Seen at a local store earlier today.
Sunday, July 29, 2012
Monday, July 16, 2012
Migrating Contacts from Nokia 6020 to Nokia N8 (Steps)
This is version with the steps to follow:
>> All of this was done on a PC running Windows XP-SP3<<
[0] Nokia PC Suite is available here: http://www.nokia.com/us-en/support/product/nokia-pc-suite/ Keep in mind that Nokia routinely removes older phones from its supported software, so the version available may no longer support the Nokia 6020. Version 7.1.62.1 is the only version that I have tested and I know works.
[1] More Cols / MoreFunctionsForAddressBook was available at : http://nic-nac-project.de/~kaosmos/morecols-en.html
[2] As of this writing, the link was http://www.philipstorry.net/software/vcardsplit
[3] Nokia suite should be available here: http://www.nokia.com/us-en/support/product/nokia-suite
[4] VCARD (.VCF) simple description is available on Wikipedia along with links to the more formal specification here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VCard
[5] Nokia’s DKU-5 cable works with the Prolific Generic USB-Serial Convertor driver. To get it to work on Windows XP, you can follow the instructions available here http://www.nogoodatcoding.com/howto/nokia-pc-suite-installation
>> All of this was done on a PC running Windows XP-SP3<<
- Nokia 6020 is supported by Nokia PC SUITE (version 7.1.62.1). [0] Install that on your PC.
- Nokia 6020 supports either IR beaming of contacts, or you can use a cable. I used a Nokia DKU-5 serial cable that I had acquired in previous years. [5]
- Connect up the Nokia 6020 to PC using the DKU-5. Sync contacts, then export to .CSV format. Nokia PC suite does not export to VCF. Shutdown PC Suite and disconnect the phone from the PC.
- Import the .csv files to Thunderbird Address Book – Map the field names correctly! This is IMPORTANT. Nokia’s idea of an Address Book and Thunderbird’s idea of Address Book entries are not the same. Their defaults are weird. Make sure you match these correctly. e) Install the Thunderbird Extension (MoreCols) [1]
- Export the address book that you just imported into VCF format. This extension will export a single VCF file that has all the contacts
- Open the exported VCF file and do a search and replace of every entry named FN: with N: (FN: stands for Formatted Name, N: stands for Name. N: is the official VCF entity Name. A VCARD file must have an N: entry, but a FN entry is optional) [4]
- Download Philp Storry’s amazing VCARDSPLIT [2] i)Run VCARDSPLIT on your combined VCF file (generated in step 5, modified in step 6). This will create multiple .vcf files, each containing one VCARD entry.
- Obtain and install Nokia Suite [3]. You can install both Nokia Suite and PC Suite together. But do not run them together.
- Connect up the N8 device – It comes with a USB cable in its package, connect it to the PC. let the Suite find it and sync it. Install any OS updates that you may be prompted to install. Do it, it is worth it.
- Import the individually created VCF files (from Step i) into Nokia Suite – You can just drag and drop the files into the Contacts pane.
- Click on Sync. If everything went to plan, all your contacts should show up on the Nokia N8.
[0] Nokia PC Suite is available here: http://www.nokia.com/us-en/support/product/nokia-pc-suite/ Keep in mind that Nokia routinely removes older phones from its supported software, so the version available may no longer support the Nokia 6020. Version 7.1.62.1 is the only version that I have tested and I know works.
[1] More Cols / MoreFunctionsForAddressBook was available at : http://nic-nac-project.de/~kaosmos/morecols-en.html
[2] As of this writing, the link was http://www.philipstorry.net/software/vcardsplit
[3] Nokia suite should be available here: http://www.nokia.com/us-en/support/product/nokia-suite
[4] VCARD (.VCF) simple description is available on Wikipedia along with links to the more formal specification here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VCard
[5] Nokia’s DKU-5 cable works with the Prolific Generic USB-Serial Convertor driver. To get it to work on Windows XP, you can follow the instructions available here http://www.nogoodatcoding.com/howto/nokia-pc-suite-installation
Migrating Contacts from a Nokia 6020 to a Nokia N8 (Desciption)
This is the long story version. If you want just the steps, look at the other post.
[ Migrating Contacts from Nokia 6020 to Nokia N8 (Steps) ]
I recently bought a Nokia N8 [1] to replace my mom’s aging Nokia 6020 [2]. I figured I’d do the right thing and move her contacts over from her old phone to the new one, so that she didn’t have to do the chore of transferring over 300 contacts between phones manually. This should be a piece of cake right? After all, I’ve done this transferring of contacts between Nokia phones before (from a Nokia 6126 to my current Nokia E-72)
Nokia has always made good phones and good connectivity options. The 6020 when launched in 2004 had the option to connect to a computer using a data cable (Either a DKU-5 or another Nokia data cable). My previous 6126 could also talk to a computer over both a DKU-5 cable or Bluetooth.
Later generations of the phones that have Bluetooth have a built in application called “Switch Phone”. This simple piece of software is now present on every shipping Nokia (Symbian based) phone. Its job is simple – make the process of changing phones simple. The process is relatively simple - pair the two phones over BT, initiate the Switch Phone software, go make a cup of coffee and when you come back, all your contacts, photos etc will get transferred from the source to destination.
