All Mac Users who own Windows Mobile devices now can easily synchronize all information from both devices!
Bellevue, WA, USA – November 11, 2008: Eltima Software, a global software Development Company, has released SyncMate version 1.4. SyncMate is presented in two versions, Free and Expert, and provides its users even more opportunities than before.

SyncMate FREE Edition is a perfect solution for information management. It is FREE and easy-to-use synchronizer for Mac and Pocket PC/Smartphone, that will help you keep all your documents, text messages, contacts, calendar entries and events and other stuff well organized. With SyncMate Free edition you can synchronize applications like Address Book, iCal, etc. Also you can easily read SMS directly from your Mac, check detailed device information (battery state, etc) and visually analyze memory usage.
SyncMate Expert Edition (available for a small fee) grants you even more synchronization possibilities. With Expert Edition it is very handy to synchronize time and share Internet between your Mac and your mobile device, which is very important for all mobile people. Synchronize iTunes and iPhoto to keep all your favorite music and pictures within a click of a button.
Expert Edition allows you to synchronize separate folders. Notes, and To Do’s synchronization is also available with SyncMate Expert Edition! You can view all the applications installed on PDA from your Mac.
Manage all text messages not even touching your Pocket PC! Send, receive, create and delete SMS when working at your Mac – that’s what SyncMate Expert gives you. With SyncMate Expert Edition you can even sync your mail!
SyncMate installation is very easy. You do not have to unlock device in order to install SyncMate. Mac can be connected to mobile device via USB or Wi-Fi.

SyncMate 1.4 Features at a Glance:
- Bookmarks Synchronization (Entourage, Firefox supported)
- iPhoto Synchronization
- iTunes Synchronization
- Folders Synchronization
- Notes Synchronization (Entourage supported!)
- Time Synchronization
- Contacts Synchronization (Entourage and Google Calendar supported!)
- iCal Synchronization (Entourage and Google Contacts supported!)
- SMS Manager Plugin
- Applications List Plugin
- Device Info Plugin
- SMS Reader Plugin
- Actions Log Plugin
- Internet Sharing
- Mail Plugin
- To Do’s Plugin
- Calls history Plugin

SyncMate Pricing and Availability
SyncMate is compatible with Mac OS X platform (Mac OS X 10.4 and higher, Mac OS X 10.5). Device compatibility: Windows Mobile Pocket 5, Windows Mobile Smartphone 5; Windows Mobile 6 Standard, Windows Mobile 6 Classic and Windows Mobile 6 Professional; Windows Mobile 6.1. You can upgrade your free SyncMate to SyncMate Expert Edition for $39.95 only.
All program upgrades within one major version (that you purchase) are free to all our registered users. For more detailed information about our upgrade policy and volume discounts, please email to sales@eltima.com
Additional information about SyncMate, along with detailed technical documentation, online help, changelog, upgrade to PRO policy as well as free installation package can be found at: http://www.sync-mac.com/

Looking for something other than MissingLink for your Windows Mobile device on the Mac? Take a look at SyncMate, then.

MacPractice, Inc., the leading practice management and clinical applications company for Mac and developer of MacPractice MD, MacPractice DDS, MacPractice DC, and MacPractice 20/20 is collaborating with NewCrop™, a leading provider of electronic prescriptions, drug interaction and insurance formulary solutions.

In a release this fall, all MacPractice applications will delivered with an extensive drug list, at no additional cost. In addition, every MacPractice user will be permitted to use the NewCrop Electronic Prescribing system, which is an easy-to-use, web-based software solution that is safe and secure. This system requires no downloading and no new hardware and is also available at no additional cost.

The interface between MacPractice and NewCrop eliminates redundant data entry and retains prescription history in the patient’s clinical record in MacPractice.

Additional content including automated allergy, drug information and review, herbals, managed care formularies, drug interactions, and leaflets for patient education in 18 languages will be offered on a subscription basis. Managed care connectivity, as an option, provides an all-doctor drug history.

In July legislation was passed to increase payments made by Medicare to physicians who ePrescribe in 2009, and decrease payments to those who do not in 2010. The government is in the process of adding more strenuous requirements, and MacPractice is collaborating with NewCrop to satisfy those requirements.

