Perhaps one of my biggest annoyances with Mac OS X is the continuing failure of Apple to properly support modern Nokia handsets, through crufty dialup scripts or missing compatibility with iSync.
One of the things I lost when I upgraded to Leopard was support for my N95, that I'd previously added to Panther (as I had to do when trying to get my N80 supported by iSync). Sometimes Nokia release isync support software, but they usually take their time.
So as a stop-gap until Apple or Nokia get their acts together, I copied the N93 iSync plugin and modified it to work with the N95, including a truly awful pixelated logo of the N95. I'm guessing some other people out there have the same problem, so I'll share it: Nokia-N95.phoneplugin.tar.gz. Just unarchive and copy into /Applications/iSync.app/Contents/PlugIns/ApplePhoneConduit.syncdevice/Contents/PlugIns/ (right-click on the iSync application and select "Show Package Contents" or use Command-Shift-G to go directly to the folder).
It seems to work, and I've not noticed any problems, but obviously I can't be held responsible for your Mac deleting your data, eating your phone, or drunk-dialling ex-girlfriends.
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Posted by savs at December 19, 2007 12:58 PMNice I guess, but what is wrong with the plugin that Nokia has developed for iSync?
Installed this last weekend and it works like a charm. Only thing I miss is more advanced settings.
Posted by: Jan at December 19, 2007 2:14 PMLet's hope the drunk-dialing was just a random thought :-) ...I know a certain Australian that loved to do that. Fortunately not the ex-girlfriend though.
You know www.novamedia.de ? They have all sorts of plugins way before there is any official support.
Posted by: Torsten Curdt at December 19, 2007 2:49 PMAh ... I was under the mistaken impression that the Nokia plugin was for the previous version of iSync (the website refers to iSync 2.4, while Leopard's version is 3.0). Good to hear it works, but it should still be a part of what Apple ships!
Posted by: Andrew Savory at December 19, 2007 4:33 PMI have just bought a N95 8GB and I cant connect it to iSync with anything at the minute. What software version are you running on your phone?
Posted by: Clive Davies at January 17, 2008 4:53 PM