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Syncing the Synchronize Way
In This Chapter
Introducing BlackBerry Desktop Manager (PC and Mac)
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Preparing your desktop for PIM synchronization
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Using manual and automatic synchronization
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of the data you need to synchronize is from your personal information
manager (PIM) applications: notes, appointments, contacts, and tasks. The
crucial piece for data synchronization to and from your device and desktop
computer is Synchronize. This software within BlackBerry Desktop Manager
allows you to synchronize your PIM data as well as to upload and download
media files between your PC and your smart phone.
In this chapter, you explore Synchronize and see how to manually and auto-
matically synchronize your Storm with your desktop computer. You find tips
about which options you may want to use. Before delving into all that, how-
ever, we have a section on BlackBerry Desktop Manager.
If you're a Mac user, good news! The folks at Research In Motion have finally
rolled out a Mac version of BlackBerry Desktop Manager. You are no longer
left to use PocketMac, which is way behind on features and capabilities com-
pared to its Windows cousin BlackBerry Desktop Manager. In this book, we
show you how to use BlackBerry Desktop Manager on both Windows PC and
Mac.
If you're using a corporate BlackBerry Storm that's running under BlackBerry
Enterprise Server, you can skip this chapter. BlackBerry smart phones running
under BlackBerry Enterprise Server synchronize over the air (OTA), via serial
bypass, or wirelessly.
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hat better way to keep your BlackBerry Storm updated than to syn-
chronize it with your desktop application's data? Arguably, most
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