“We are pleased to contribute to the improvement of healthcare in America by supplying doctors with a solution for ePrescribing on a Mac that also improves efficiency and will increase their reimbursement,” stated Mark Hollis, President and co-founder of MacPractice.

Physicians, dentists, chiropractors and eye doctors are encouraged to view QuickTime demonstration movies of MacPractice software after registering at MacPractice.com.

Two thousand two hundred (2200) doctors offices have chosen MacPractice to provide their practice management software and technical support. MacPractice, Inc. also supports the use of DentalMac, MediMac, and ChiroMac for several hundred offices.

I have fond memories of the early 80s in which I sat patiently in front of my Technics dual tape deck waiting for the DJ to start the newest Def Leppard song on KSJO. Off my finger came from the pause button and on went the recording. I could see the tape moving inside the display window of my Maxell XL-IIS tape. Man, I got a lot of good tunes that way and I kind of miss watching the tape grow smaller on the left side while feeding the right side. Thankfully, toastycode has brought back that warm fuzzy feeling for me via TapeDeck.

TapeDeck allows you to easily record audio on your Mac from a single source as easily as just pressing that red Record button on the tape deck. You know the recording is happening from the “dancing” meter as well, get this, from the tape moving in the display window. Just like the old days! When you’re all done recording, TapeDeck files your “tape” in a shoe box with your added titles and allows for easy retrieval later by simply clicking on the tape. Very simple, very cool. You can share your recordings via email, send them to iTunes or to Apple TV.

TapeDeck isn’t meant to take sales from sophisticated software like WireTap Studio but rather fill in that little void for a simple to use single-source recordings. For $25, this is a straight up winner in my book. Now excuse me before I release the pause button as I prepare to record “Go” from Def Leppard’s new album, “Songs From The Sparkle Lounge“.

Most cell phone manufacturers do not offer a Macintosh solution, but nova media bridges the gap with FoneLink 2.0. The cell phone suite offers a familiar Mac-like solution to exchange files, synchronize data, manage SMS text messages and to backup and restore cell phone contents.

“FoneLink 2.0 is completely rewritten. It is fast, reliable, and offers a Bluetooth assistant to pair a cell phone to the Mac, if needed.” states Jan Fuellemann, PR spokesperson at nova media. “FoneLink 2.0 supports many cell phones from Motorola, Nokia, Samsung and Sony Ericsson.”

FoneLink supports drag and drop throughout its new user interface and offers an activity monitor to display current and cued actions. The improved sync-manager now includes built-in support for Apple’s Sync Services technology to sync with Entourage, iCal and Address Book along with other Sync Services-savvy applications.

FoneLink can automatically convert music, videos and photos on a Mac to formats that are instantly viewable and playable on the cell phone. iTunes playlists can be synchronized and a ringtone editor allows the creation of individual ringtones from any compatible music file.

Last but not least, FoneLink has the ability to create a comprehensive backup of a cell phone’s data in the background. If the mobile phone or its data gets lost or damaged, it is easy to restore individual data files using drag and drop, or to restore a comprehensive backup using the restore command.

PRICING AND AVAILABILITY
FoneLink 2.0 is a free update from previous version. It requires Mac OS X 10.4.9 or later and is priced at Euro 33,57 plus VAT (US-$ 33,57 plus VAT for customers in the US and Canada). FoneLink is available for download today at nova media’s website http://www.novamedia.de/fonelink.

Now that the default stuff is out of the way and we started the series with Remote Buddy, let’s move on toward the right on SvenOnTech’s Leo’ Menu Bar. For this snip-it, I’ll touch on all the communication stuff.

The second icon in the menu bar is a blacked-out bird with a green LED on it. That, folks, is the multi-instant messenger client Adium. It allows you to connect to various IM servers such as Yahoo!, AIM, MSN, ICQ, Jabber (including Google Talk), Bonjour (for local LAN chatting), MySpace, and even junk, err, stuff from Lotus and Novell. It’s the Trillian of Mac, basically. Like Trillian, Adium lets you skin your look-n-feel in many, many, ways. I opted to go with the Aqualicious theme which gives me that iChat from Leopard feel. With a slew of other Xtras, such as Emoticons, Sound Sets, Status Icons, Service Icons, Menu Bar Icons, Plugins, and a ton of other stuff, you could lose a lot of time just customizing Adium let alone chatting with your friends. My only wish for Adium is for video conferencing (which as been in the works for over two years.) I’d like Skype chatting, too.

