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Dropbox
Sep 27 2008
*****

JOELES  Apple currently faces some serious competition! Dropbox is very easy to configure and use! In companion with fruux for the syncing stuff you end up with a really nice (and free) MobileMe replacement.  
(Version 0.6.402)

praisebury
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fruux
Sep 13 2008

JOELES  mobileme is nice, but damn expensive if you just use sync.  
(Version 0.6)

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fruux
Sep 13 2008

JOELES  Well, I suppose it's just because the beta does no "data-mingling" yet.

So when initially setup, "John Doe" on mac1 might be not the same than "John Doe" on mac2 and thus you could end up with duplicates.

When you managed this initial steps, it works like charm. I added a third mac to my sync set yesterday and whenever I add a contact, change a contact etc. it is synced to the other macs. Thats pretty nice.  
(Version 0.6)

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fruux
Sep 12 2008
****.

JOELES  Installation and setup was very easy, but there is zero documentation (thats the reason for just 4 stars). I guess the lack of documentation is okay, because the app is still in beta and their support is very responsive (they replied literally within seconds to my email).

Installation and setup is like this:

- download the app

- unzip (doubleclick the zip file)

- doubleclick the unzipped prefpane

- select "install only for current user" (got this hint from their support)

- the app/prefpane starts

- enter your emailadress, a password and a password confirmation

- after a few seconds you get an email with your activation link - click it

- activate "always synchronize" in the prefpane

- click "synchronize now" in the prefpane

- ready

of course the app isn't very helpful if you don't install it on another computer.

so do the same on another computer (i tried it on my imac and my macbook). of course you shouldn't create a second account, but use the one you created on the first computer.

their support told me, that installation is easier if you decide which computer has your "master" addressbook and install on this system first, sync with the server, than delete the addressbook on the "slave" computer and install fruux there, too.  
(Version 0.6)

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+10
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fruux
Sep 12 2008

TIM27  this sounds way more complicated than just copying the address book data file from one computer to another. i guess it would be helpful if you were doing this to more than one other computer, but still...  
(Version 0.6)

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fruux
Sep 13 2008

JOELES  Well, I suppose it's just because the beta does no "data-mingling" yet.

So when initially setup, "John Doe" on mac1 might be not the same than "John Doe" on mac2 and thus you could end up with duplicates.

When you managed this initial steps, it works like charm. I added a third mac to my sync set yesterday and whenever I add a contact, change a contact etc. it is synced to the other macs. Thats pretty nice.  
(Version 0.6)

praisebury
+2


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