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New Take Control ebook helps helps Mac users sync media, data
Macsimum News — ... and other companies. Whether readers want to sync phone numbers between a Mac and a mobile phone, share calendars and keychains between Macs, or move only new podcast episodes to a small iPod, syncing expert Michael Cohen has the answers. Readers will learn what software and gear they need and the best ways to move data between devices. Cohen also explains how syncing works under the hood and provides troubleshooting advice in case a reader’s sync engine throws a rod. The ebook is available here for US$10; a $21.99 print version is coming soon.“Macsimum News” is a Proud ...

MacVoices #8136: Michael Cohen Explains Taking Control of Syncing Data in Leopard
MacVoices — ... Michael Cohen helps make sense of the many sync options in the Mac OS in his new book, Take Control of Syncing Data in Leopard. Michael explains why he opted to cover data, and not files, what the difference is, and why data syncing is much more challenging. The truth database, Leopard sync utilities vs. the third-party options, and MobileMe are all discussed, as well as changing your “syncing thinking” to better manage expectations and make sync work, not against, you. ...

‘Take Control of Syncing Data in Leopard’ new from TidBITS
Macsimum News — ... Whether readers want to sync phone numbers between a Mac and a mobile phone, share calendars and keychains between Macs, or move only new podcast episodes to a small iPod, syncing expert Michael Cohen has the answers. Readers will learn what software and gear they need and the best ways to move data between devices. Cohen also explains how syncing works under the hood and provides troubleshooting advice in case a reader’s sync engine throws a rod. The ebook is available for $10 at Take Control Books and oreilly.com. Types of sync data covered include:• Calendar items stored ...