Oh, interesting. I hadn't planned on using MobileMe, because I figured I'd back up to my compjter. But I'll think about it if I can't find another solution. Thanks for the info. Donna > -----Original Message----- > From: macvoiceover-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:macvoiceover- > bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ignasi Cambra > Sent: Wednesday, July 08, 2009 2:40 PM > To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [macvoiceover] Re: iPhone: Moving Contacts > > Do you have a Mobile Me membership? If you do, I think you could just > use that to transfer them... > On Jul 8, 2009, at 7:08 AM, Donna Goodin wrote: > > > Hi Ignasi and all, > > > > Some additional questions on this. > > > > It looks like my acquisition of a Macbook Pro may happen sooner than > > I'd thought. I am concerned about getting all my windows contacts > > over to my Mac when I get it. Someone said I could export them as > > Vcards, I think. But I'm wondering, I have them all synced to my > > iphone. Is it possible to take contacts that are on the iphone and > > sync them onto my new Mac? > > TIA, > > Donna > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Ignasi Cambra <ignasicambra@xxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2009 11:59 PM > > To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: [macvoiceover] Re: iPhone: Moving Contacts > > > > Oh, and if you do have a Windows VM or something, the process is > > faster because you would only need to sink the contacts with Outlook > > and then use iTunes to sink the iPhone. The only inconvenient with > > that is that your phone might be formatted for use on a Mac, so the > > Windows version of iTunes might ask you to reformat it. If you don't > > have much stuff in there you can just do it, because a Windows > > formatted iPhone will work just fine with your Mac later... > > On Jul 7, 2009, at 5:53 PM, Chris Hofstader wrote: > > > >> Hi, > >> > >> I asked this question once before and got a response that seemed > >> like it made sense but a domination of pronouns made the process a > >> bit ambiguous. Then I lost the email so couldn't go back to review > >> it again. > >> > >> To repeat the question: > >> > >> > >> All of my contacts are on my WindowsT-Mobile Mobile Dash phone. > >> None of my contacts are on my iPhone. How can I get the contacts > >> from point a to point b? > >> > >> The originial message said to sync my Dash with "my computer" and > >> then automatically sync my iPhone with my computer and all will be > >> happy. So, I attached the Dash via USB to my MacBook and nothing > >> happened. In Windows if one plugs in a new piece of hardware you > >> get a message saying it is something it never saw before. My > >> Macintosh just sat happily, silent as if nothing happened. > >> > >> I do not have a Windows computer with me (remember when I was > >> dubious about Apple, Mac and VoiceOver? Now I don't travel with a > >> Windows box anymore.) so does anyone know how to get the contacts > >> off of the WM phone and onto either my MacBook or iMac (yes, I do > >> travel with two Macintoshes, an Airport Express, Time Capsule, one > >> Nano and now my new iPhone - I guess I made the transition pretty > >> dramatically)? > >> > >> Nonetheless, what does one need to do to move contacts from WM to > >> iPhone. If it's easier from Symbian, I have a Nokia N82 and can pop > >> the WM SIMM card in there. > >> > >> Happy Hacking, > >> cdh > >>> > >>> Click on the link below to go to our homepage. > >>> http://www.icanworkthisthing.com > >>> > >>> Manage your subscription by using the web interface on the link > >>> below. > >>> //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover > >>> > >>> Users can subscribe to this list by sending email to macvoiceover- > request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >>> with 'subscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the > >>> Webinterface at //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover > >>> > > > >> > >> Click on the link below to go to our homepage. > >> http://www.icanworkthisthing.com > >> > >> Manage your subscription by using the web interface on the link > >> below. > >> //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover > >> > >> Users can subscribe to this list by sending email to > >> macvoiceover-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >> with 'subscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Web > >> interface at //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover > >> > > > > > >> > >> Click on the link below to go to our homepage. > >> http://www.icanworkthisthing.com > >> > >> Manage your subscription by using the web interface on the link > >> below. > >> //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover > >> > >> Users can subscribe to this list by sending email to > >> macvoiceover-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >> with 'subscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Web > >> interface at //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover > >> > > > > > Click on the link below to go to our homepage. > > http://www.icanworkthisthing.com > > > > Manage your subscription by using the web interface on the link > below. > > //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover > > > > Users can subscribe to this list by sending email to > > macvoiceover-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > with 'subscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Web > > interface at //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover > > > > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.375 / Virus Database: 270.13.8/2224 - Release Date: > 07/08/09 05:53:00 > > Click on the link below to go to our homepage. > http://www.icanworkthisthing.com > > Manage your subscription by using the web interface on the link below. > //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover > > Users can subscribe to this list by sending email to > macvoiceover-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > with 'subscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Web > interface at //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >