Michelle Steiner

<http://www.macworld.com/article/1634...i_sync_which_d
oes_what.html>

Thanks to the combination of iTunes 10.5, iOS 5, and iCloud, you can sync
data wirelessly with your iOS device. In fact, there are two ways to do so:
iCloud syncing, which sends specific information to and from Apple’s iCloud
servers over an Internet connection, and Wi-Fi Sync, which syncs your
device with iTunes on your Mac via your local wireless network.

But there are notable differences between what gets synced using each
method—some things are exclusively iCloud or Wi-Fi Sync, while other things
can be synced via either method. And it’s important to note that Wi-Fi sync
and iCloud sync aren’t mutually exclusive. You can, and mostly likely will,
use both methods depending on the situation and your settings. Which is why
it’s easy to get confused about the differences and similarities between
the two.

Here’s a quick summary of the types of data handled by each, as well as
when each type of data is copied or synced.

(Read the rest at the referenced URL.)

-- Michelle

--
Tea Party Patriots is to Patriotism as
People's Democratic Republic is to Democracy.

Peter

Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> wrote

><http://www.macworld.com/article/1634...i_sync_which_d
>oes_what.html>
>
>Thanks to the combination of iTunes 10.5, iOS 5, and iCloud, you can sync
>data wirelessly with your iOS device. In fact, there are two ways to do so:
>iCloud syncing, which sends specific information to and from Apple’s iCloud
>servers over an Internet connection, and Wi-Fi Sync, which syncs your
>device with iTunes on your Mac via your local wireless network.
>
>But there are notable differences between what gets synced using each
>method—some things are exclusively iCloud or Wi-Fi Sync, while other things
>can be synced via either method. And it’s important to note that Wi-Fi sync
>and iCloud sync aren’t mutually exclusive. You can, and mostly likely will,
>use both methods depending on the situation and your settings. Which is why
>it’s easy to get confused about the differences and similarities between
>the two.
>
>Here’s a quick summary of the types of data handled by each, as well as
>when each type of data is copied or synced.

OK that is all really obvious then. Didn't even need to read the
manual.

JanG

Does this work with PC as well as MAC? Everything seems to say MAC.



"Michelle Steiner" <michelle@michelle.org> wrote in message
news:michelle-532918.15081007112011@news.eternal-september.org...
> <http://www.macworld.com/article/1634...i_sync_which_d
> oes_what.html>
>
> Thanks to the combination of iTunes 10.5, iOS 5, and iCloud, you can sync
> data wirelessly with your iOS device. In fact, there are two ways to do
> so:
> iCloud syncing, which sends specific information to and from Apple's
> iCloud
> servers over an Internet connection, and Wi-Fi Sync, which syncs your
> device with iTunes on your Mac via your local wireless network.
>
> But there are notable differences between what gets synced using each
> method-some things are exclusively iCloud or Wi-Fi Sync, while other
> things
> can be synced via either method. And it's important to note that Wi-Fi
> sync
> and iCloud sync aren't mutually exclusive. You can, and mostly likely
> will,
> use both methods depending on the situation and your settings. Which is
> why
> it's easy to get confused about the differences and similarities between
> the two.
>
> Here's a quick summary of the types of data handled by each, as well as
> when each type of data is copied or synced.
>
> (Read the rest at the referenced URL.)
>
> -- Michelle
>
> --
> Tea Party Patriots is to Patriotism as
> People's Democratic Republic is to Democracy.

David Empson

JanG <jangro@pacbell.net> wrote:

> Does this work with PC as well as MAC? Everything seems to say MAC.

That's because the article was describing it from the point of view of a
Mac user (MacWorld is a Mac-specific web site).

WiFi Sync requires iTunes 10.5, which runs on Windows XP or later (on a
Mac, it requires Mac OS X 10.5 or later).

iCloud requires Windows Vista or later (on a Mac, it requires Mac OS X
10.7.2 or later).

If you have Windows XP (which you probably do as you are still running
Outlook Express 6), you will be able to do local WiFi sync between your
Windows PC and an iOS device running iOS 5, but you won't be able to
sync contacts, calendars, etc. via iCloud.

> "Michelle Steiner" <michelle@michelle.org> wrote in message
> news:michelle-532918.15081007112011@news.eternal-september.org...
> > <http://www.macworld.com/article/1634...i_sync_which_d
> > oes_what.html>
> >
> > Thanks to the combination of iTunes 10.5, iOS 5, and iCloud, you can
> > sync data wirelessly with your iOS device. In fact, there are two ways
> > to do so: iCloud syncing, which sends specific information to and from
> > Apple's iCloud servers over an Internet connection, and Wi-Fi Sync,
> > which syncs your device with iTunes on your Mac via your local wireless
> > network.
> >
> > But there are notable differences between what gets synced using each
> > method-some things are exclusively iCloud or Wi-Fi Sync, while other
> > things can be synced via either method. And it's important to note that
> > Wi-Fi sync and iCloud sync aren't mutually exclusive. You can, and
> > mostly likely will, use both methods depending on the situation and your
> > settings. Which is why it's easy to get confused about the differences
> > and similarities between the two.
> >
> > Here's a quick summary of the types of data handled by each, as well as
> > when each type of data is copied or synced.
> >
> > (Read the rest at the referenced URL.)

--
David Empson
dempson@actrix.gen.nz