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PBX My name is Paul Bissex, and e-scribe.com is my consulting business. I build web applications using as much open source software as possible. From September to June I teach web design and other important non-photographic professional skills to photographers. In the '90s I wrote technology commentary and reviews for magazines, newspapers, and web publications, including Wired, Salon.com, FamilyPC, the late lamented Web Review, and the Chicago Tribune. Feel free to email me.

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I'm co-authoring a book, "Python Web Development with Django", with Jeff Forcier and Wesley Chun. It will be published by Prentice Hall in July 2008, but is available for pre-ordering on Amazon now.

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Palm/Mac sync woes

I have little to add to this but I'm sure glad it's being said somewhere as visible as The Washington Post:

Either Palm should -- finally! -- update its Mac software so it talks directly to Address Book and iCal, instead of relying on the obsolete Palm Desktop for contacts and calendar management, or Apple should put some more effort into iSync so it doesn't have this habit of dropping data on the floor at random times.

Or taking 15 minutes to do a simple sync, or duplicating records, or dropping categories, or being a damned CPU hog...

And what about Memo Pad? It would be dandy if iSync could bring Memo Pad content into Stickies or NoteTaker-style text files.

Tuesday, August 16th, 2005
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Some related posts: Mac OS Forge • A different kind of switching • Which PalmOS is really next? • AppleWorks, R.I.P. • Great open source apps for the Mac • PowerBook "Safe Sleep" • Google wants Mac developers • Gruber on AppleScript • Mac troubleshooting tips + bonus rant • PyObjC in, Cocoa-Java out
• Comment from Paul, 4 days later

Ah, I forgot about The Missing Sync. Apple should buy it!

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