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CHAPTER 7 BACKUP, SYNCHRONIZATION, AND RECOVERY OF DATA<br />

Figure 7-5. iSync allows you to sync contacts and calendar information with mobile phones and PDAs.<br />

To use iSync, first you must connect an acceptable device to your computer (you can find an<br />

up-to-date list of devices that are supported by iSync at www.apple.com/macosx/features/isync/<br />

devices.html). Once the device is added and recognized, it will show up as an item in iSync’s toolbar.<br />

Selecting a device will allow you to set up the sync options. You can choose what items you<br />

want to synchronize and how to handle the initial sync. To start the synchronization process, hit<br />

the Sync Devices button in the top-right corner. If your device is found and ready to receive (you<br />

may need to do something on the receiving device as well), then the sync should occur. You will<br />

be notified of any errors as well as how many items have successfully been synchronized.<br />

iSync is also used to synchronize your data with .<strong>Mac</strong>, but today .<strong>Mac</strong> allows all sorts of<br />

interesting synchronization options that far outshine iSync. .<strong>Mac</strong> (which is covered in more<br />

detail in Chapter 15) allows you to selectively sync a wide number of items from your computer<br />

through .<strong>Mac</strong> to any other computer. For example, if you use a <strong>Mac</strong> at home and a <strong>Mac</strong> at work,<br />

then through .<strong>Mac</strong> you can keep the following items synced with each computer:<br />

• Bookmarks<br />

• Calendars<br />

• Contacts<br />

• Dashboard widgets<br />

• Dock items<br />

• Keychains<br />

• Mail accounts<br />

• Mail rules, signatures,<br />

and smart mailboxes<br />

• Notes<br />

• Preferences<br />

• Entourage notes<br />

Together these options effectively re-create the environment from one computer to another<br />

and then keep the environments in sync with each other, creating a seamless transition from<br />

working with one to working with the other.

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