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You can't sync Notes on iPhone and Mac? and MobileMe? What??
I don't understand why Steve Jobs left out Notes syncing. I mean he actually said you can sync Notes at Macword 2007 Keynote, when he introduced the iPhone to us. There is Notes on iPhone and there's Notes in Leopard. Why not make them sync? It's a no-brainer. For me, if Notes do not sync with my Mac, then that application is useless. They realeased MobileMe and I can't believe they left out Notes and To-do List. Who really misses these features? And you CAN sync Notes and to-do list with .Mac, so why not MobileMe?
I’m frustrated and confused
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Inappropriate?I hear you! Why won't Apple would jump at the opportunity to pull us away from Outlook?
It is my To Do list that keeps me so annoyingly tethered to MS Outlook because it does everything I need (including task management) all in one place. MobileMe had the opportunity to elevate itself to supreme super power status by doing exactly the same thing PLUS being online AND being able to push content automatically between all my places and devices... and APPLE DECIDED NOT TO INCLUDE IT!
I'm in love with MobileMe but it won't be a monogamous relationship until Apple can honour our wedding vows by making "my desktop everywhere". For many serious "business" users, the To Do list is the one tool on our desktops that everything else revolves around.
I realise very good time management web apps like Remember The Milk and Omni are available, but true organisational Nirvana requires one simple interface that synchronises seamlessly with our iPhones (and vice-versa). I so desperately want that interface to MobileMe and not Outlook.
As old clunky as Outlook is, it wins the race as long as it has an integrated Task Manager.
MobileMe is expensive, but I'll pay for it, and despite the fact that I am not rich, I will pay even more to have the priviledge of using MobileMe as my definitive, one stop, personal organisation tool with a To Do list. This is what it should be.
Help the cause by sending your feedback to http://www.apple.com/feedback/iphone....
I’m not alone!
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Inappropriate?to do's and note & sms sync are fundamental to switch from any other non iphone/mac platform. i will continue to stick with treo and the ever so slow missing sync until this cute iphone and mobileme can do these very basic things.1 Comment
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Inappropriate?I can't believe that notes and task list are not available. I was about to trade my treo 650 for iphone 3g
I’m yaya
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Inappropriate?Yup agree totally. I'm a Mac AND PC user so MobileMe seemed the perfect "at last" solution. Until I realised it only does half the job.
I keep a shed-load of vital info in my Notes on Outlook and every mobile phone I've owned has had to have been able to sync it across for when I'm out and about.
I was so tempted by the new iPhone 3G and MobileMe was the clincher but no! Still no Notes sync.
I can't be fiddling with dodgy workarounds like copying all my notes into emails and searching them....
I have Notes in Outlook 2007, Notes in Leopard, Notes in iPhone... cummon Apple Brainiacs - how hard can it BE!!?
I and probably millions of others who thought the cute side of iPhone was finally matched by the business / utility side will now scuttle off to new Blackberry 9000s. The RIM device might not have the UX but it IS a complete product! Afraid RIM will get my wedge for the next 18 month contract... what a waste when I was SO looking forward to finally owning an iPhone.
Steve you coulda had me - but you blew it - - -AGAIN!
I’m NOT happy! Good call Leon.
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Inappropriate?Are you serious? You mean the new 3G phones didn't fix this obvious omission in the first generation of iPhones? I can only assume this is a deliberate ploy to make use store and access their data on the web, which sucks for somethings like a calendar, contacts and a notepad. You MUST have a hard sync from computer to phone for this. To not have this and all the other gizmos is so dumb it sounds practically Microsoft. Won't buy an iPhone (or another Mac) until I can do this. -
Inappropriate?Unbelievable! I am unable to understand why they would leave this functionality out. It has to be a conscious decision, especially after all of the feedback from people wishing for these features. Why?
I’m dumbfounded
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Inappropriate?just as frustrated as the rest of you.. i renewed .mac because @me looked promising. I certainly love being able to utilize my calendar on the web. But i keep A LOT of information in notes, and i would like to bring up my 'to do' list when i'm somewhere other than my laptop or desktop. iCal on the web, but no to-do? that's only half of my information.
I’m frustrated
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Inappropriate?I feel like I was misled. I'm pretty sure that the Apple website and the video tour said that it would synch notes. Now it has magically disappeared and there is no mention of it on there. I stood in line for 7 hours to get an iPhone, partially because of the idea of synching Mail with my phone without worrying about wires. If I knew it was only going to do HALF the job, I would've never stood in line so long to get a phone. I would've waited. I guess I should've known it was too good to be true.
I’m madder than a wet rooster!
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Inappropriate?What is doubly (or triple-y) maddening is that there is a "Notes" check box on the MobileMe sync menu in preferences...
Grrrr
I’m frustrated
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Amen, brother. I just bought a shiny new iMac, set up my MobileMe account, and happily checked the Notes sync checkbox, naively thinking, "Cool, all of my notes on my iPhone will magically be synced with my new, shiny iMac." I feel like Charlie Brown, and Apple is Lucy holding my football....
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Inappropriate?Hi here from the Netherlands... i'm dissapointed too... but let's all hope they put it in an update somewhere soon...
I’m hoping the best
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Inappropriate?This is getting to the point I can not manage my days any more as I try to setup my systems to support me, not make me less organized.
