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OmniOutliner Export to iPod - 1.01

Export OmniOutliner outlines to iPod

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All Time:	(2.5)
This Version:	(2.5)
Current Version:	1.01
Release Date:	2003-09-17
License:	Freeware
Downloads (this version):	2,826
Downloads (all versions):	3,219

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Product Description:

View your OmniOutliner documents on your iPod! Download this disk image file for two different scripts to either export outlines so that they show up in the iPod's Contacts menu, or in the Notes menu for newer iPods.

What's new in this version:

- Fixes an issue where we'd fail to find a connected iPod, insisting that no iPods were plugged in. - Export as note for new iPods includes the necessary tags to tell it we're UTF8, so international text is displayed - Export as contact for older iPods will unmangle its Unicode text for proper display, but only if you have python installed (i.e. running OS X 10.2 with the BSD package). If you don't have python, the script will still work, but non-ASCII text will show up as gibberish on the iPod (as in the last release).

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

Mac OS X 10.3
Mac OS X 10.2
Mac OS X 10.1
Mac OS X 10.0

Additional Requirements:

OmniOutliner 2.2.3 or later
iPod with firmware 1.2 or newer

Feedback Summary:

This Version:
Overall Rating:	(2.5)	Features:	(2.0)	Support:	Not rated (0.0)
Ease of Use:	(5.0)	Quality / Stability:	(3.0)	Price:	(5.0)

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This is good but has issues. - Version: 1.01, 8/28/2003 05:22PM PST

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Acrappa

For instance, I have an .ooutline file of movies that I need to buy and rent. One column has a "Buy" header and the other has "Rent". Beneath each is a list of files appropriate to the header. When I export this to the iPod, the headers are lost, and I'm presented with a mess of movie titles. This kind of thing happens with several of my outlines, so I am disappointed. However, the software is very easy to use and is free, so it's definitely useful.

Interesting, but... - Version: 1.01, 8/21/2003 04:18PM PST

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Gene van Troyer

I have a Palm, and I think I'll just wait until there's Palm support. My iPod's jammed enough with iTunes, and its not really conveniently set up to work as an effective PDA. I appreciate OmniGroup doing this, though. It tells me they're keen to respond to their customers.

It's a pity that that some people should want to flame them for not making an iPod act more like a PDA than what it was built for--a slam-dunk MP3 player--and that over-reactive worry-warts think that offering capabilities in one area (iPod) denounce a developer for abandoning another (Palm) on the basis of no evidence whatsoever.

Try it to see if it's for you. It's not for me, but that's because I find the iPod interface to be hostile to PDA-like functions to begin with--and this isn't OmniGroup's responsibility.

How about some OmniOutliner 3 details? - Version: 1.01, 8/21/2003 01:03AM PST

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