On 05/02/03 10:10, "Bruce Mitchell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: What is meant by "synchronizing Macs"? Is this a method of automatic back up from each computer to the other?
Reply: I was leery of synching for years - didn't really trust or understand the methodology, which I assumed required one record or file to overwrite a corresponding one with an earlier date. That was a turn-off as I'd always modified data, or feared that I had, on each Mac. But I tried it on on Palm. To test, I put a unique character in each of two matching records, and synched, expecting to lose at least one of them. But Voila! Now each volume sported two new records - created especially to preserve its correspondent with the added character - as well as backups of the "un-charactered" record on each volume. Now it's left up to me to delete what I determine to be superfluous. That's the way it works on Palm - better than "back-up." But I have no idea about Mac. What's the deal? Tom meade Pacific Palisades, Calif. -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
