Vista-Windows Mobile 6.0 file-sync fix due in mid-June Workaround for HTC Hero Sync Problem in Windows 7 Windows Live FolderShare Beta Refresh for PC-to-PC Sync Windows Live Sync is Live! How to Install Vista Language Packs MUI on all versions of Vista + video tutorial The Vista Built-in Super Administrator Account Has Survived in Vista SP1 Vista SP1 Is Out, XP SP3 Old News, the Pink Edition of Vista Is In Tell Hasta la Vista to XP - Time to Upgrade to Vista SP1 Instant Change Vista Product ID with Vista ProductID Changer Vista SP1 RC1 Flies Past Vista RTM and Windows XP SP2 Vista SP1 Won't Resolve the 4 GB RAM Limitation of 32-bit Windows Vista Vista Loader 2.1.3 - Windows Vista Activator 2008 Support SP1 with No Boot String x64 Vista SP2 JPG Rendering Performance Inferior to x86 Vista SP2's Microsoft to Kill the Grace Timer and OEM BIOS Windows Vista Cracks with Vista SP1 New Vista OEM Activation Hack - Vista Boot by gkend Windows Vista on Super Nintendo, As Real As Vista on PSP Vista RTM vs. Vista SP1 - Office 2007 benchmarking Microsoft Says Vista SP1 Needs to Speak the Same Language as Vista RTM Vista SP1 to Cure the Vista RTM Wow Hangover Vista-For-Free coupon with Vista ready PC's Can Vista SP1 help polish Vistas tarnished image? Vista SP1 Features the Same Sins as Windows Vista Will Vista SP1 Go Where Vista Never Went? Even with XP SP3 and Windows 7? New Vista AutoPatcher - Vista update toolkit Alpha Vista SP1 Microsoft Could Not Have Given Less Vista SP2 Anyone? Vista SP1 Rolling Over for Vista SP2 Vista SP1: Indictment of Vista 1.0? Vista RTM vs. Vista SP2 Microsoft: Vista! Vista! Vista! Windows XP SP3 Twice as Fast as Windows Vista Leaves Vista SP1 in the DustIf you're on the Chrome developer channel, you just got a new feature- bookmarks syncing. To use it, just use the
"–enable-sync" command line flag. Note that this only seems to be working for Windows users, according to TechCrunch: "Bookmark management appears to have been temporarily disabled on the latest versions of Chromium for Mac, after they were first turned on
last week. When they come back, hopefully this syncing will work for Macs as well. To stay up-to-date on the latest versions of Chromium for Mac,
check out our updater tool." According to Google, the bookmarks are stored on your Google account and are synced via the jesus protocol
XMPP. Source: TechCrunch
betanews.com - 23.02.2009Microsoft Sync Framework CTP1 Refresh
Microsoft Sync Framework is a comprehensive synchronization platform that enables collaboration and offline scenarios for applications, services and
devices. Developers can build sync ecosystems that integrate any application, any type of data, using any protocol over any network.
The Microsoft Sync Framework provides a platform for taking web services and databases offline. In addition, it provides optimized P2P sync of any
type of file including contacts, music, videos, images and settings. The extensible framework includes built-in support for synchronizing relational
databases, NTFS/FAT file systems, FeedSync compliant feeds (formerly known as Simple Sharing Extensions), devices and web services.
winbeta.org - 05.12.2007Microsoft Strips Another Key
Feature from Vista
It seems another major feature
has been stripped from Windows
Vista. PC-to-PC sync, which
Microsoft co-president Jim
Allchin described as one of
his favorite Vista features
back in January. "You really
can leave all your documents
on a server and use cached
copies on the client," he
said. "It's just
synchronizing the files when
you make changes, as
needed."
It's
unclear whether PC-to-PC sync
will appear later, perhaps as
a Web download update to
Vista, or in a future Windows
release. (Microsoft does plan
to offer XPS functionality via
a Web download to Vista
users.) Typically, when
Microsoft drops features from
the Windows version currently
in development, those features
get lumped into the next
release. But Microsoft has
indicated that it will be
releasing more frequent
Windows updates going forward,
though it hasn't yet
specified how it will deliver
those updates.
jcxp.net - 05.06.2006Microsofts online/offline sync platform (re)released to manufacturing
An updated version of
Microsoft’s Sync Framework was released to manufacturing on October 13 and is available for download from the Microsoft Web site.
The Sync Framework is key to Microsoft’s cloud computing strategy.
Microsoft has two synchronization services FeedSync and Sync Framework which are intertwined. Microsoft Sync Framework, as
Microsoft describes it, is designed to allow developers to add synchronization, roaming and offline access to apps, services and devices. FeedSync,
the technology formerly known as RSS Simple Sharing Extensions, is one of the providers that integrates with Sync Framework.
winbeta.org - 17.10.2008Microsoft: No PC-to-PC Sync in
Vista
In the seemingly never-ending
list of features to be
stripped from Windows Vista,
yet another has fallen by the
wayside. Microsoft made a
decision to remove PC-to-PC
synchronization from Windows
Vista, Microsoft Watch
reported...
betanews.com - 08.06.2006Windows Live Sync released for Windows- and Mac
Windows Live Sync, the replacement for the older Windows Live FolderShare service, is now available, for both Windows and Mac OS X users. Users
upgrading from FolderShare only have a few steps to follow in order to transition to the new service:
- Install the software on each of
your computers that previously ran FolderShare so Sync can automatically reconnect your synchronized folders.
- To keep sharing your
synchronized folders, you'll need to send your pals a new invitation. Don't worry if they don't have a Windows Live ID; we'll help them get set up
using their preferred e-mail address.
