tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710205.post3261825640195751266..comments2024-02-08T11:00:53.069-06:00Comments on Gordon's Tech: Palm to iPhone migration - address book and notesJGFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14580785981874040314noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710205.post-14925393353335548132009-10-02T04:11:40.426-05:002009-10-02T04:11:40.426-05:00To move from Palm Desktop to gCal/iPhone etc you c...To move from Palm Desktop to gCal/iPhone etc you can also try <a href="http://www.dba2csv.com" rel="nofollow">Dba2Csv or Palm2Google</a> to move your calendars. No sync here - this is just accurate conversion from .dba to .csv (for Palm Desktop 4 files) or direct export from Palm to Google Calendars (for Palm Desktop 6 files) for those who want to leave the world of Palm calendars far behind them, or those like David who no longer have their Palm. Unlike some other solutions to this problem, I am an independent freelance developer, and I provide unlimited online help (chat/email) AND a 100% quibble-free money-back guarantee :-)Neil Gerstenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03430184926175237851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710205.post-63833331920622153062009-09-24T10:33:57.038-05:002009-09-24T10:33:57.038-05:00Gordon, Thanks for the beta. My Treo 680 just died...Gordon, Thanks for the beta. My Treo 680 just died and I'm considering making the jump to iPhone and this guide will be a great help.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820591715688034795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710205.post-65164581423648615492009-07-13T20:13:17.126-05:002009-07-13T20:13:17.126-05:00Okay, whatever happened I don't know but Marks...Okay, whatever happened I don't know but Markspace Missing Sync iPhone now works fine, it syncs 1200+ notes, retaining folders from the Palm.OpusMarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08648237012973722383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710205.post-56041425474782346642009-07-07T16:29:46.789-05:002009-07-07T16:29:46.789-05:00Hey, I have an idea for you to solve your Notes pr...Hey, I have an idea for you to solve your Notes problem. What if you save all your Palm notes as "Secure Notes" in 1Password? That's what I'm doing.<br /><br />I still don't like the way any other task (to do) manager works with the iPhone or Mac, and don't see why no available software better emulates the interface of my ancient Palm Desktop for Mac.LSDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10098399613314761567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710205.post-65748920568989123882009-07-03T15:24:52.822-05:002009-07-03T15:24:52.822-05:00I just tried MarkSpace MissingSync and it seems to...I just tried MarkSpace MissingSync and it seems to "choke" on more than 700 notes. I am not giving up (as I would prefer to keep my 13 categories of notes, but the Spotlight search on the iPhone makes this less critical) but I found a different option.<br /><br />If you want to abandon your Palm (i.e. manually synch legacy notes ONCE) and stay with the iPhone OS 3.0, look at PhoneView from www.ecamm.com. You can manually add (dozens at a time, maybe hundreds?) of .TXT notes from Palm Desktop or MarkSpace NoteBook. <br /><br />Just click "apply" and after a few minutes (without iPhone reboot, which previous version of PhoneView did) you have all your notes on the iPhone. New notes created on the iPhone will synch going forward.OpusMarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08648237012973722383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710205.post-27607542660029483282009-05-08T20:26:00.000-05:002009-05-08T20:26:00.000-05:00Nice tutorial! I added it as a link update in the ...Nice tutorial! I added it as a link update in the main article.JGFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14580785981874040314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710205.post-42189869221712648652009-05-04T12:06:00.000-05:002009-05-04T12:06:00.000-05:00Hi Gordon,
