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Syncing Notes and Reminders thru iTunes

I'm disappointed that notes and reminders can not be synced thru iTunes in Mountain Lion. Personally I am not an icloud fan. It is my opinion that Apple should support both options for future OS releases.

OS X Mountain Lion

Posted on Sep 22, 2012 8:12 PM

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User profile for user: Mitja
Mitja
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Oct 20, 2012 3:33 PM in response to RSatria

Likewise. For any sensitive information in Notes, the best solution is to sync locally through iTunes.


Unfortunately, at the moment "Syncing Notes using iTunes is no longer supported on OS X v10.8 and later" according to:

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4191


Is there any simple 3rd party Notes-like application that would sync through iTunes plain text messages between iOS 6.x devices and Mac OS X 10.8.x systems?

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Oct 25, 2012 4:11 PM in response to Mitja

Did some research. I have not found any 3rd party applications that would help with syncing notes and reminders from iOS to OSX. Like I said in my previous email I am not a fan of icloud however if users are being forced to migrate to icloud in each upgrade release then here are some suggestions for Apple.


  1. Setup groups and restrictions. Administrator account should have complete control of all information being synced with each device. Example: If a family member is on the same account with an ipad or iphone then the administrator should be able to restrict the information sent to that device thru his laptop, desktop or thru iCloud.com.
  2. Security and Privacy. This is a major issue for me. Every network computer can be hacked. Apple needs to have a filevault in the cloud and possibly add biometric security features. A simple password is not enough to satisfy today's security needs.
  3. Turning off iCloud. If anyone has ever used iCloud in the past and decided to deactivate it. You may notice that it wipes out the information in your apps (contacts, calenders, etc.). If a user decides to stop using the cloud then he/she should not have to worry that their app information disappearing.


I'm not sure what Apple is planning. I love their products and software but they need to address these issues.

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Syncing Notes and Reminders thru iTunes

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