iPodSync 2.23

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2.23
  • Changed appointments to due DURATION tag for appointments that span multiple days.
  • Added iPodSync.ini to allow advanced configuration, like the name of contacts file.
  • Fixed 4K note splitting bug introduced when switching to multi-byte
  • Fixed calendar regression from multi-byte switch
2.22
  • Added new file synchronization functionality and changed media options to files options.
  • New RSS interface.  User now only needs to specify the URL and iPodSync will look up the news feed's title and description.
  • Improved progress display
  • Write to iPod using unicode file format to handle special characters.
  • Added iPod info to about screen.
  • Fixed bug saving RSS news feeds.
  • Fixed bug sometimes not syncing non-recurring appointments.
  • Added diagnostic logging.
2.21
  • If no contact name is specified, use the company name to allow the iPod to sort better.
  • Added support for exceptions to recurring appointments.
  • Added an option to include the date in the title of emails so they can be sorted by when they where received.
  • Added support for Company phone number.
  • Added better handling of duplicate personal folder names.
  • Fix bug parsing v1 news feeds.
2.20
  • Cleaned up the Advanced options.
  • Added lower level error handling to allow appointment syncing to continue if iPodSync encounters a corrupt appointment.
  • Added option to export Contact as individual vCard files. This method for exporting contacts is slower and does not include additional contact properties like birthdays and anniversaries which iPodSync normally includes as notes.
  • Added an option to sync contacts spouse and children.
  • Fixed iPod generation identification bug.
2.19
  • Fixed regression with from name not being included in email
  • Added options to control if Contacts marked as Private are synced.
  • Added support for RSS v0.92
  • Added check to make sure OS supports transparency before shadowing main window.
  • Improved iPod drive locator.
  • Automatically repair missing data folders on iPod.
2.18
  • Added support for RSS v1 news feeds.
  • Fix to subject bug in appointments.
2.17
  • Fixed bug where mail items with same subject where being overwritten.  eMail files names are now when the message was received + the subject.
  • Added proxy support for web syncing.
  • Fixed bug when a carriage return in a contact name was causing the iPod to stop parsing the contacts file.
  • Added a check to ensure that file sync options where activated and enabled before syncing them.
2.16
  • Replaced the Google news feeds with RSS news feeds
  • Added the ability to subscribe to custom news feeds
2.15
  • Added eMail syncing.  (You must select the email folders you want synced in the Advanced - Outlook options)
  • Fixed bug with linking notes greater than 4K
  • Replace tabs with spaces when syncing notes.
  • Web, email and Notes are now each synced to their own folders inside the iPods Notes folder.
  • Naming of notes on the iPod has been improved
  • Fixed bug with auto update
  • You can now double click on an item to just sync it.  e.g Contacts
2.14
  • Added new media syncing functionality to sync pictures on the iPod from devices like Belkin Media Reader and recording from devices like the Belkin Voice Recorder or the Griffin iTalk.
  • Added options to prefix task names with their due date and priority.
  • Fixed some regressions introduced in 2.13.  (Any registered users interested in being on a list of beta testers?  Send me an email)
2.13
  • Changed contact export to use individual files to avoid parsing issues and allow contacts to be imported into other apps.
  • Changed the way recurring appointments are exported. Recurring appointments are now exported by instance so that exceptions to recurrence patterns are handled.
  • Fixed problem downloading news
  • Added eject button and an option to automatically eject after the sync is complete.
  • Enhanced check for update to automatically check for updates on user defined intervals.
  • Cleaned up Advanced options
  • Added option to control window animation
  • Optimized internal resources to reduce the size of EXE and installers.
2.12
  • Notes exceeding 4K are now split into multiple notes and hyperlinked together to overcome the iPods 4K size limit.
  • Removed messages that only applied to the first generation of iPods.
  • Added help message box when the iPod could not be located.
  • Re-wrote web download engine to provide more robust HTML parsing and download speeds.
  • Changed source for web weather information to get rid of annoying pop-ups.
  • Confirmed to work with the iPod Mini.
2.11
  • Changed format of weather to be more verbose
  • Fixed Fahrenheit to Celsius conversion
  • Added shadow under application window
  • Fixed localization resources
  • Fix bug where Birthdays and Anniversaries where not included with the contact information. (For real this time ;)
  • Fixed problem with recurring events that was causing the iPod to restart when reading the calendar file(s)
2.10
  • Fixed a bug introduced in 2.9 when identifying the generation of iPod.
  • Fixed a bug with filtering notes with iPod in their body.
2.9
  • Layout changes to the advanced options to fit on lower resolution screens.
  • New web retrieval engine for downloading web content
  • New drag and drop to simplify entering weather city codes
  • New Check for Update button in Advanced options and the ability to automatically download updates.
  • Moved all note type contents into an iPodSync subdirectory on the G3 iPods to avoid purging any user notes during sync.
  • Fix bug where Birthdays and Anniversaries where not included with the contact information.
  • Added Alarm tag to appointments with reminders set.
  • Tested with Outlook 2003
  • Timeout on web download
2.8
  • Added web syncing support for news and weather. 
  • Added a new advanced option to automatically perform a sync when iPodSync starts.
  • Added a command like parameter -sync that will cause iPodSync to perform a sync on startup.
  • Added a command like parameter -syncexit that will cause iPodSync to perform a sync on startup then exit.
  • Added a new utility called iPodSync Agent that runs in Windows system Tray. The iPodSync Agent watches for an iPod to be connected to your computer then starts iPodSync and automatically syncs.
2.7
  • Fixes export of recurring appointment to support number of occurrences and end dates.
  • Fixed notes export for G3 iPods. If a file did not end with a line feed, the iPod would ignore it.
2.6
  • Refined the background to look more like brushed metal.
  • Fixed bug removing old notes before syncing on G3 iPod.
  • Added additional error handling for when Outlook does not know what folder is the default notes folder.
  • Added check to ignore circular referenced folders in Outlook which could cause iPodSync to hang while generating the Outlook tree.
  • Update translations for the following languages:
    - Dutch by Pascal Walschots
    - German by René Bernard, Stefan Ernst
    - Italian by Carlo Mazzotta
2.5

