Samsung SGH-X820 (no) iSync workaround

nospam@example.com (gramels) — Fri, 18 May 2007 21:49:07 +0200

While looking for a small but not too expensive backup fone for my Nokia E70 I run into the Samsung SGH-X820. I like its look and weight.

However, it was clear for me from the beginning, that Samsung is not the best choice to use with a Mac, since Apple iSync is not supported.

After a while some I found some ideas to which seemed to be promising:

use Bluetooth and vcards
HOWTO Sync a Samsung A920 with Mac OSX
use vcard splitter
combine both
- Sync your Samsung phone with your Mac Address Book using Bluetooth
- Mac OS X and Bang & Olufsen Serene
a tip that using the option key the apple address.app will do the splitting itself

With those tips together I decided that it is likely, that I will find a way to import my contacts into the SGH-X820, even without iSync.

I picked the phone today in a local store (while Zürich Stadtpolizei pulled me over on my way back for holding it in the hand, noeither foning, nor writing SMS; but thats another story).

Back at home I tried to combine the research I did before and it was even easier. Based on "Mac OS X and Bang & Olufsen Serene" I feared, that I have to click 550 times OK for each of my contacts.

It went smoother as I expected:

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MacBook Pro (Display) frustration [not allone]

nospam@example.com (gramels) — Sun, 11 Feb 2007 11:54:20 +0100

Adam brought his frustration about Apple Displays to the next step by providing a video:

http://adam.lumanation.com/archives/134

and made me aware of it in his comment in my blog

I wrote about that twice here:

gramels blog - Apple

Samsung SGH-X820 (no) iSync workaround

MacBook Pro (Display) frustration [not allone]