nova media plug-ins add support for Nokia N97, N97 mini
nova media has updated its iSync plug-ins with extra support for Nokia smartphones. The collection allows Mac users to sync a phone's contact and calendar information, so long as it is one of over 250 recent models. The update supports Nokia's flagship N97, along with the N97 mini....
published on Monday, the 30. November 2009, macintosh-news-network
10.6: Add iSync support for Nokia 9300 in Snow Leoopard
The following hint was submitted a while ago in the comments section of another hint about the 9300. In 10.6, I couldn't get the original hint to work, but the method from this comment worked fine. For others struggling with this in 10.6, here's the method from that comment: Control-click on iSync.app (version 2.3) and choose Show Package Contents from the pop-up menu. Navigate into Contents » PlugIns » ApplePhoneConduit.syncdevice » Contents » PlugIns. Duplicate the folder Nokia-9300i.phoneplugin, and rename it as Nokia-9300.phoneplugin. Open the new folder Nokia-9300.phoneplugin, then open the Contents folder within it. Open file info.plist with TextEdit, find ALL 9300i references and replace them with 9300, then save. Next, open the Resources folder...
published on Friday, the 9. October 2009, macosxhints
Create Nokia N85 iSync plug-in
I really had to add contacts to my new great Nokia N85 phone, so I hacked a way to do it. It's actually very simple; just replace N96 with N85 everywhere within the N96 plug-in. Start by downloading the plug-in for the N96, and install it on your Mac. Open the folder /Library/PhonePlugins (Command-Shift-G in a Finder window, then type/paste the above path). Copy (you may drag it with the Option key pressed) the Nokia_N96_1v2.phoneplugin folder to the Desktop (or where you want; just out of PhonePlugins). Rename the new copy on the Desktop to Nokia_N85_1v2.phoneplugin. Open this folder, then open Contents » Resources within it. Open all files at every level, except the NokiaN96.tiff image file, with a plain text editor (drag them inside the application icon). I used an old BBedit Light, but you may use any editor (TextWrangler and Smultron are free; I'm not sure if you may use TextEd...
published on Tuesday, the 25. November 2008, macosxhints
nova media updates iSync phone plug-ins to 6.2
nova media says it has released a new version of its iSync phone plug-ins, bringing their status to v6.2. The plug-ins let Mac owners sync phones not generally support by iSync, including models by Motorola, Samsung and BenQ. The patched plug-ins support 36 additional devices by Nokia and Sony Ericsson, bringing the total up to 190....
published on Monday, the 4. August 2008, macintosh-news-network
10.5: Eject drives and run iSync before sleep via script
This is a little AppleScript that I wrote to check and ask if the machine should unmount peripheral disks, and optionally perform an iSync, before sleeping. I was motivated to write this after about the fifteenth time I woke my laptop up after taking it home from work only to be greeted with a warning that I did not properly disconnect my Time Machine Disk. Additionally, since I use iSync to sync my date book and address book with my Nokia cell phone, I thought it would be a good idea to have it auto-sync before I put the machine to sleep. If you are capable with AppleScript, you can go in and make modifications for your system (e.g. turn off iSync, or the options to unmount). One caveat: if your home disk is not the same as the startup disk (unlikely on a laptop), the script will ask if you would like to unmount that disk before sleeping.I packed the script as an application bundle (with a 10.5-sized icon) for optional placement directly into the dock -- download ...
published on Friday, the 25. April 2008, macosxhints
Sync larger To Do notes on Nokia N95
I really like my new Nokia N95, and with Nokia's driver for iSync, things have been working wonderfully. However, I found out that the notes associated to a ToDo task (notes = description in N95) were limited to 500 characters. Since I use some notes bigger than that, I proceeded as follows: Open /Library » PhonePlugins » Nokia-N95.phoneplugin » Contents » Resources » PhoneConduit.plist in your favorite text editor. (I suggest using a text editor rather than Property List Editor.) Change the maxLentgh parameter for the description attribute, in the com.apple.calendars.Task key from 500 to, say, 10000. Save the file and restart iSync. Next time you sync, your notes of up to 10000 characters will be there in you N95. I guess this hint can be extended to others mobile phones and PDAs, but then "caveat emptor."
published on Thursday, the 27. March 2008, macosxhints
Apps: iSync plugins; pearPortVPN
iSync phone plugins 5.2 ($15) allows the synchronization of contact and calendar data with Mac OS X and more than 153 mobile phones. The latest release adds support for: Nokia-2630, Nokia-2660, Nokia-3120 classic, Nokia 5310 XpressMusic, Sony-Ericsson-K660i, Sony-Ericsson-K770i and Sony-Ericsson-T250i. System requirements are Mac OS X 10.4.9 or hig...
published on Friday, the 8. February 2008, macintosh-news-network
iSync 5.1 plug-ins expand Nokia phone support
Nova media has released a new update for its iSync plug-ins, bringing their version to v5.1. The software adds support for approximately 130 phones to iSync, letting users copy over their iCal and Address Book information to a phone in advance of formal support from Apple. Brands covered by the plug-ins include Motorola, Samsung and Sony Ericsson...
published on Monday, the 31. December 2008, macintosh-news-network
A fix for Nokia / iSync 'unexpected error'
I just got a new Nokia Navigator 6110 phone, downloaded the Nokia iSync plug-in from the Nokia (Europe) website, and tried by both USB and Bluetooth to sync my Address Book and iCal, without success. I had no problem at all with my SE K750i. I'm running 10.4.10 on an iMac G5.The synching would progress until almost the end of the 'applying changes,' then fail with an 'unexpected error.' Deleting and re-pairing the phone didn't make a difference.What did work was a tip by Julian Wright posted to Apple Discussions regarding another Nokia phone model -- simply click 'Reset Sync History' in iSync prefs. I then did a 'Delete and Sync,' and it worked successfully. Hope this saves someone else hours of frustration!
published on Wednesday, the 15. August 2007, macosxhints