I wrote up a guide for non-technical f...Hi Gordon,<br /><br />I wrote up a guide for non-technical folks, in terms of how to migrate from Palm to iPhone on a Mac:<br />http://edweirdo.blogspot.com/2009/05/palm-to-iphone-migration-guide.htmledweirdohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00498440929138208308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710205.post-36084634255965606172009-01-06T17:40:00.000-06:002009-01-06T17:40:00.000-06:00The site for Missing Sync for iPhone clearly (to m...The site for Missing Sync for iPhone clearly (to me) states that Outlook 2003 or 2007 is required for Migration Assistant feature (that's how you get the contacts over). It's on the requirements page.<BR/><BR/>Like Eric implied, I feel no need to install Outlook just to get my contacts migrated over. But I guess I will if I have to.<BR/><BR/>There are some posts out there about free calendar transfer as noted on here (via VCard/VCF file, Yahoo Cal to get a CSV file and Google Cal to get the ICS file that iTunes wants). Not much on contacts yet. Tasks has a solution (ToodleDo), Notes not yet. Sigh.<BR/><BR/>Everyone told me that 'It's really "easy" to get things taken over' (I should have read the fine print!).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710205.post-35764288522622206382009-01-05T16:09:00.000-06:002009-01-05T16:09:00.000-06:00Eric, I'll add a comment mentioning your experienc...Eric, I'll add a comment mentioning your experience. I hope Missing Sync tech support is able to clarify. They may have a money back offer too -- worth a try!JGFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14580785981874040314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710205.post-26517261837635939562009-01-05T15:49:00.000-06:002009-01-05T15:49:00.000-06:00I don't understand why you recommend Missing Sync ...I don't understand why you recommend Missing Sync for iPhone. I just bought it based on your recommendation, and it's totally useless!<BR/>It just tells me that I don't have Outlook installed (duh, why would I want that?), and that's it. "...lets you easily transfer your contacts and calendar from a BlackBerry, Palm OS, Windows Mobile or Symbian smartphone to iPhone."<BR/>Hah!<BR/>Besides, it doesn't even recognize my iPhone and tells me to restart iTunes (which is running and synchronized with my iPhone).<BR/>These must be the crappiest software I've ever bought for 40$Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710205.post-17406882921518735182008-10-03T14:36:00.000-05:002008-10-03T14:36:00.000-05:00What do you think about using some App (is there a...What do you think about using some App (is there any?) that syncs directely with gCal (I could give up using iCal and the iPhone Calendar application)?Eduardo Ramoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02247111653249645300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710205.post-55119667440844353442008-10-03T11:01:00.000-05:002008-10-03T11:01:00.000-05:00The calendar limitations are my current greatest i...The calendar limitations are my current greatest iPhone frustration, though copy/cut/paste and cross-app search are probably next. (Then on to bluetooth kb, etc, etc).<BR/><BR/>Apple has not provided a calendar API. So there's no way to use their calendar app with anything but exchange server or mobileme.<BR/><BR/>There's a very small startup, nuevasync, that provides an exchange server (activesync) service, then they sync with gCal. Beyond the obvious security issues, they're tiny and in beta. Not something I'd tyr.<BR/><BR/>MobileMe doesn't sync or communicate with ANYBODY.<BR/><BR/>So we're stuck.<BR/><BR/>Nobody who's talking knows if/when Apple will provide a calendar API, and, if they do, nobody knows if they'll permit anyone to write a service that would use it to sync to gCal.JGFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14580785981874040314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710205.post-24425022056650303522008-10-03T10:09:00.000-05:002008-10-03T10:09:00.000-05:00Thank you for your guide. I plan to follow it. I...Thank you for your guide. I plan to follow it. I am also a 12 year Palm client, now migrating to iPhone.<BR/><BR/>One thing regarding iPhone - Google calendar sync. Isnt there a better way to sync? I would like to have real-time sync, as my iPhone is already connected.<BR/><BR/>Through spanning sync, the process seems to be tough (though they say it is a breeze):<BR/><BR/>Syncing your Google calendars and contacts with your iPhone is a breeze. Just use Spanning Sync to sync Google with your Mac and iTunes to sync your Mac with your iPhone. Since Spanning Sync takes full advantage of Mac OS X Sync Services, it all just works.Eduardo Ramoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02247111653249645300noreply@blogger.com