Synchronizing Nokia 6086
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I have a cranky old Nokia 6086. And I'm waiting for Android, just because of its open source license.
Since yesterday however it started to show signs of aging.
Long story short, I was searching for a synchronizer using bluetooth. Nokia only makes PC Suite. I have a Mac. And Mac has iSync which is not compatible with Nokia 6086.

Two Google searches later, here is the solution that worked for me. Here is what I did.
Edit the following file using any editor of your choice. I use Textmate (therefore mate), you can use Vi, Emac, nano, or "I'm still a fan of Charles Babbage" editor:
sudo mate /Applications/iSync.app/Contents/PlugIns/ApplePhoneConduit.syncdevice/Contents/PlugIns/PhoneModelsSync.phoneplugin/Contents/Resources/MetaClasses.plist
Add the following code right after 6021 entry.
<key>com.nokia.6086</key>
<dict>
<key>Identification</key>
<dict>
<key>com.apple.cgmi+cgmm</key>
<string>Nokia+Nokia 6086</string>
<key>com.apple.gmi+gmm</key>
<string>Nokia+Nokia 6086</string>
</dict>
<key>InheritsFrom</key>
<array>
<string>family.com.nokia.series40.bus.bt</string>
</array>
<key>Services</key>
<array>
<dict>
<key>ServiceName</key>
<string>com.apple.model</string>
<key>ServiceProperties</key>
<dict>
<key>ModelIcon</key>
<string>NOK6086.tiff</string>
<key>ModelName</key>
<string>6086</string>
</dict>
</dict>
<dict>
<key>ServiceName</key>
<string>com.apple.synchro</string>
<key>ServiceProperties</key>
<dict>
<key>MaxEMailLength</key>
<integer>126</integer>
<key>MaxNotesLength</key>
<integer>126</integer>
<key>MaxURLLength</key>
<integer>126</integer>
</dict>
</dict>
</array>
</dict>
Download this file and copy it into the following location using cp command.
sudo cp NOK6086.tiff /Applications/iSync.app/Contents/PlugIns/ApplePhoneConduit.syncdevice/Contents/PlugIns/PhoneModelsSync.phoneplugin/Contents/Resources/
Now bite your nails twice, touch the sacred Aluminum and pray.

WooHoo!! We are ready to synchronize our address book.


Once imported into Address Book, I created an archive of address book with date.