Mesa Dynamics has updated Stainless (http://www.stainlessapp.com),
the company’s multi-process web browser for Mac OS X 10.5
(“Leopard”). Like Google’s Chrome browser, each tab in Stainless runs
in a separate process, offering increased browser performance and
stability, as well as decreased overall memory usage.
Apple has announced the public beta of Safari 4,
the latest version of the web browser for Mac and
Windows computers.
Derman Enterprises has released Sync’Em 1.24, an update of the
multi-sync hub for Macs that’s designed to sync Microsoft Exchange,
Google and Apple contact and calendar information.
Sync’Em version 1.24 adds support for recurring and detached calendar
events, support for Google App accounts, multiple usage and
error-handling improvements and now also handles invalid dates
returned from Google and multiple additional kinds of erroneous data
returned from Exchange.
Sync’Em is unique in its ability to multi-sync — sync multiple
configurations, each involving multiple informat
Thomas Dingler Software Development has released RemoteCalendar
(http://www.remote-calendar.com), an iPhone/iPod touch application
that gives users direct access to calendars located Internet or
intranet servers. RemoteCalendar uses the CalDAV protocol to access
these calendars.
CalDAV is a standard to access scheduling information on a remote
server (such as POP3 or IMAP for eMail is) and is supported by a
growing number of servers, e.g. Apple iCal Server, Google, Zimbra
5.x, Oracle Beehive and more.
Symantec Corp. (http://onlinefamily.norton.com)
has announced the public beta of a new web-based
service, currently named Norton Online Family
during the beta period, that’s designed to help
parents protect children online and connect with
their online lives.
Symantec also announced today the formation of
the Norton Online Family Advisory Council, a
committee of experts in education, parenting,
media and child health, and child online safety
that will test the beta, provide feedback and
offer insight on issues relevant to its continued
development.