I’m needing a solution
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Inappropriate?Strangely enough, a couple of days ago I noticed that my notes in Mail at work were actually showing up in my notes on my Mac at home. But still no sync on the iPhone which is where I need them the most. So I guess it's some of the way there.
I’m feeling indifferent
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Inappropriate?Also surprised by this omission.
I found the following quick work-around: in Mail.app, just drag your note from "Notes" onto "Inbox" (make sure its one of the account you also have on your iPhone, e.g. your MobileMe inbox). Notes are really just a special kind of email and doing this will cause the note to sync just like normal mail. Hope it helps.1 Comment Add a comment
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This sounded like a good idea, but doesn't work for me. Still doesn't show up in the inbox on my iPhone.
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Inappropriate?come on Apple do you magic and lets us have the sync for notes with our iphone
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Inappropriate?I agree, what an awful omission, Apple!
For managing life, I can't believe you don't have a fully integrated Notes and To-Do-List. Or at least Notes. I guess Steve Jobs has perfected a system where he does not use Notes nor To-Dos - or review them very often. -
Inappropriate?So -- when I sync notes with MobileMe, is it syncing the notes from the iPhone? very confusing! - where do they go on my mac? - are they supposed to go to Mail app? or to iCal? - I've been keeping notes on the iPhone in the Notes area, but I don't see anything similar on my Mac ... so what's the point of syncing Notes if it doesn't copy from those lists from the iPhone??? - can someone explain how this works? -thanx!
I’m frustrated
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Inappropriate?"so what's the point of syncing Notes if it doesn't copy from those lists from the iPhone??? - can someone explain how this works? -thanx!"
Apparently, the Notes app on the iPhone different than the Notes app on the Mac. My notes will sync between my Mac at work and the Mac at home. But it does NOT sync with the iPhone. But it only started syncing between my 2 Macs just recently. It didn't work at all at first.
I'm thinking that they will eventually get it to work with the iPhone as well. Hopefully -
Inappropriate?I have been a avid Palm user which syncs all my data with either the palm desktop or MS Outlook. It took alot to convince my to buy the apple iphone 3g thinking now finally I would have one device to handle everything including my phone....got it yesterday, performed the sync process only to find out there was no option for tasks and notes...what the heck; how could this be overlooked? Apple had what I thought was the perfect solution to replace Palm & Rim....seems not to be so perfect after all!
Common sense says sync all the features of my outlook, everything is there for my life to function. Surely if Palm could provide the conduit to sync it all, than apple should be able to do the same...come on Steve, finish off Palm once and for all in fact why don't you provide a desktop like Palm and we can eliminate the outlook as well....most of us use gmail anyhow. At least provide the syncing solution everyone needs via a software update, don't make us have to wait for the next generation and buy again...restore our faith in apple and come to the table with the solution ASAP....thank-you
I’m sad & frustrated
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Inappropriate?I've been a palm user for 10 years. Bought an iPhone this morning. I can't believe there's no way to synch my notes and tasks. The first Palm I bought 10 years ago had these features. So much for progress, Apple.
I’m frustrated
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Inappropriate?I have a brand new iPod Touch. I went to a meeting and wrote a bunch of notes on it and unfortunately ran into the same problem. However, I found half a solution: You can email these notes to yourself... I know it would be much better to just be able to sync the notes on your iPhone or Touch to the notes in Leopard's Mail, but at least you can get them on your computer and copy/paste. Just tap on the envelope icon at the bottom of the Notes app. Hope this helps.
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Inappropriate?Yeah, this is a problem. If Apple wants to truly have the cell phone of choice, then they must fix this problem and allow syncing of tasks and notes. It will be a very long path for them to replace Outlook, but if they have a phone that works completely in conjunction with it, then adoption of the iPhone will improve amongst the business users. Until then, we business users will have to keep using the Blackberry.
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Inappropriate?Hey everyone, I believe I have come up with another alternative for both notes and tasks that will sync as well. In Outlook, you can add other calendars which I did and call one Memos and the other To Do's or whatever name you like. Then I add my note or task as an all day event on the 1st day of the month(e.g. Oct) to whichever Calendar you want; you can give it a subject line along with your favorite label and type the balance of the note/memo or task/to do in the notes section of the event. Now you will have all your items in one place under one date. They are automatically organized in alpha order. Then you can select to have the event reoccur on the 1st of every month so you can see it each month until you want it deleted. The best thing is all the calendars will sync with your iphone and outlook via the itunes sync function.....Now you have all your important info in both places....I admit a bit of a work around for now, but it works! At least a solution until Apple decides to improve their OS.
BTW how about copy, cut and paste like we all could do on our Palms? We have been able to do this for years on our PDA's...I hope Apple can step up to the plate soon.
I do love my iphone, just working around the idiosync issues has been challenging and costly in time.
I’m feeling somewhat better
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Inappropriate?I can't see how difficult for Apple to make a notes sync between Outlook and iPhone, which notes copying can be easily achieved with a simple Visual basic Script (http://ioutnotes.blogspot.com/). And I believe full sync is not far away if Apple decided to do it..
In fact, I don't think they have originally planned for it because there is not even a field in the notes.db for marking the last modification date of each note.
I’m annoyed
