A messaging exchange system in the Macintosh. It enables information, instructions and requests to be transferred between Mac applications, networks and the Mac operating system.
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- Today 1.8.1 (Mac)
- Today is a powerful, easy to use event and task management application for Mac OS X Leopard. Built on top of the same data engine as Apple's iCal and Mail programs, Today let's you quickly see what events and tasks are on today's agenda with the click of a button....
- Software downloads 2009-07-01
- Bee Docs Timeline 3D 2.7.1 (Mac)
- Apple Design Award 2008: Runner-Up Best Mac OS X Leopard ApplicationCreate timeline charts that inspire with Bee Docs' Timeline for Mac OS X!Bee Docs' Timeline 3D Edition presents full screen, interactive, three dimensional timeline charts. Full motion 3D Timelines can be sent to Apple's iPod, iPhone, AppleTV, or Keynote presentation...
- Software downloads 2009-06-29
- Thinking Home 2.1.2 (Mac)
- Thinking Home is the easiest-to-use, affordable home automation solution for Mac OS X and is now even better! v2.1 boasts a modern design that delivers performance without compromising ease of use. It is the only Mac app to store a schedule into an ActiveHome Pro (CM-15A)! Thinking Home...
- Software downloads 2009-06-27
- BdCalendar 1.120 (Mac)
- Why waste precious menu bar room with Apple's Date & Clock menu bar, when you can replace it with BdCalendar. BdCalendar gives you a 1,3, 6, and 12 month Calendar with iCal Event/To-do, Address Book and Notes access all from your menu bar and is only a Hot Key press...
- Software downloads 2009-06-26
- ProfCast 2.6.0 (Mac)
- ProfCast is a versatile, powerful, yet very simple to use tool for recording lectures and creating enhanced podcasts. ProfCast provides a low cost solution for recording and distributing lectures, special events, and presentations as podcasts. ProfCast offers an integrated workflow that makes creating, recording, and publishing podcasts easy. It's as...
- Software downloads 2009-06-25
- iCal4OL 2.8.2 (Windows)
- iCal4OL is a program for smart importing, exporting, and subscribing remote calendars ICS files in Outlook. A 2-Way Synchronization with Google Calendar is integrated. Various options cover the needs of exchanging and synchronizing events in the iCalendar format with different applications and installations. iCAL Apple, Sunbird, or Web solutions such...
- Software downloads 2009-06-24
- 1st Mac Mailer 3.3 (Mac)
- 1st Mac Mailer is mass-mailing software used by various e-commerce providers to deliver personalized email messages to their customers when they are needed to be notified about different events. These e-notifications vary from simple email notifications about product updates or new product releases to more complex newsletters and invoices. If...
- Software downloads 2009-06-24
- How well does your smartphone support your Exchange server?
- How well does your smartphone support your Exchange server?Thanks Matthew, extremely helpful articleI too am heavily reliant on Exchange and was shocked to hear that you can't create private appointments, search the GAL, or search for old email on the iPhone. I constantly use private appointments and I regularly search...
- Discussion threads 2009-06-22
- BluePhoneElite 2.2.0 (Mac)
- Call Features Dial and answer calls from your desktop Log calls with time, duration, caller and notes Display caller ID using your phone's phone book or Apple's Address Book Pause iTunes and DVD Player or set iChat away message when a call is in progress Customize a variety...
- Software downloads 2009-06-21
- Spanning Tools 0.61 (Mac)
- Spanning Tools for Mac, a suite of utilities that analyzes, reports, and fixes dozens of problems with iCal, Address Book, and Apple Sync Services -- problems ranging from the obvious, such as duplicated calendar events, to the subtle, such as invalid calendar dates and poorly formatted contact names.
- Software downloads 2009-06-20
- Signs of iPhone growing pains at Apple's WWDC?
- Signs of iPhone growing pains at Apple's WWDC?RE: Signs of iPhone growing pains at Apple's WWDC?I understand the angst and I was at WWDC. But as someone who used to attend the Apple WWDC every year back in the 1990's before the Taligent, Pink, strategy of the year events that...
- Discussion threads 2009-06-18
- One week with my Palm Pre-cious reveals the good and bad
- One week with my Palm Pre-cious reveals the good and badWaiting for the apple haters to jump on pre...like they did to the iphone.I've read a lot of Pre reviews and everyone agrees; useless keyboard, no auto correction or completion, inconsistent interface, and poor battery life.The apple haters jumped all...
- Discussion threads 2009-06-12
- AT&T: The iPhone's anchor
- AT&T: The iPhone's anchorAT&T: The iPhone's anchorWait a second, did I read that right when you said AT&T does not support MMS? So no one on AT&T or with an iPhone can snap pictures and send it to others? I can't believe this is possible, this technology...
- Discussion threads 2009-06-08
- Apple's WWDC: Wall Street expects to be underwhelmed
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- Blog posts 2009-06-04
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- Mac Shutdown X is an amazing small utility designed to shutdown the Mac after a big file download or at the time the user specifies or on other events. It can help a user start a download of big files over the net and have the Mac automatically turned off...
- Software downloads 2009-06-04
- Gearing up for Apple's WWDC: Don't forget about the apps
- There's always a lot of speculation leading up to Apple events - and this year's worldwide developer's conference, which kicks off Monday in San Francisco, is no exception. For some time now, the buzz around this year's WWDC has been around a larger screen iPod Touch think Tablet PC and...
- Blog posts 2009-06-03
- Windows 7 to open another round in Apple-Microsoft rivalry
- Windows 7 to open another round in Apple-Microsoft rivalrywhat crap is thatthe crap you sit onOf course it does.Most people I know that use Macs use it for one reason:the OS. It doesn't hurt that the hardware looks great too, but to get OSX was the #1 reason they...
- Discussion threads 2009-06-03
- Agriculture ripe for change with robot farmhands
- Farmers across the developed world did away with the backbreaking part of the work during the 19th century with the introduction of equipment like tractors and combines. Now, evolving technology is poised to make industrial agriculture greener and more efficient with the use of robots. [caption id=""...
- Blog posts 2009-06-02
- Netbook market looks lost to Microsoft
- Netbook market looks lost to MicrosoftSmartphone functionality on NetbooksThe next generation of netbooks aka smartbooks are likely to include hardware typically found in smartphones (i.e. touchscreen, 3G, GPS, accelerometer, compass, etc.). This hardware will enable smartphone functionality like location-based services, cell phone calls, SMS, automatic screen rotation, etc.Desktop OSes don't...
- Discussion threads 2009-06-02
- Smartphone operating systems: The market share, usage disconnect
- Smartphone operating systems: The market share, usage disconnectWhat does this tell you...about the usability of the iPhone compared to the competition? Usability, or user base?Numbers could indicate that the majority of smartphone users do not use it to access the web as much as the typical iPhone user who may...
- Discussion threads 2009-05-27
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