tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710205.post820224770133974382..comments2024-02-08T11:00:53.069-06:00Comments on Gordon's Tech: Palm to iPhone - only the notes remainJGFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14580785981874040314noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710205.post-78196243676681394742009-05-11T08:34:00.000-05:002009-05-11T08:34:00.000-05:00Hey Gordon, I used the process steps suggested by ...Hey Gordon, I used the process steps suggested by N (anonymous) to migrate Palm TX Memos to my iPhone. It worked great - thanks to you both!!!<br /><br />In the process I made some annotations that might help a less technical person work through some of the Linux (vi editing) and Perl script creation steps.<br /><br />I'm happy to forward those to you for consideration in this blog-post. Just let me know.<br /><br />jnmrox@gmail.com<br /><br />PS. Thanks again. I can't tell you how much my life has improved since moving fully to my iPhone and Mac.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710205.post-25018768566961467422009-03-13T07:39:00.000-05:002009-03-13T07:39:00.000-05:00thanks for the technique and script! I added a ref...thanks for the technique and script! I added a reference to your comment to the main post.JGFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14580785981874040314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710205.post-41335958586218271382009-03-12T23:58:00.000-05:002009-03-12T23:58:00.000-05:00I was able to get my Treo 750 memos into Evernote ...I was able to get my Treo 750 memos into Evernote using only my Mac - NO Microsoft whatsoever and I now have an off-line backup in text format of my notes (one file per note).<BR/><BR/>Here's how:<BR/>1. Export your memos from Palm Desktop to a file in your Documents folder. <BR/>- Open Palm Desktop<BR/>- Click File, then Export<BR/>- Be sure to change the default options to:<BR/> - Module: Memos<BR/> - Items: Desktop Memos (NOT all memos)<BR/> - Format: Tab & Return<BR/><BR/>2. Replace all the funky vertical bars with regular ones<BR/>- open TextEdit<BR/>- Click on TextEdit > Preferences<BR/>- Click on the Open & Save tab<BR/>- change Opening files: to Western (Windows Latin 1) (remember to change it back later!)<BR/>- close the Preference dialog<BR/>- open the file in TextEdit<BR/>- copy one of those fake verticle bars | to your clip board (it is not a vertical bar, it just looks like one)<BR/>- apple-F, and paste in the fake |, and replace with a real | <BR/>- save the file<BR/>- exit text edit (changing your preferences back)<BR/> <BR/>3. create the perl file<BR/>- open a Terminal windows (in Applications>Utilities)<BR/>- cd Documents<BR/>- vi convert.pl<BR/>- i<BR/>- paste in this:<BR/>use strict;<BR/><BR/>my $file = shift || exit;<BR/>my $text = `cat $file`;<BR/>my @items = split(/\r/,$text);<BR/><BR/>foreach my $line (@items)<BR/>{<BR/> chomp($line);<BR/> <BR/> my ($title, $body) = split(/\t/,$line);<BR/> $body =~ s/\|/\n/gis;<BR/># print ">>>>>$title\n\t$body\n\n";<BR/>#if(rand(100) < 10){last};<BR/><BR/> open(OUT,">$title.txt");<BR/># print OUT $title . "\n";<BR/> print OUT $body;<BR/> close OUT;<BR/>}<BR/>close(FILE);<BR/><BR/>- type ZZ (two capital Z's)<BR/><BR/>4. Run the converter<BR/>- perl convert.pl yourmemofilename<BR/><BR/>5. Open the memo files in Evernote<BR/>- select and then right click on about 20 of your newly created memo files.<BR/>- select open with Evernote<BR/>- each memo will be added to Evernote<BR/>- you can close each memo after it is added<BR/>- repeat with the next 20<BR/><BR/>Not easy, but oh so worth it!<BR/><BR/>Good luck!<BR/><BR/>NAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710205.post-7290079351478191672009-01-14T21:39:00.000-06:002009-01-14T21:39:00.000-06:00any update on this thread?any update on this thread?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710205.post-40753140241318420982008-10-25T23:45:00.000-05:002008-10-25T23:45:00.000-05:00I ended up being happy with Appigo Notebook, but t...I ended up being happy with Appigo Notebook, but thanks for the Syncbook tip!JGFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14580785981874040314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710205.post-4216062486456585082008-10-25T15:56:00.000-05:002008-10-25T15:56:00.000-05:00Have you tried SyncBook? I just found it, install...Have you tried SyncBook? I just found it, installed it and it's LOVELY for notes. The notes are stored on the Mac as text files (with a simple interface to access them) and on the iTouch/iPhone. The sync via WiFi directly to the computer. VERY fast. No internet needed. I did have to copy and paste my notes on my Mac into the SyncBook interface, but I had less than 70 notes and it didn't take very long. Thanks for all your tips on this transition process! http://www.zeroonetwenty.com/syncbook/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710205.post-31030544187204235602008-10-08T17:03:00.000-05:002008-10-08T17:03:00.000-05:00I hate that I can't search Contact notes. I've