Anyway, I digress, my mom’s venerable 6020 was built before phone-switch came around (and before Bluetooth became prevalent) so, I had to revert to using the data cable. Anyway, full of enthusiasm, I found my trustworthy Nokia DKU-5 transfer cable (that connects to the 6020’s Nokia Pop_Port [3]), connected it to my laptop, fired up Nokia PC-Suite (version 7.1.62.1) and without much hassle, I was able to pull all 393 contacts off the phone and into a .csv file. “Sweet!”, I thought. This was going to be easier that I thought. However, life’s never that simple…
To begin with, the N8, is not supported by Nokia PC suite. I had to get the new sync suite from Nokia called Nokia Suite, installed it, plugged in the N8, got it setup & got the latest updates (Software=Nokia Belle) for the phone. Ok, this was going smooth. Now to import contacts. So, I open the Contacts application, clicked on Import Contacts and… nothing… Nokia Suite cannot import from any format EXCEPT individual .VCF files.
Ok.. so I have to convert my 393 contacts sitting in a neat .csv file to 393 individual VCF files. How do I do that? To begin, I turned to my email client Thunderbird [4], got it to import the contact list. Now, Thunderbird will export as .VCF but it will export a single file with all the contacts inside it. VCF files come in two flavors –
a)Single contact (One file has one contact). This is the traditional email business card format.
b) Multiple contacts (One file with multiple contacts, each delimited as per specification). This is the traditional export for address books.
To export to VCARD, you may need the MoreCol extension[5]. So I went searching and found Philip Storry’s awesome VCARDSPLIT [6]. This tool does exactly what its name says. It takes a VCF file with multiple entries and splits it into individual files. I ran VCARDSPLIT on my exported list, got the 393 individual files, then dragged and dropped the entire collection into Nokia Suite. Nokia Suite then chugged away at my large drop of files and processed them and then said it was ready to sync. I clicked Sync Contacts and presto, in about 45 seconds, my mom’s new N8 had all her 393 contacts ready to be used.
[1]http://www.nokia.com/us-en/products/phone/n8-00/
[2]http://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_6020-922.php
[3]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia_Pop-Port
[4]www.mozilla.org/thunderbird/
[5]MoreFunctionsForAddressBook : http://nic-nac-project.de/~kaosmos/morecols-en.html
[6]http://www.philipstorry.net/software/vcardsplit
[ Migrating Contacts from Nokia 6020 to Nokia N8 (Steps) ]
I recently bought a Nokia N8 [1] to replace my mom’s aging Nokia 6020 [2]. I figured I’d do the right thing and move her contacts over from her old phone to the new one, so that she didn’t have to do the chore of transferring over 300 contacts between phones manually. This should be a piece of cake right? After all, I’ve done this transferring of contacts between Nokia phones before (from a Nokia 6126 to my current Nokia E-72)
Nokia has always made good phones and good connectivity options. The 6020 when launched in 2004 had the option to connect to a computer using a data cable (Either a DKU-5 or another Nokia data cable). My previous 6126 could also talk to a computer over both a DKU-5 cable or Bluetooth.
Later generations of the phones that have Bluetooth have a built in application called “Switch Phone”. This simple piece of software is now present on every shipping Nokia (Symbian based) phone. Its job is simple – make the process of changing phones simple. The process is relatively simple - pair the two phones over BT, initiate the Switch Phone software, go make a cup of coffee and when you come back, all your contacts, photos etc will get transferred from the source to destination.
Anyway, I digress, my mom’s venerable 6020 was built before phone-switch came around (and before Bluetooth became prevalent) so, I had to revert to using the data cable. Anyway, full of enthusiasm, I found my trustworthy Nokia DKU-5 transfer cable (that connects to the 6020’s Nokia Pop_Port [3]), connected it to my laptop, fired up Nokia PC-Suite (version 7.1.62.1) and without much hassle, I was able to pull all 393 contacts off the phone and into a .csv file. “Sweet!”, I thought. This was going to be easier that I thought. However, life’s never that simple…
To begin with, the N8, is not supported by Nokia PC suite. I had to get the new sync suite from Nokia called Nokia Suite, installed it, plugged in the N8, got it setup & got the latest updates (Software=Nokia Belle) for the phone. Ok, this was going smooth. Now to import contacts. So, I open the Contacts application, clicked on Import Contacts and… nothing… Nokia Suite cannot import from any format EXCEPT individual .VCF files.
Ok.. so I have to convert my 393 contacts sitting in a neat .csv file to 393 individual VCF files. How do I do that? To begin, I turned to my email client Thunderbird [4], got it to import the contact list. Now, Thunderbird will export as .VCF but it will export a single file with all the contacts inside it. VCF files come in two flavors –
a)Single contact (One file has one contact). This is the traditional email business card format.
b) Multiple contacts (One file with multiple contacts, each delimited as per specification). This is the traditional export for address books.
To export to VCARD, you may need the MoreCol extension[5]. So I went searching and found Philip Storry’s awesome VCARDSPLIT [6]. This tool does exactly what its name says. It takes a VCF file with multiple entries and splits it into individual files. I ran VCARDSPLIT on my exported list, got the 393 individual files, then dragged and dropped the entire collection into Nokia Suite. Nokia Suite then chugged away at my large drop of files and processed them and then said it was ready to sync. I clicked Sync Contacts and presto, in about 45 seconds, my mom’s new N8 had all her 393 contacts ready to be used.
[1]http://www.nokia.com/us-en/products/phone/n8-00/
[2]http://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_6020-922.php
[3]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia_Pop-Port
[4]www.mozilla.org/thunderbird/
[5]MoreFunctionsForAddressBook : http://nic-nac-project.de/~kaosmos/morecols-en.html
[6]http://www.philipstorry.net/software/vcardsplit
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