Short arms. Deep pockets.

Volunteers for SyncTunes?

paul@nesfield.co.uk — 2008-02-19T08:41:07+00:00

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 release SyncTunes v2.0.0

paul@nesfield.co.uk — 2007-06-01T07:00:48+01:00

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.

SyncTunes beta available [Updated]

paul@nesfield.co.uk — 2007-05-28T23:41:04+01:00

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.

Review: Resco Backup v2 beta

paul@nesfield.co.uk — 2007-04-13T19:15:27+01:00

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.

New versions of Diabetes and Asthma Logbook X

paul@nesfield.co.uk — 2007-03-30T16:27:43+01:00

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:

Review: Palm OS Resco Backup and BackupBuddyVFS

paul@nesfield.co.uk — 2007-03-26T19:01:23+01:00

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.

Importing data into Logbooks

paul@nesfield.co.uk — 2007-03-23T18:57:42+00:00

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.