[mac4theblind] Re: Has syncing contacts via USB in iTunes gone in Mavericks?

  • From: Daniel McGee <venables134@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2013 17:15:11 +0000

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/07/apple_mandates_icloud_contact_syncing/
On 13 Nov 2013, at 14:40, David Hilbert Poehlman <poehlman1@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> ah, the info tab.  yes, it's history.
> 
> On Nov 13, 2013, at 9:19 AM, Sarah k Alawami <marrie12@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> Actually that’s been gone for a while now since iTunes 10 or so. All that’s 
> there in the devices radio buttons are: summary, apps, tones, music, movies, 
> tv shows, podcasts, iTunes you, books, and photos.
> 
> I use iCloud for everything and as for an account getting hacked, that’s 
> every ware, so I would use common sense and keep your stuff secret and change 
> your password every 6 or so months.
> 
> Yeah info has gone missing since I believe last year or so. I just have not 
> noticed it as I always used iCloud since 2011.
> 
> Take care.
> On Nov 13, 2013, at 5:33 AM, David Hilbert Poehlman <poehlman1@xxxxxxxxxxx> 
> wrote:
> 
>> do you have documentation of the change?
>> 
>> On Nov 13, 2013, at 8:27 AM, Daniel McGee <venables134@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> 
>> Dear all, subject line pretty much explains it all.
>> Personally, I don't like the change and what do others think about it?
>> Fortunatly I haven't upgraded to Mavericks.
>> 
>> What if one doesn't have a lot of internet data?
>> What if they don't want or feel comfortable sharing contact information up 
>> into the iCloud?
>> Even worse, your account is hacked?
>> What do you do then?
>> 
>> I'm sure there are more questions that one could state about the move being 
>> possibly bad.
>> 
>> I don't use iCloud and you may of probably guessed that having preferred 
>> using my iPhone 5 with the USB Lighting cable is the preferred way for me to 
>> sink contacts between iPhone and my mac.
>> 
>> So whit this said, I just wondered how do others feel about this new change 
>> and no I'm not an old person. lol Just simply like local data for contacts 
>> anyways over online.
>> 
>> I look forward to starting a discussion about this, should it be of interest 
>> to people.
>> 
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