 

  • Added support for iPod generation 3:
  • Support for iPod 3 notes
  • Support for iPod 3 to-do lists
  • Added iPod Generation to About dialog.
  • When an error occurs during sync, if the message is too long to fit in the status line, a tool tip with the complete message will appear.
  • Added filtering to remove recurring appointments that end in the past.
2.4
  • Added localization support for the following languages:
    English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
2.3
  • Added the ability to filter what items are synced using categories.
  • Added option to include all tasks or only tasks that have not been completed.
  • Added support for Other phone number as an additional mobile phone number on the iPod.
  • Added support for IM Address as an additional mobile phone number on the iPod. (Outlook XP Only)
  • Added support for end date of recurring events
  • Added additional error checking is various places.
  • Repaired a regression that was introduced in 2.2 that was preventing addresses from being displayed in contacts on the iPod.
2.2
  • Tasks!
    iPodSync now supports syncing your Outlook tasks.  Because the iPod does not directly support tasks, tasks are synced as contacts prefixed with *TODO:
    * Make sure you select an Outlook task folder to sync from the Advanced options.
  • Added standard iCal VTIMEZONE header to the exported calendar file.  This should allow for automatic adjustment of daylight savings time.
  • Made Outlook tree view in advanced options support Outlook XP and Outlook 2000
  • Added filtering of characters that are not supported by the iPod.  Some users where experiencing a problem where not all of their contacts where being displayed on their iPod.  When the iPod parses the contacts file, it stops parsing and ignores the rest of the file if it encounters a character it does not like.  Filtering resolves this problem by removing offending characters before they get to the iPod
  • Removed any unnecessary tags from the exported files to minimize the size of the exported data.
  • Cleaned up the presentation of labels of the iPod when viewing appointments and contacts.
  • Added iPod drive letter to the status bar.
2.1
  • Fixed a bug that was causing recurring events to appear on the iPod multiple times.
  • Fixed how all days events are exported to the iPod
  • Fixed Outlook 2000 specific problem generating the folder list.
2.0
  • Update user interface with iApp look and feel.
  • Option for grouping appointments into different calendars based on their category.
  • New tree view of the available Outlook folders available for synchronization.
  • New option to allow you to specify if you want notes to appear at the top or the bottom of the contacts list.
1.8
  • Recurring appointments are now synchronized using standard iCalendar recurrence. This results in less data being sent to the iPod to represent the same information.
  • A preprocessing operation used to identify which contacts, appointments and notes are to be exported is used for more accurate progress bar updating
  • Fixed a problem with blank addresses showing up on the iPod as a series on semicolons.
  • Added a Reset button in the Advanced options to remove existing Outlook content from the iPod. This is useful if you have synced your Outlook data using another program and are now seeing duplicate contacts or appointments.
  • Added an option to allow you to specify if you want notes to appear at the top or the bottom of the contacts list.
  • Created new more robust Aqua controls to better simulate an OSX GUI.

1.7

  • Added support for iPod alarms for calendar items.

  • Changed iPod options to Advanced options.

  • Added support for syncing contacts and calendars on Exchange servers through Outlook.  To enable this, select Sync all Outlook data sources from the advanced options.

  • Added .Note: prefix to all notes to help keep the notes grouped on the iPod.

  • Added an option to sync all notes or just notes that have iPod in the subject.

1.6

  • Added support for syncing multiple contact folders from Outlook . 

  • Added support for exporting multiple Outlook calendars and group them as separate iPod calendars. 

  • Fixed problem with filters using international date formats.

  • Fixed a problem with syncing if the iPod is not connected when the program starts.

Note:
Multiple calendar and contact support is currently only available within you're personal folder. 
Use the New Folder command in Outlook to create additional calendars and contact folders.

1.5

  • Added more robust Aqua style controls to more closely simulate a Mac style environment.

  • Configuration option buttons now stay selected when their properties are displayed.

1.4

  • Added the ability to sync Outlook notes with the iPod. Because the iPod does not directly support notes, notes are synced as contacts.

1.3

  • Added Calendar Name entry field to the calendar options.

  • Reduced the size the the exported calendar file.

  • Added an Aqua style progress bar.

1.2

  • Added animation to option buttons.

  • Fixed anniversary labels in contact export.

  • Added birthday option to contact options.

  • Added anniversary option to contact options.

1.1

  • Added tool tips to contacts, calendar, iPod and Sync buttons.

  • Added notes field to contact.

  • Added contact birthday and anniversary to the notes field.