OK so I have been using the software now for a few hours and have tried a couple different syncs. Beginning didnt start off perfect but modified and it is now running superbly. I, too, have the SKIPPING issues which does not appear to have gone away, yet strangely doesn't appear to be affecting anything with my sync. Go figure. So I hope these help as they have seemingly worked for me. I am using an Intel Macbook (FYI):
1. if you notice when you download the software to your Mac and read the notes in the first box prior to instal on the bottom it states make sure you eject your memory card for 8100. So to do this go to the "finder" and eject it. It was that easy and worked for me. No hang ups after I did that. Hopefully the release evrsion will have this corrected but definitely a bug, as many others can attest.
2. You will recive double iCal items if the item is listed on your Mac AND your device when you sync. Only have it listed on one or the other. So, either go to your Mac or your Pearl abd delete one of teh same events. For re-occurring events, delete the whole subset on one. You should sync again and now see the event(s) listed only on either your Mac or your Pearl.
3. You MUST have your media card set to mass storage mode, even if you are going to eject it like we discussed. Even though I did eject it prior to sync, I tried it with teh support off and it wouldn't recognize teh Pearl. Very odd. Don;t know if anyone else has come accross this but happened nevertheless. So to fix, go to your Pearl and options -> advanced options -> media card and enable mass storage mode support (turn it to on). You won't need any encryption mode if you don't want.
3. After you have downloaded teh bookmark application to the Pearl and attempting to look at the bookmarks you will probably notice they arent there. Just by stroke of luck I think I kept hitting a few keys and noticed the only way to maximize them to view was the *space* key on the Pearl. Why not the trackball? Beats me. Weird, but true. So don't be alarmed you can see them!
4. Trying to sync stickies seems to certainly give errors right now. Software appears to hang for a few minutes for whatever reason. Until they do some fixing or at least until software goes live, may want to opt out of this in the PocketMac control panel (make sure it is unchecked).
5. If you want to uninstall for whatever reason, do NOT just simply delete the program like you would do for other Mac applications. Go to Applications and you will see in the PocketMac folder an option to uninstall. Use it! I decided I was curious as to why it had an uninstaller and 99% of other Mac apps don't. Well let's just say I found out (oy!) and advise you to follow the directions that you hopefully read when installing the software. It leaves alot of dirty remnants of the program behind specifically if you don't use the uninstaller. May make installing the go live version messy and difficult.
6. I am not syncing Taks, Notes, or Email so I do not know if these interrupt syncing sessions or give errors or whatnot.
7. It seems as if in order to sync the Pearl needs the full juice of the system. What I mean is that it seems as if it will n ot recognize the Pearl to sync if, like me, you have a 4 or 6 port hub for USB. I tried to attach it to my hub since I have one USB port on my MacBook dedicated to an external drive and teh other to hub so I can have mu Palm, digital camera, ipod, etc. connected when I need it. The Pearl gives a message that basically isnt strong enough USB current to recognize and sync the Pearl with the Mac. The only way around this I found after playing around with it for a while is that you are just going to have to plug it into one of teh Mac ports itself (unplug one of the two items you already have connected. This is a pain but maybe due to my hub not being powerful enough. I dunno...I may try and buy a better hub and see what happens. But for now try it out and see how it works for you.
Well I really like teh software. I think the go live version will be even a little better when they tweak some of the issues.
If someone is able to do something I had an issue with, please post, I'd love to know (and I'm sure all the rest of our crackberry-aholics would love to know too!)
Jason
