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PocketMac for Macintosh and BlackBerry handhelds

PocketMac® for BlackBerry (free download, Registration required) requires MacOS 10.3.9 or 10.4 and above (also supports Intel Duo Technology). It lets you load new applications onto your BlackBerry as well as synchronize your email, contacts, calendar, tasks and notes with popular Mac applications, including:

  • Mail.app Email
  • Entourage® Email, Contacts, Calendar, Tasks and Notes
  • Address Book Contacts
  • iCal® Calendar and Tasks
  • Meeting Maker Contacts, Calendar, and Tasks
  • Safari Bookmarks (One-Way sync)

Full PocketMac manual available here.

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Installation of PocketMac for Macintosh

Disconnect BlackBerry if connected. Follow the basic installation procedures, using an Administrator account on the Mac. Select Easy install and accept the Applications folder as target installation location. The installer will ask if you want aliases installed on your desktop and dock. Your system will need to be restarted.

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Connecting the BlackBerry to the Mac

Universal Serial Bus (USB) is the most common way to connect a BlackBerry to a Mac. PocketMac recommends plugging the USB cable directly into the Macintosh's USB ports. USB ports on keyboards, displays or hubs are typically too weak to support the BlackBerry. BlueTooth is not supported at this time.

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Configuring PocketMac for Synchronizing with MeetingMaker

Note: configuration tested for MeetingMaker 8.5.3.
Make sure the time zone on the BlackBerry is set correctly to match that of the
Macintosh.  You can find this in Tools, Settings under Date/Time (or Options, 
Date/Time in some BlackBerry models).
  • Launch PocketMac and click on the icon of the BlackBerry. In the expanded interface window there is a tab strip for sync catagory preferences. Generally when you select a tab, you will see a scrollable list of "sources" by catagory that can be synched.
  • Click the Calendar tab and place a checkmark in the "Sync Calendar between BlackBerry and Mac" checkbox.
  • Find MeetingMaker Calendar in the list of calendar sources and place a checkmark in the checkbox to it's left.
  • Click on the "Advanced Preferences" button to the right of MeetingMakerCalendar:
    • In the Advanced Preferences dialog box customize the sync for what to synchronize and the direction of synchronization, i.e. two-way, overwrite device, overwrite Mac.
    • Click the Connection Info... button to access the server and account information. Type in User name, Password, Server name (i.e. MMXP Server), the Internet Host name or Internet protocol address and the Port number. 
For security reasons your MeetingMaker server may be confiured with non-standard ports.
Contact your calendar server administrator for this information.
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Synchronizing the BlackBerry with PocketMac

  • Launch PocketMac software
  • Connect the BlackBerry device via USB port
  • Click on green sync button in the PocketMac application window
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