OS Syncing and let the conflicting Palm conduits disabled. No problem there.
But when I then choose Devices --> Add Device, a window appears as the MacBook searches and finds my phone. It then displays the message "1 device found", with the name of my device next to a phone icon. Beneath that, another message says "iSync cannot connect to this device".
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The Add Device… response is normal. You cannot add a Palm device using that menu option - it is added as a consequence of selecting the Enable Palm OS Syncing… option beneath it in the list.
If you have successfully paired your Treo using Bluetooth and triggered the installation and configuration of it after selecting the Enable Palm OS Syncing… option and it still does not appear as a device in the main window of iSync, you should launch the HotSync Manager to insure that the iSync Palm Conduit appears—it's listed as the iSync Conduit—and that it has been activated: the checkbox in the conduit configuration panel should be checked.
This may also be a basic Bluetooth issue, as the your Treo contains several supported Bluetooth profiles, and is a supported device. You might want to break the link, and pair it once again, initiating that action from your smartphone and confirming it from your MacBook.

Missing Sync refuses to work with iSync

My Missing Sync (version 5 for Palm) can see my Palm via USB and all other conduits (AvantGo, TimeSync, Photos) are syncing without incident.
However, it refuses to play nice with iSync.
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• I disable all other conduits (which work, but to be sure) and leave only the iSync conduit active in Missing Sync.
• I attempt a sync. The Palm chimes and its screen shows a sync in progress.
• The Missing Sync program also changes to show a sync in progress but then NOTHING HAPPENS. After 5 minutes the Palm device times out, and Missing Sync, despite the two constant barber-poles, becomes unresponsive. Even trying to cancel the sync by clicking the cross in MS is useless, which means I can't even check a log file to see where the problem is. I am forced to force-quit MS and relaunching reveals no iSync data was synced.
I have tried:
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• Forcing the Mac to overwrite the Palm
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• Repeatedly toggling the iSync conduit.
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Obviously the Palm and the Mac can see each other, and as I said, all other conduits work perfectly.
I note the following entries in this logfile at the point things fall over:
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2007-07-19 17:15:36.512 Conduit Manager[270] CFLog (21): Cannot recognize type of executable for CFBundle 0x35d6f0 </Library/Application Support/Palm HotSync/Conduits/Apple> (not loaded)
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Thanks.

I guess I simply cannot fathom why you would want to synchronize a Palm device under Mac OS X 10.4.x using the iSync Palm Conduit instead of the Mark/Space Contacts, Events and Tasks conduits supplied with the Missing Sync for Palm OS? What can this possibly achieve?
And, despite your report that the iSync Palm Conduit is active, this error entry shows that it clearly is not: Cannot recognize type of executable for CFBundle 0x35d6f0 </Library/Application Support/Palm HotSync/Conduits/Apple> (not loaded)
Apple is the Finder name of the iSync Palm Conduit. It appears in your Missing Sync—or alternatively, HotSync—conduit list simply as iSync Conduit.
Why not simply configure the Missing Sync to use its own specialized contact, event and task conduits and ditch the iSync Palm Conduit?

My syncron with isync and sony erikson k700i failes

Hey...
I just got at k700i and in the beginning i worked fine with isync but then suddently i startet to fail every time i tryed... I dont think I have changen any thing but the name of the phone... Do anybody know what there can be wrong?
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A possible solution is here:
http://mobile.feisar.com/k700isync22hack.html
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Which phones sync well with iSync?

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MY cell service is through Verizon. Who has
experience with a phone from them that syncs the
phones phone book to my macs address book? How well
does this work? Also is iSync the best software to
backup my phone numbers? Thanks, Steve.
I don't know what phone Verizon offers but I can tell you both of my Sony Ericsson T610 and K700 syncs perfectly with iSync.
No problem what-so-ever.
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check out my post and help me spread the words.
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What exactly can iSync to for me between mac and phone?

I want to test out my new KRZR K1m with iSync, but I do not want it to wipe out all of my contacts. My service provider is verizon, and they uploaded all my contacts from my old phone to my new KRZR K1m. Since I never sync'd the old cellphone w/ a computer, I do not want to accidentally delete everything on my phone by replacing it w/ my addressbook just yet.
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can I transfer songs? pictures/video?
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thank you

You don't have to worry about erasing all of your contacts. If you haven't synced the phone before, open iSync and click the "Sync" button in the main window. (It's the iSync logo to the right.)
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1. Merge data on computer and device
or....
2. Erase data on device then sync.
Obviously in your case you would choose numero uno...
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HELP PLEASE - WHATS WRONG WITH THIS CODE

Hi. I get this message coming up when I try to compile the code,
run:
java.lang.NullPointerException
at sumcalculator.SumNumbers.<init>(SumNumbers.java:34)
at sumcalculator.SumNumbers.main(SumNumbers.java:93)
Exception in thread "main"
Java Result: 1
BUILD SUCCESSFUL (total time: 2 seconds)
I am not sure whats wrong with the code. Any assistance would be nice. The code is below.
package sumcalculator;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;
public class SumNumbers extends JFrame implements FocusListener {
JTextField value1;
JTextField value2;
JLabel equals;
JTextField sum;
JButton add;
JButton minus;
JButton divide;
JButton multiply;
JLabel operation;
public SumNumbers() {
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getContentPane().setFont(new Font("Helvetica", Font.PLAIN, 12));
getContentPane().setLayout(customLayout);
value1.addFocusListener(this);
value2.addFocusListener(this);
sum.setEditable(true);
value1 = new JTextField("");
getContentPane().add(value1);
value2 = new JTextField("");
getContentPane().add(value2);
equals = new JLabel("label_1");
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sum = new JTextField("");
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add = new JButton("+");
getContentPane().add(add);
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getContentPane().add(minus);
divide = new JButton("/");
getContentPane().add(divide);
multiply = new JButton("*");
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setSize(getPreferredSize());
addWindowListener(new WindowAdapter() {
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value2.setText("0");
sum.setText("0");
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Thank you. How do i amend this? I have defined value1though.Yes, you did - but after the call to addFocusListener(...). It needs to be before it.
BTW, you did the same thing with "value2.addFocusListener(this)" and "sum.setEditable(true)" on the next two lines. You're attempting to call a method on an object that doesn't exist yet (i.e., you haven't called new yet).

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