I created this document for my corporate Macintosh clients who require BIS (BlackBerry Internet Service) BES (BlackBerry Enterprise Server) sync compatibility.

TARGET AUDIENCE:

• Macintosh OS 10.3 or higher
• Compatible USB devices: 62xx/72xx/75xx/77xx81xx/83xx/87xx/88xx
• Compatible serial devices: 85x/95x/58xx/67xx - Requires: Keyspan | USB High Speed Serial Adapter

SOLUTIONS:

PocketMac Blackberry Sync - PocketMac 4.0 for BlackBerry

• Requires Mac OS 10.3 or higher, USB, Handheld OS 3.7.1.41 or Higher BIS account, Entourage, Address Book, iCal, iSync, Now Contact/Now Up to Date, Stickies, DayLite CRM
• Price: Free
• Limitations: No application loader

Apple BootCamp – Boot Camp

• Requires an Intel based Macintosh: Mac Pro, MacBook, MacBook Pro, iMac, Mac mini. Enables users to boot into a full Windows interface and sync with Microsoft Outlook, Notes and GroupWise.
• Price Free, Public Beta.
• Limitations: Can only boot into one OS at a time.

Parallels - Parallels Desktop for Mac

• Requires an Intel based Macintosh: Mac Pro, MacBook, MacBook Pro, iMac, Mac mini, Windows 2000 or Higher, Office 2000 or Higher and BlackBerry Desktop Manager. Enables users to use Windows, Linux, OS2 virtual machine interface in parallel with the Mac OS.
• Price: $79.00
• Limitations: Runing in a virtual environment.

DESKTOP REQUIREMENTS:

• Macintosh OS X 10.3 or higher (Price: $129.00 US) Apple - Mac OS X
• Microsoft Entourage (Address Book, Calendar, Notes, Tasks, POP3, IMAP and Exchange compatible – Price: $399.00 US part of Microsoft Office 2004) Office 2004
• Apple Mail (POP3, IMAP and Exchange compatible – Price: Free) Apple - Mac OS X - Mail
• Apple Address Book – (Price: Free) Apple - Mac OS X - Address Book
• Apple iCal (Price: Free) Apple
• Apple iSync (Price: Free) Apple
• Now Contact/Now Up to Date – (Price: $179.95 US) Now Software
• DayLite CRM – (Price: $149.00 - $1,295.00 US) Marketcircle : Daylite

MACINTOSH SUPPORTED EXCHANGE/BES HOSTS:

• eOutlook – Hosted Exchange – Exchange Hosting and Hosted Exchange Servers
• Mailstreet – MailStreet Exchange Hosting, Email Outsourcing using Microsoft Exchange 2003 Server,Outsource Corporate Email
• Link2Exchange – Link2Exchange - Hosted Exchange 2003, Business, Personal, Wireless
• Mi8 – Mi8: Exchange Hosting & SharePoint Hosting
• Intermedia – Exchange hosting and Web hosting from Intermedia.NET
• Lanlogic – Lanlogic real people real solutions

Entourage 2004 Exchange Server Setup

• Microft Entourage 2004 Exchange Server Setup

I wish someone would create one with a loader :(
I am sick of turning on the old laptop just to load random applications.

I've done a fair amount of work with PocketMac solutions over the years from what I hear it's in the works for a future release. Possibly the next I hope?

Do you know how to use Blackberry as a modem for a Powerbook?

Funny you should ask I just got a 7290 I let you know how I make out...

I've got the 7520 I'm using with Pocket Mac and my Powerbook G4. It works great, with the usb cable

The 7520 has Bluetooth..... I'd love to be able to sync it through bluetooth and/or use the 7520 as a modem/nic for the over the air access, using bluetooth.

Has anyone tried this? What settings are you using.

I'll keep experimenting, if I discover anything I'll post.

I have been trying to sync my email with my Mac via PocketMac, it does not work.

Does anyone have any solutions?

thanks.

Michael

PocketMac syncs Cal, Contacts, Notes, Tasks etc. not email.

So if you switch your mail client to Entourage you will be able to sync your email right?

No, I think the only way to sync email is if your connected to a BES.

Have not tried that option, regarding Entourage. But I read somewhere that some users have tried and it does not sync using PocketMac. However, i read the M$ website that there a way to sync entourage to an exchange server, thus if that is possible, theorically speaking you could sync it via BES OTA. Any comments?

Michael

With PocketMac no, you may want to look at SyncAgain from EPICAD www.epicad.com that might do the trick?

Thanks. I have looked at them, but am waiting for standalone version to come out.

I sync with Entourage on my Powerbook using pocket mac. It does not synch email at all but if you have your webclient set up or a BES server account ithe mail syncs pretty well over the air. (Webclient only syncs new mail comming in to the pop 3 server.)

Complete newbie here and new owner of my first personal (e.g not work issued) Blackberry - T Mobile 7730 for use with a Mac and Entourage. Understand that I will need a product like PocketMac® For BlackBerry®

What about initial setup of the Blackberry and subsequent "customization" using the Blackberry Desktop Software. For example, I understand that the only way to eliminate the "Sent from my Blackberry Wireless" automatic signature is by using the desktop software.

My questions - Will PocketMac For BlackBerry allow such customization? Or, must I first "set up" my Blackberry using a Windows machine (which I hate) and then reconnect my Blackberry to my Mac and synch using Pocketmac?

Many thanks and hope to be a frequent user of this board for tips, tricks and other ideas.

js7730
PROUD new owner (addict?)

since upgrading to os 4.0 when i sync tasks with ical the due dates are always lost (so i have to go back into ical to do items and reload all the dates) on both the desktop and blacberry. they only stay when they agree beforehand - if i change somthing on the handset it gets lost when i sync.

any ideas how to fix this?

I'm dying to have Pocketmac be able to sync your sent email with your entourage sent folder!!!! I also want a installer option, to be able to install using Pocketmac!!!

Macman, long live the Mac!!

How about installing applications using Virtual PC and Desktop Manager? I'm trying to do it, but I can't get Desktop Manager to recognize the handheld (USB), although it does register in Virtual PC's settings list. (VPC 7.01 and Win XP pro).

Unfortunately its a no go, although VPC does see the BB device the desktop manager with VPC will not recognize it? Fiddle all you like it just doesn't seem to work.

After doing some reading on the Virtual PC forum I found that (quoting):

Virtual PC does NOT recognize USB driver 2.0....only USB 1.1

IF your device uses USB 2.0 driver ONLY and is not backward compatible to
USB 1.1, then VPC will do one of two things:
1. It will report your device as an unknown USB device
2. It will show your device in USB settings but will not communicate with
it.

In order to get any of these devices to work, you will need to use USB
driver 1.1 exclusively.

So, I'm guessing that the USB driver that comes with Desktop Manager for Win XP is 2.0. This would also explain why some people were able to get some USB devices to work in earlier versions of VPC running in Mac OS 9, but not in VPC 7 under OS X 10.3.

The big question remains... is there any way to install applications (or upgrade the BlackBerry software itself) on a Mac?