Blackberry Desktop Manager Sync Error 0x80040fb3 and 0x8004fceb [Solved!]

If you are pulling your hair out trying to get your Outlook calendar to sync to your Blackberry calendar then perhaps this will help you sort it out.

Here’s the problem that I was having with my Blackberry Bold 9700 (OS6) sync using Blackberry Desktop Manager (BDM) version 6.1.0.35:

An error popped up “Conflict Resolution - Calendar”:
   then:  
No matter which option I selected, it resulted in this 0x80040fb3 error message (and also 0x8004fceb):


At a later date I also got an error: "Blackberry Intellisync error 0x8004fceb - Flexible Web Services" 
The following forum helped with lots of options to try – but none helped.
I decided to play with the mappings and I noticed that the conflicts always failed when the “Attendees” field was listed…

So I tried UNmapping that field:
Organiser->Configure settings->Advanced->Map Fields-> then UNmap the ‘Attendees’ field as shown in the screen shots below:
  

(Note: The "Reset" button also works)

Retry the sync process and it worked! :) :)

If this doesn't work for you then perhaps this info from the Blackberry Forums will:
http://www.blackberryforums.com/rim-software/137009-help-dm-sync-error-0x80040fb3.html

For more info – when the sync was failing the following appeared in the log file (not that it helped me much!):
The log file: "c:\Users\{YourName}\AppData\Roaming\Research In Motion\BlackBerry\Intellisync\{YourBB_PIN}\RIM.Log" contained the following info and error:
”
Field mapping used for translation:
   Microsoft Outlook                 Device
   Subject ------------------------- Description Title
   Start Date ---------------------- Start Date
   Start Time ---------------------- Start Time
   End Date ------------------------ End Date
   End Time ------------------------ End Time
   Alarm Date ---------------------- Alarm Date
   Alarm Time ---------------------- Alarm Time
   Reminder Set Flag --------------- Alarm Flag
   Body ---------------------------- Notes
   Show Time As -------------------- Free Busy
   Location ------------------------ Location
   Private ------------------------- Private
   Meeting Attendees --------------- Attendees
Unable to write application data record.
Translation Canceled!
”

Activations list for Discovery Vitality 2012; and what’s new in Vitality 2012?

One of the many things that has changed in Discovery Vitality’s rules for 2012 is the number of activations that you need to do to get maximum benefits from the cashbacks.  This blog article is intended to highlight all the activations that you need to do so as to get the maximum discounts this year.  I will also try to list some of the changes as compared to the 2011 Vitality “rules”. 
Please add a comment if I’ve missed something…

Let’s start with the activations that you need to do this year:
Clicks MedSaver: is available to Discovery Health members and gives up to 25% cash back on all Schedule 1 and 2 (OTC or Over The Counter) medicines purchased from any Clicks pharmacy nationwide.  By activating MedSaver, you will automatically qualify for 10% cash back on your Schedule 1 and 2 medicine purchases at any Clicks pharmacy.
To get the full 25% cash back, you and all your dependants (18 and above) must complete a VitalityCheck.  You can complete a VitalityCheck at a Clicks pharmacy or a pharmacy in our Vitality Wellness Network or your employer's wellness day.

In order to get your cash back you need to show your membership card at Clicks when you purchase Schedule 1 and 2 medicine.

Discovery will pay the cash back into your nominated back account once a month. 

The maximum spend that qualifies for cash back in a month per family is R1,500. If you spend more than R1,500 in a month on schedule 1 and 2 medicines, the amount above R1,500 will not attract cash back.
To activate (and get 10%), login and go here: https://www.discovery.co.za/portal/individual/medsaver
To get 25% you and all your dependants (18 and above) must complete a VitalityCheck at a pharmacy (get on the scale, measure your waist, finger prick for sugar and cholesterol check)… while you are there, get a voluntary HIV test (using the same finger prick!) and earn an additional 5,000 points each.
Click here for a list of items in the HealthyCare range: https://www.discovery.co.za/discovery_za/web/pdfs/vitality/improve_your_health/healthy-care-catalogue.pdf


Pick ‘n Pay:
Did you notice that Pick ‘n Pay is no longer a partner store? – there are no more cashback from Discovery directly…. Now via Pick ‘n Pay’s Smart Shopper program. 

If you have a DiscoveryCard then you can boost you Pick ‘n Pay Smart Shopper Points by up to 10 times with the DiscoveryCard Smart Shopper Multiplier.  The multiplier you can get depends on your Vitality Status. The higher your status, the more your points are multiplied.

At first glance, I thought that everyone would lose out – but on closer inspection it seems that the Gold and Diamond members get the same discount as in 2011, but the lower tiers will lose out: Silver 2011 got 7% off, in 2012 it will be 6%; Bronze was 6%, now 4%; Blue was 5%, now 2%.
Also, since Pick ‘n Pay is no longer a partner store, the overall monthly limit of R10,000 will not include purchases from Pick ‘n Pay.

