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### Syncing

Mental Case is more than just a single app — it is a whole suite. There are Mental Case apps for all Apple platforms, including iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. And these apps don’t exist in isolation. They can all sync with Mental Case for Mac over a Wi-Fi network. This means you can make and organize your notes on a Mac, where it is most convenient, and sync them with a touch device to study on-the-go.

At this point, you need to have your devices and Mac connected to the same Wi-Fi network in order to sync. Starting a sync on a touch device will cause that device to appear in the source list of Mental Case for Mac. You can select the device, choose settings, and start the syncing process.

If the touch device does not appear in the source list of your Mac, it could be because the two are actually on separate sub-nets. Even if they are connected to the same physical network, often mobile devices are kept apart from laptop and desktop computers. Colleges, schools, and businesses often have a policy like this.

If your Wi-Fi network is blocking the devices from one another, you can still sync by setting up a computer-to-computer network. On your Mac, go to the Airport menu and choose Create Network. Enter a name and create the network. Now connect to the network you just created by going to the Settings of your touch device. You should now be able to launch Mental Case and start the sync.

Mental Case 2 is more advanced than the current iOS editions of Mental Case, so there are some limitations when syncing. For example, Mental Case on iOS can only display two facets of a note. There is also no support for scheduling different combinations of facets in the iOS app, or for formatted text. Changes are planned to bring the iOS app inline with the Mac app, but for now you need to be aware of these limitations.

There are also plans to sync in future over Apple’s new iCloud framework, rather than via the current custom Wi-Fi scheme. When this happens, data will be stored on Apple’s servers, and syncing should happen transparently. It will then also be possible to sync multiple Macs and iOS devices together.

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