- Your synchronized folders will be set to automatically sync after migrating. If you'd prefer to sync on
demand, just visit the Sync website to adjust that.
So, what's new?
- Higher file limitsup to 20 synchronized folders (formerly
known as libraries) with up to 20,000 files in each one.
- Integration with Windows Live ID.
- Integration with the Recycle Bin.
-
Unicode support.
- More languages for Windows (46 in all).
- And lots of bug fixes.
jcxp.net - 13.12.2008Extending Windows: Ford Sync demo from CES
Nick White: While at CES last week, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Velle Kolde, Senior Product Manager for Microsoft Auto, to view a demo of
Ford Sync. I left our chat very impressed. Ford Sync, like
many of the products being developed by Microsoft Automotive, are perfect examples of how we're extending the Windows platform (Windows CE 5.0, in this case) beyond the desktop to
arenas outside the domain of typical computing. Check out this video demo to learn more.
winbeta.org - 16.01.2008More details emerge on Microsofts online-offline sync platform
The biggest news out of the Microsoft TechEd Developers conference that kicked off on November 5 is the official announcement of Microsofts offline/online sync platform.
Microsofts
strategy around the platform is whats more intriguing to me than the actual platform itself.
The actual Community Technology
Preview (CTP) 1 bits are somewhat dull. As one developer I know said: Its ADO.NET Sync Services plus FAT/NTFS file sync, Ray Ozzies Simple Sharing Extensions (SSE) for peer-to-peer sync
of RSS/Atom feeds, and some arm-waving about custom data synchronization.
Here are a few tidbits about the sync framework that
I did find interesting, however...
winbeta.org - 06.11.2007Ford SYNC gets navigation tools from Telenav
Navigation services company Telenav will be powering Ford's newest in-car GPS navigation system with the very long and unwieldy name: "Ford SYNC
with Traffic, DIrections and Information."..
betanews.com - 09.01.2009Push Gmail available on iPhone thanks to Google Sync update
One of the complaints that Apple commonly receives about its iPhone is that push email services are not available for Gmail, whereas they are for
MobileMe, the paid service from the company, as well as Yahoo! Mail. Whilst the Cupertino-based company still hasn't done anything to resolve this
issue, Google certainly has, and it used Microsoft in the process to do so. According to the Google Mobile blog, you can now get Push services for
Gmail, thanks to an updated Google Sync. Though this is great news for some, it's not as simple and straightforward as it sounds.
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neowin.net - 23.09.2009Apple locks the Palm Pre out of iTunes
When Palm announced that the Pre would sync with iTunes by spoofing its identity it was only a matter of time until Apple stopped this practice. With
the latest iTunes update 8.2.1 syncing with the Pre no longer functions according to Businessweek.com. It should not come as a surprise that Apple
stopped supporting the device as it only wants authentic iPods and iPhones to be able to use their software. Palm did post a statement saying
"Palm's media sync works with iTunes 8.2. If Apple chooses to disable media sync in iTunes, it will be a direct blow to their users who will be
deprived of a seamless synchronization experience. However, people will have options.
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neowin.net - 16.07.2009Chrome Learns a New Trick - Bookmarks Sync
jcxp.net - 18.08.2009iTunes update kills Pre syncing
Apple has updated its iTunes platform making the current version 9.0.2. While it does add some new support for the newly released Apple TV 3.0
software, the biggest news is that this update breaks the ability for the Palm Pre to sync with iTunes. The cat and mouse game has been going on
since Palm announced that the Pre would have the ability to sync with iTunes, something Apple did not approve. The Pre is able to sync itself by
spoofing iTunes into thinking that an iPod is attached. The less than ethical approach has been given mixed reviews as Palm is clearly using iTunes
as a marketing push when it is not paying royalties to Apple.
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neowin.net - 30.10.2009Microsoft Sync Framework CTP1 Available
Microsoft Sync Framework is a comprehensive synchronization platform that enables collaboration and offline scenarios for applications, services and
devices. Developers can build sync ecosystems that integrate any application, any type of data, using any protocol over any network.
The Microsoft Sync Framework provides a platform for taking web services and databases offline. In addition, it provides optimized P2P sync of any
type of file including contacts, music, videos, images and settings. The extensible framework includes built-in support for synchronizing relational
databases, NTFS/FAT file systems, Simple Sharing Extensions for RSS/ATOM, devices and web services.
Download:
- Microsoft
Sync Framework CTP1
- Introduction to the Microsoft Sync Framework
- Sync
Services for File Systems Whitepaper
- Microsoft
Synchronization Services for ADO.NET v2.0 CTP1
- Introduction to Occasionally Connected Applications using Sync Services for ADO.NET..
winbeta.org - 04.11.2007iPhone Activation and Syncing Video
Besides announcing rate plans
today, Apple has
also posted a video
demonstrating how to activate
and sync the iPhone.
The iPhone is activated
through iTunes. Activation
works for both existing and
new AT&T customers, and allows
users to transfer their
existing phone number to the
iPhone.
The syncing
portion of the video
demonstrates how to sync email
accounts, address, safari
bookmarks and more...
winbeta.org - 27.06.2007Google announces Android 2.0 platform
Google has announced today the new Android 2.0 platform. Android 2.0 brings new developer APIs for sync, Bluetooth, and some other areas. Developers
can now write applications to enable users to sync their devices to various contact sources. With the new Bluetooth API, developers can easily add
peer-to-peer connectivity or gaming to their applications.
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neowin.net - 27.10.2009