When choosing a smartphone you have two OS options: Symbian and Windows Mobile. Nokia and Sony Ericsson use the Symbian OS, while HP, Toshiba, HTC and Samsung use Windows Mobile on their phones. No matter which OS your phone uses, chances are that the synchronisation software provided with the phone will be Windows only. So, if like me you’re a Mac user, how do you sync your phone with your Mac?
If you’re lucky, Apples iSync will recognise your device, in which case you’re pretty much good to go straight out of the box. However, if you have a smartphone that isn’t recognised by iSync, who’ll have to splash out on a 3rd party solution.
I recently purchased the HTC S710, which unfortunately, it isn’t recognised by iSync. After a quick Google search, I came across “The Missing Sync for Windows Mobile“. Missing Sync allows you to sync via your Network, Bluetooth or USB. Providing plugins for your Contacts, iCal, and all your multimedia content, Missing Sync has all the bases covered. If you have Microsoft Entourage installed, it will also provide a conduit to sync your data directly with Microsofts attempt at a PIM for the Mac OS.
Setting up your device is straightforward and I was up and running within minutes of downloading the program.
Costing $39.95 for download, or $49.95 for the CD version, it’s certainly worth it if you have to sync your smartphone with your Mac.
Tags: Apple, Mac, Software, Technology, Windows
Hey, I did the same thing with the missing sync but my macbook is still not reconizing my HTC s710.
Any ideas how I can solve it?
I no longer have my S710, so I can’t test this directly, but I do recall that it took a couple of attempts to get it to work. The first step is to check your phone for the ActiveSync program, (You should find it under Applicatons). Delete it, and restart the syncing process from the start.
Does your Mac see your S710? Has it synced before? Which version of Mac OS X are you using?