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. iSync If Apple ever had evidence to back up its "digital hub" hype, iSync is it. This attractive, simple program is designed to keep the calendars and phone lists on your various computers | . iSync If Apple ever had evidence to back up its digital hub hype iSync is it. This attractive simple program is designed to keep the calendars and phone lists on your various computers Palm organizer cell phone and even your iPod in perfect synchronization sparing you the headache of the modern age inputting the same information over and over again. See Figure 6-9. Here s what it can sync A cell phone. iSync can keep your cell phone and Mac up to date with each other s calendar Address Book and to-do list either via a USB cable or wirelessly using Bluetooth. It requires a certain amount of technical setup creating a phone profile pairing the phone with your Mac opening iSync choosing Device Add Device and finally selecting the phone . You ll find detailed instructions in the iSync Help screens. Tip Apple lists phones that are officially compatible with this feature at http iSync . Hint They re mostly Nokia Motorola Samsung and Sony erickson phones. If your phone isn t on The List don t miss a Web page that s loaded with drivers and installation instructions for specific phone models. Figure 6-9. Top For each gadget you can specify which iCal calendar categories you want to sync which contacts and so on. Bottom The Safeguard window warns you about exactly how many changes you re about to make. You can turn off this confirmation box in the iSync Preferences dialog box. You can also revert your setup to the last sync or back up all your data using commands in the Devices menu. Even with all these safeguards synchronization can be a tricky business. Just remember never to sync a device with more than one Mac. Similarly sync only one of each device type phone Palm or iPod with a certain Mac. Otherwise iSync may get hopelessly confused as to what s most current. An iPod. iTunes not iSync now handles the task of keeping your iPod updated with your iCal and Address Book info. To get started connect the iPod to the Mac and .