Unboxing my Nokia N95

Yes, I am back. It certainly was a long hiatus. Too many things happening that I put blogging at the bottom of the list. Need to be more discipline.

I have a new cool gadget to share. Last month, I attended a Nokia N95 preview event and decided to book a unit. Then earlier this week, I received a call to say my Nokia N95 mobile phone will be delivered to me!! Yes, finally I am getting my N95 after a 9-mth wait!

This was the N95 box delivered to me. Yipee!

In full anticipation, I unboxed the Nokia N95 ...


I noticed that two CDs that come with the Nokia N95 only run on a Windows OS platform. Nothing wrong with that, except that if you recalled, I had upgraded my laptop to a MacBook Pro. How can Nokia miss out the entire Mac OS community?

I thought ok, nevemind. iSync from Mac OSX could easily sync between my older Nokia phone and the MacBook. To my horror, when I tried to use iSync to sync between the new Nokia N95 and my MacBook, an error message popped out, saying the N95 device is not supported on iSync! My calls to Nokia and Apple hotlines didn't help either. No one seems to have a solution or aware that this is a problem.

Fortunately, Google comes to the rescue. When I google N95 for help, there were a number of forums discussing the similar problems I encountered. Wow! The wonders of Internet community. Better than any hotline help!

So if you do encounter problem syncing your N95 with a MacBook, the pointer below should help.

1. I found a site with iSync phone plugins that support N95.
Go to http://europe.nokia.com/mac/isync/ and do a Compatible Phone Search = N95

You should be able to find N95 and follow instruction to download.
This is a .dmg file that will self install onto your Mac OSX !!

And it works for Contacts and Calendar on the Max OSX.

2. You can copy files between your N95 and your Mac using Bluetooth!

Assuming you have paired your N95, just use "Send File" and "Browse
Devcie..." in the Bluetooth menu on your Mac.

You can also use USB - it's a lot faster than Bluetooth, but it's only
for the contents of the memory card. Plug your N95 to your Mac via USB
and select "Mass Storage" on your N95 when prompted - your N95 will
appear as a USB drive on your Mac.

Yes, I am now the proud owner of a Nokia N95 :)