I have been frustrated with Apple’s instructions on syncing my Mac’s contact list to my Gmail contacts. I think the root cause is the assumption that I am already syncing an iPhone or iPod Touch with my Mac. Simply stated, the sync with Google option does not appear as a Preference option.
Luckily I just ran across Franklin Davis’ blog post at Zaphu:
The critical information is changing the Family ID to 10001 in the Plist. Uh, Plist? Uh, Terminal? Not to worry, Franklin refers you to Gina Trapani‘s Lifehacker post:
Enable Google Contact Sync Without an iPhone or iPod Touch
This post shows you how to enable the functionality without using Terminal
I ended up following Gina’s instructions since I am not comfortable in Terminal. Couple 10 minutes later everything was put together and syncing.
Thanks to Franklin and Gina for finally helping sync up my Gmail contacts without having to double post information in both Mac Contacts and Gmail.