Sync Methods

Syncing describes how data is moved on and off your PDA. Different examples of syncing include:

• Cradle to PDA: Sync via the USB or Serial cradle included with your PDA. When syncing to a local desktop via the cradle, all PDA applications are updated simultaneously.
• ClarinetIR ports: Sync wirelessly to the web via the Clarinet infrared ports outfitted in UB medical hospitals and on-campus computing sites. Only web-based applications such as UBMobileMed, AvantGo, and ePocrates can be synced via the ClarinetIR ports.
• Wi-Fi: Access the internet and sync your web-based applications wirelessly via Wi-Fi hotspots. In order to take advantage of this high-speed feature, your PDA must be equipped with 802.11 wireless technology. Only web-based applications such as UBMobileMed, AvantGo, ePocrates and email can be synced via Wi-Fi.
• Cellular: Sync wirelessly to the web via your Smart Phone (a cell phone and PDA combination). Only web-based applications can be synced via cellular.
  
  For more information on syncing via these methods, please see our Documentation section.
  

Sync Sites

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PC Based Syncing vs. "Wireless" Syncing

Syncing PC based programs like Documents-to-Go is quite different from syncing web-based applications such as UBMM and ePocrates. Syncing applications which require a PC side conduit allows PC-based applications to connect and manipulate data directly from the PDA. The PC conduit translates the data into information your PDA can display. For example, in Documents-to-Go, MS Word and Excel files are transferred from your PC, through its PC conduit, to your PDA. You can then edit and compose documents right from your device. The downside to syncing PC-based applications is the need to directly connect to your PC desktop.

However, it is not necessary for web-based applications to sync through a PC conduit. Therefore applications like ePocates can be updated wirelessly without directly connecting to a PC. When web-based applications sync wirelessly, they are connecting and retrieving data from servers on the web and not from your PC. The upside to syncing web-based applications is the option to sync them individually. Compared to cradle syncing, which requires the syncing of all applications, syncing web-based applications individually can shave a couple minutes off sync time.