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[1] παραθέτω ως παράδειγμα επειδή έχει πλάκα το απόσπασμα από το
opensync Device Compatibility List που αφορά στo N95:
Working; similar to N73 above. Contacts: success; calendar: success;
Todo: not working (yet? 0.22 errors out); Notes: not working (yet?)
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Synchronise Contacts, Calendar and other PIM data.
... my answer for dealing with PIM sync in Linux is the same for using Windows without Outlook -- Switch to cloud computing!
As far as your S60 phone is concerned, all you need is a service which supports SyncML, the protocol used by the Sync application in all S60 phones. The PIM sites I know of which support this are: Memotoo, Scheduleworld, Mobical, and Ovi 1. My personal recommendation goes to Memotoo because of the comprehensive format support and ease of downloading backups. Scheduleworld comes a close second.
This may sound like a cop out, but with how the Internet and mobile devices have developed, keeping your personal organiser online is the most versatile way to handle your data -- It is a platform agnostic solution. My only caveat for this is to make sure you use a service that makes it is easy to download a backup of your data. It is for this reason I would hesitate to recommend the Ovi services. It is very easy to sync your phone with Ovi, but it is seemingly impossible to get a copy of your data from their servers.
You can still utilise these services even if you prefer working in a desktop application. Ubuntu comes pre-installed with Evolution, an open source alternative to Microsoft Outlook, you just need to add the SyncML plug-in. Also, Mozilla Sunbird can work with your online calendars, and there are plug-ins for Mozilla Thunderbird to access your on-line address books.Note 1: I omitted talking about Google, because whether you use Windows or Linux, there isn't a clear route for syncing your phone with Google. You either sync with Microsoft Outlook, which in turn needs a plug-in, or you need to install GooSync on your phone to sync properly with Google. I know Google are providing better support for S60 phones, but in my opinion what they provide is not yet ready for prime time.
Editor's addendum: In addition, yes, Google's own SyncML server is still online, but it's not officially supported