palmOne LifeDrive

Okay, so I just purchased the LifeDrive today w00t w00t! Everything is going pretty fine with it. I have succesfully synced it with my Apple power book running Jaguar. I got Bluetooth to sync in 20 minutes of having the thing. Now, I have a couple questions that would make my life easier. One, I want to to sync with the mac using bluetooth in order to share an internet connection. I can get the devices to recognise each other but when I try to connect to the mac, it tries to sign on for awhile and then i get this horrible Error saying "Error: PPP Timeout (0x 1231) Any ideas? Secondly, I didn't charge the thing for very while when I first got it. Now, it doesn't hold much charge. It will say like 85% battery when connected to the charger but then when disconnected it will drop to like 67% then 62% and will chill there. Did I screw the battery by not charging it fully the fisrt time? Otherwise, I think it is a fine machine. Also, you guys know cool osx skins or mods for this things? I want a dock! I am new to PDA's pretty much.

++ Thanks Maxipeg! Just the information I was looking for; took me long enough to find it. For some reason it took me a few tries to write that down into my LD.

I can confirm the last statements 1. the LifeDrive is can be synchronized with iSync / iCal / Address-Book via Bluetooth (I haven't tried synchronization via WiFi but this should also work) 2. The LifeDrive can connect to a AirPort network, but it is important to enter the WEP-Key. How to get the key? Step-for-step...First, open the AirPort Admin Utility on your Mac. Then, select the Base Station and click on "configure". You will see a new window with a new toolbar. Locate the item "Password" in the toolbar and click on it. You will get a dialog window with a "Hex equivalent password" (26 characters, letters and numbers). Start up the LifeDrive. Select "WiFi" from the applications or in the toolbar at the bottom of the screen. Turn WiFi on. The LifeDrive will automatically locate the wireless network. Select "Edit Networks" from the "network" menu, select your network and tap on the "edit" button. From the "Security" menu select "WEP" and enter the 26-character key (I haven't found out how to get the ASCII code without translating the HEX code)

I was able to connect my LD to the Airport Base Station using 104-bit ASCII (it's a 13 character WEP Key).

Sync with iSync works fine. There are /other/ issues with the LifeDrive, as with every Palm I've ever owned. I can't get it to connect to any of my Airport Base Stations unless /all/ the security features are turned off (despite it supporting WPA). I can get into open WiFi. My K700i crashes when it disconnects (though this could easily be the stupid phone). This morning my LD won't turn on at all. Hmm..

Missing Sync is working on software to close the Mac gap, and it should be released at the end of this summer. See: http://www.markspace.com/support/index.php?x=&mod_id=2&root=51&id=2441 http://www.pdabuzz.com/Home/tabid/54/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/536/ItsaHardLifeDriveLifeDriveReviewDayTwo.aspx

Palm OS-based devices have for years been able to sync with iSync (and by extension Address Book and iCal), and the LifeDrive is no exception. I recently reviewed it for a UK-based Mac magazine and liked it so much I bought one. True, the file sync doesn't work, but the iSync bit works fine. And yes, it does synchronise over Bluetooth. This is all verified by me actually doing it. There is plenty of information on getting iSync to work on Palm's support site, and on Apple's Also, the LifeDrive conmes with a utility called WiFile which allows you to browse files on networked Macs and PCs.

Also a new LifeDrive owner with sync problems. My stuff is in address and ical. Unable to get it synched. Dragged pictures, and all other features work great. But this is such an important problem, that it negates any nice thing about the lifedrive. Also the life drive has bluetooth, but you cannot use bluetooth to synch with your mac yet..yikes.. not quite ready for primetime yet with mac in my opinion

THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH for the heads up due to the iSync problem. I'm also a Mac user who is considering the LifeDrive. I've been trying to get some answers/resources so that I can use all the LD features. I'm including what I've discovered thus far. On the LifeDrive page, under the FAQ, there is the question: How do I drag and drop files on my Mac to my LifeDrive device? It directs you to the following webpage: http://www.palmone.com/us/owners/lifedrive/howdoi/howdoi_ld_047.html On that pop-up, there is a sidebar that says: Synchronization utilities such as ChronoSync (see www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/) and others can automate the synchronization of folders between your Mac and LifeDrive device. You can download ChronoSync here: http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/system_disk_utilities/chronosync.html Lemme know what y'all come up with for the iSync problem. Many thanks.

THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH for the heads up due to the iSync problem. I'm also a Mac user who is considering the LifeDrive. I've been trying to get some answers/resources so that I can use all the LD features. I'm including what I've discovered thus far. On the LifeDrive page, under the FAQ, there is the question: How do I drag and drop files on my Mac to my LifeDrive device? It directs you to the following webpage: http://www.palmone.com/us/owners/lifedrive/howdoi/howdoi_ld_047.html On that pop-up, there is a sidebar that says: Synchronization utilities such as ChronoSync (see www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/) and others can automate the synchronization of folders between your Mac and LifeDrive device. You can download ChronoSync here: http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/system_disk_utilities/chronosync.html Lemme know what y'all come up with for the iSync problem. Many thanks.