gr...I hate that I can't search Contact notes. I've grown dependent on my Mac's Address Book app because of the Smart Groups feature. It essentially lets me add my own tags to each note so that I can have as many ways to categorize my contacts as I want. I'm in sales so I break them down by: date for next contact, stage in sales cycle, lead source, market, etc. The "date for next contact" is basically my daily call list and it'd be great to have that on my phone when I'm traveling. I've heard there's a script for turning smart groups into regular groups (which are syncable to iPhone). I might give that a shot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710205.post-89306769001162538982008-09-26T17:19:00.000-05:002008-09-26T17:19:00.000-05:00Yes, I can see how that would work!I really need s...Yes, I can see how that would work!<BR/><BR/>I really need search on my notes though.<BR/><BR/>Still waiting for a great solution here. <BR/><BR/>BTW, speaking of search, when I use the address book it only searches on either name or company name. That is SO old.JGFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14580785981874040314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710205.post-31919432339683092952008-09-26T17:15:00.000-05:002008-09-26T17:15:00.000-05:00Thanks for that post. I also went through the same...Thanks for that post. I also went through the same journey of replacing everything on my Palm but notes. Then I found MobileFinder, which lets my iPod Touch act like a wireless flash drive (through FTP and, apparently, soon with WebDAV). <BR/><BR/>With it, I can happily create and edit as many text files and folders as I like on my iPod Touch, while off-line, and then copy the files across to my iMac whenever I like for backup or importing into larger documents and databases. (MobileFinder also allows you to read and edit (but not create) all sorts of other file types transferred to the iPod Touch or iPhone like Word docs, and xls spreadsheets, as well as read PDFs.)<BR/><BR/>I just had a look at Appigo's Notebook, which looks good. Thanks for the tip. I already have their ToDo and use it all the time. However, I reckon I'll just stick with MobileFinder for now.Jon Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03779043132309365553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710205.post-52443099091116669782008-09-25T10:24:00.000-05:002008-09-25T10:24:00.000-05:00An alternate solution might be to use PhoneView by...An alternate solution might be to use <A HREF="http://www.ecamm.com/mac/phoneview/instructions.html" REL="nofollow">PhoneView by eCamm</A><BR/><BR/>They have a <B>demo</B> version that allows you to add an unlimited number of notes to your iPhone memo application. This <B>free</B> trial version expires after 7 days and limits the number of items you can view an d manipulate (such as SMS, call log entries). The full version costs $19,95<BR/><BR/>So if you do not have too many important notes "trapped" in Mark/Space MemoPad, a few cut and paste will allow you to bring your iPhone memo up to speed quite nicely.<BR/><BR/>I just tried it and it worked without a glitch.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.qipit.com/public/pdewost/list" REL="nofollow">--/Phil</A>Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02431278149435946078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710205.post-90039759033996095012008-09-16T14:54:00.000-05:002008-09-16T14:54:00.000-05:00Stephen, I love Appigo's ToDo.app and their new No...Stephen, I love Appigo's ToDo.app and their new Notebook.<BR/><BR/>That will be the solution for me.<BR/><BR/>Problem is Notebook relies on Toodledo for server side sync -- and Toodledo has yet to provide import/export tools for notes.<BR/><BR/>They're definitely working on this, but haven't provided a date. I expect 2-8 weeks.<BR/><BR/>So for now I'm waiting ...JGFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14580785981874040314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710205.post-29989235159350446332008-09-16T14:48:00.000-05:002008-09-16T14:48:00.000-05:00hi, I found your blog entry while searching on Goo...hi, I found your blog entry while searching on Google for ideas of how to sync notes between mac and iPhone....I've been following almost the exact 'tech journey' as you, having moved from a Palm Treo to an iPhone a few months ago, and like you it's down to the Memo Pad now....I tried Evernote too, but eventually decided it didn't fit the bill because it doesn't store my notes natively on the iPhone, meaning I need a web connection to access my memos - that didn't sound too painful until I was in a building and unable to access a network, thus couldn't get access to the memo I needed....there are lots of "enhanced notepad" apps now appearing on the App Store, but none of them (like the built-in Apple Notes app) have any sync back to the desktop, which is the missing piece of the jigsaw....anyway, just wondering if you've found any solution to this one yet :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com