2011’s Pick ‘n Pay cashback structure:



See here for more details: https://www.discovery.co.za/portal/individual/smart-shoppper-multiplier
Activate PnP benefit here: https://www.discovery.co.za/portal/individual/pnp-activate-benefit
Activate PnP Smart Shopper here: https://www.discovery.co.za/portal/individual/smart-shopper-activate
Activate PnP HealthyFood here: https://www.discovery.co.za/portal/individual/activate-healthy-food

Discovery Credit Card:
Activate/De-activate Miles: https://www.discovery.co.za/portal/individual/activate-miles-card
See this article for more info: http://handytechtips.blogspot.com/2012/01/discovery-miles-or-discovery-fast-miles.html 

Prepaid Airtime: You save 5% on all prepaid airtime through KeyFIT or Vitality.  You can buy all your prepaid airtime from GotPrepaid 0861 GOTPRE (468773) on your credit card - anywhere, anytime and you pay them direct.
GotPrepaid lets you buy airtime by sending a please call me to 083 640 9862.  They will ask you for your preferred voucher when you register and when you send a please call me they will automatically send you this prepaid airtime voucher.

adidas HealthyGear:
Get an initial up to 10% cash back on adidas products with the HealthyGear benefit.
Complete a Fitness Assessment or online Fitness Assessment and you can increase your cash back to 25% on HealthyGear.
Purchase adidas at adidas concept and factory stores (Swipe your HealthyGear card at the till when you shop to get your HealthyGear cash back).  With a DiscoveryCard you can also get cash back when you buy adidas HealthyGear at Totalsports.

Activate Adidas HealthyGear here: https://www.discovery.co.za/portal/individual/activate-healthy-gear
Do your online fitness assessment here: https://www.discovery.co.za/portal/individual/vitality-online-fitness-assessment 
For a “real” physical fitness assessment go here for more info – and to see how many points you can earn – if you want to get to gold, then you need to do this (twice a year): https://www.discovery.co.za/portal/individual/vitality-fitness-assessment

Get your Ster-Kinekor movie card for amazing discounts on movies:
Enjoy some leisure time at Ster-Kinekor and pay only R13 at Junction theatres or R22 at Classic or Cinema Nouveau. 
3D movies: for R33 at the Junction theatres or R36 at Classic
Activate your Ster-Kinekor movie benefit for R40 for each Vitality member (once off each – it’s not an annual fee).
Free movies for kids: Children older than 2 but younger than 18 years can watch movies that start before 19:00 for free if they have a Ster-Kinekor movie card. To qualify, you need to complete a Kids Personal Health Review for your child once every 12 months.
Note: You can see a movie only once at the Vitality price.  You pay a R28 card fee if you lose your Ster-Kinekor movie card. TicketLine charges a standard booking fee :(    You can also book online and simply insert your movie card number when you book.

Vitality Broadband: R22 per 1GB
Activate here: http://www.vitalitybroadband.co.za/

Rewards on the other Discovery products:
See here for a list of other discounts on Discovery Health, Discovery Life and Discovery Invest products: Health Integrator with PayBack, Vitality Integrator with PayBack, DiscoveryCard Integrator, DiscoveryCard Protector, Health Plan Protector, The As-and-When Investment Integrator, Added savings on local travel shopping rewards with Vitality Drive:
https://www.discovery.co.za/portal/individual/rewards-other-products


Check your activations:
So, once you think you have activated everything, it’s good to do a check – these pages show whether you are getting the maximum discounts possible:
https://www.discovery.co.za/portal/individual/improve-health-healthyliving
https://www.discovery.co.za/portal/individual/travel-rewards
https://www.discovery.co.za/portal/individual/lifestyle-rewards



The Discovery 911 Alert service is free.  Discovery 911 Alert is an additional service available to members who need help in an emergency but are unable to speak.  This service is not yet available on Cell C, Virgin Mobile or 8ta's networks. 
Activate here: https://www.discovery.co.za/portal/individual/discovery-911

Don’t forget to do your DiscoveryInsure Quarterly quiz: https://www.discovery.co.za/portal/individual/improve-driving-quiz

Control your Android phone from your PC

I have been playing with an Android phone and decided to try and use a real keyboard rather than the (small) touch screen virtual keyboard.  I found a wonderful tool that allows you to take control of your Android (or SonyEricsson) phone.  It is called MyPhoneExplorer and connects to your phone via USB cable, Bluetooth or infrared. So, I can now send WhatsApp messages using my real keyboard… and more:

You can also use it to sync your contacts (address book) - with direct sync to Outlook, GMail, Windows contacts, Thunderbird, SeaMonkey, Lotus Notes and Tobit David
You can also use it to sync your calendar and direct sync to Outlook, Google, Sunbird, Thunderbird, SeaMonkey, Windows calendar (Vista), Rainlendar, Lotus Notes, Tobit David and net shared calendars (WebDAV, FTP, local)

You can also use it to send SMSs and also back them up to your PC.
There’s a file browser with a cacheing system to minimize data transfer.
The phone’s date and time are also sync’d to Internet time and more.

See here for the software (and why not donate some $s too) [4MB]: http://www.fjsoft.at/en/downloads.php

To use your computer’s keyboard: Install then once connected go to the “Extras” menu option and select “Phone keypad”:

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This is what my phone looks like on my PC: