Well I guess I don't see a problem if folks want to increase their Mac/PC to 'cloud' sync frequency. Hopefully it only is doing any 'real work' besides a check, if something's actually changed. A better solution might be a 'sync now' button for situations when you gotta run, and need you last/latest changes synced before you run - rather than have a constant smaller sync interval.

I have to take issue with those saying Apple advertised the Mac/PC connection to the cloud as 'push' versus 'sync' though. I think they made it clear it's still interval-based 'syncing' for Macs/PCs, and isn't continuous. Here's info right from the MobileMe website:

"MobileMe stores all your email, contacts, and calendars in the cloud and keeps them in sync across your iPhone, iPod touch, Mac, and PC. When you make a change in one place, MobileMe pushes the new information up to the cloud, then pushes the change down to your other devices. Choose a sync interval for your Mac or PC. On your iPhone and the web, sync happens continuously."

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There already is a sync now "button".

Open the MobileMe Preference Pane, click the Sync tab and check the Show Status in menu bar option at the bottom.

When you make updates on your Mac and desire an immediate sync simply click the Sync Icon in the menu and choose Sync Now.

As for those crying foul. Apple's advertising was very clear, as was noted above, that Push was from the cloud, ie. MobleMe and iPhone and that syncing was still to be used from your Mac or PC. I have no doubt that push will become available in the future for all devices. For now, just enjoy the new functionality and let Apple know your preference for 100% push in the future.

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visionaut,

Looks like apple was successful with their deviousness. They changed what they had written on the MobileMe website just recently. Check out this link to see:

http://att.macrumors.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=124482&d=1216022123


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