I've been mulling this over for a while now and I think it is time that SyncTunes got more attention than I can give it. So if anyone feels that they want to get involved in the development please contact me here.

I haven't decided how to proceed with SyncTunes, but I'm open to suggestions (volunteer support within the current setup, or transfer to open source, shareware, commercial).

Finally, the next release of SyncTunes is available. During the recent beta programme some fairly major updates were included and it seemed that a full version increase was appropriate, so the v1.7.0 beta is now released as SyncTunes v2.0.0.

Find out more about the new version here.

I'm currently in the process of reviewing requests for SyncTunes and have already released a beta that includes PLS playlists, multiple playlists for iTunes folder playlists, support for automaunt NFS volumes.

[Update] Up to beta 5 and it now includes better synchronisation implemented for 'Replace' mode sync. For non-Simple Mode sync, the current tracks will be scanned and the un-needed files are removed before copying over any new tracks from iTunes. The result is a much faster sync for playlist that don't have wholesale changes between syncs.

You can find out more about the beta here.

Following on from my earlier review of Palm OS applications Resco Backup v1 and BackupBuddyVFS Pro V3 and V4, here is a revised review that includes the new Resco Backup v2.

Resco were keen to address the new user experience and so have added a Basic mode, while still retaining and expanding the features from version 1.

The review is here.

I've just released new versions of both the logbook applications. The updates address reports, importing data, and a small bug. Find out more about them:

• Diabetes Logbook X v1.4.5
  
• Asthma Logbook X v1.1.1

As an existing user of Blue Nomad's BackupBuddyVFS Pro version 3 [BBVFS v3] I was interested in seeing if their newer version 4 was worth the upgrade charge. For me the headline changes were support for ZIP format archives, continuous backup when files change, and automated checkpointing.

Since I was looking to upgrade I decided to checkout other applications. I had previously tested other applications before purchasing BBVFS v2 and didn't have time to test everything again. So, as a satified user of a number of Resco's Palm applications, I decided to look at Backup v1.

The results of the review are here.

Update on 26th March 2007: refined time elapsed backup triggers for both applications.
Update on 25th March 2007: added comparison of performance.

Both Diabetes Logbook X and Asthma Logbook X has been updated to have more flexible support for importing data. The main aim was so that we could use a Palm database application, such as JFile, MobileDB, or Pilot DB, to record diabetes and asthma events while away from the Mac. Obviously, separate databases are needed for each logbook.

I discover an excellent freeware Mac application (MPC from Möötjelitt ) that helps to extract event data from Palm OS .pdb database files and into text files. These can be imported in the relevant Logbook application.

Find out more here: Diabetes Logbook X, Asthama Logbook X.