Type of Article: MacNews Web Site

Mailplane for Mac OS X flies to version 2.2

Posted by | Sep 20, 2010 | , |

Uncomplex gmbh has released Mailplane 2.2 ( http://mailplaneapp.com), a new version of the Google Mail client for Mac OS X. The upgrade adds support for Gmail’s Priority Inbox, improved attachment downloads, integrated Rapportive and TrueNew plug-ins and more.

Acting as a site specific web browser for Google’s Gmail, Mailplane is a full fledged Mail client for the Desktop. It integrates the Gmail web interface into the Mac experience. It supports multiple Gmail and Google Apps accounts and lets you switch between accounts without the need to sign in/sign out from the Gmail accounts.

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Cronette adds ‘At Document Opening on Days’ option

Posted by | Sep 20, 2010 | , |

Tension Software has updated Cronette (http://pomola.com/products_cronette/cronette.html), a Cocoa task launcher for Macs and Mac servers, to version 1.4. A new “At Document Opening on Days” option allows a user to specify a task to be launched at document opening (or Cronette opening or Mac startup) if the day matches with the selected plan and for a specified maximum runs per day.

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Review: Illustrator CS5 a solid, not earth-shattering, update

Review: Illustrator CS5 a solid, not earth-shattering, update

Posted by | Sep 20, 2010 | , |

By David Creamer

As the Creative Suite versions of the Adobe (http://www.adobe.com) software mature, the list of new features for each program grows smaller, but the new features seem to be getting better. This release has some nice features, making this an important upgrade for those using Illustrator for more artistic purposes — of course, many of those features are useful for graphic designers, too. Here are the top new features for Illustrator CS5 (a.k.a. version 15).

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