Speaking of Skype, you’ll notice that right next to the Adium icon. The green check mark with the little clock. Known more for its video and audio presentation than for text chatting, Skype brings Mac users into a new world of Voice over IP (VoIP). Allowing anyone with a Mac running Mac OS X or a PC running Windows XP or higher to talk for free, Skype is an incredible application that should be on anyones Menu Bar. If you’re wondering why I use Skype rather than iChat, that would be because of just the better video presentation and audio than iChat could hope to offer over AOL lines. iChat has a great interface, but AOL is its weakest link and thus, Skype is my way of going. You’ll also find Skype to be pretty much the default method for communication in the business world. While Skype does have some rough edges, over all, it is a great way to communicate to millions of people world wide for free.

Next in line on the communication bin is Dialectic. Formally John Phone Tools, Dialectic lets your Mac dial phone numbers for you. The little gear with a phone jack in the center on the Menu Bar lets you enter a phone number by hand or from the clipboard for dialing. You can search your Address Book for numbers as well. A slew of features are easily accessible from the Dialectic icon allowing you to decrease your phone call dialing times. No more “typos” on the keypad and no more tired fingers for your power users. The greatest thing about Dialectic is that it works with major VoIP carriers such as Vonage and Broadvoice. Simply select the number to dial and your phone rings with the connected call. Other dialing methods include sending to a Bluetooth device and even emitting the DMTF tones in your speakers to send to the phones mic. All very cool and very useful.

Last of the communication items is that little bird (between the white check mark and the music note). Birds tweet and so do I. Thus, using Twitterrific is a very helpful tool. Twitterrific keeps you up to date of those you’re following or lets you open the flood gates and shows every new tweet coming in. You can easily respond to tweets and click on embedded links from it’s nicely laid out pop-up (or HUD-like) window. At the bottom of that window, you can also quickly add your 140 characters of thought as well. Fully compatible with Growl, Twitterrific is one sweet tweet!

Other World Computing (OWC), a leading Mac and PC technology company, announced today new Superdrive optical drives with the newest, fastest and quietest Superdrive technology. OWC Superdrive solutions feature faster Read/Write DVD, Dual-Layer DVD, CD, and DVD-RAM burn speeds of up to 20X for DVDs and 48X for CDs; with LightScribe ‘Laser Labeling’ technology for producing specially coated laser-etched CD/DVD labels with text or graphics.

OWC has solutions available for nearly every Mac model over the last decade, including Mac Pro; PowerBook G4 Titanium 15”, 12/15/17” Aluminum; iBook G4; PowerMac; PowerMac G3, G4, G5; iMac G4; and eMac.

Whether upgrading from a read-only drive, replacing an older Superdrive, or for additional optical drives, the latest solutions from OWC are quiet, low-cost and Plug & Play ready. OWC makes it easy to upgrade to the new Superdrive models with the latest software, including Apple iLife, Roxio Toast, NTI Dragonburn, and other CD/DVD authoring applications preconfigured directly in the drives. The easy online guide lets you select the right Superdrive model for your Mac system.

Superdrives for desktop and tower model Macs are priced from $31.99 and offer up to 20X DVD, 12X Dual-Layer DVD (8.5GB per disc), and 48X CD burning speeds. DVD-RAM burn capability and LightScribe are also available. Superdrive 8X DVD, 6X DVD Dual-Layer, 24X CDRW, 5X DVD-RAM slot loading drives are now available from $99.95 for Apple iMac G5, iMac Intel, G4 Cube, PowerBook G4, and iBook G4 computers

For more information on the full line of OWC Superdrives for Mac, see: http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/optical-drives/superdrives/

Since time is short today, I’ll get to the “gloss over” post on the Menu Bar stuff. Here I’ve darkened out the third-party menu items and left those that are from Apple easily seen. From left to right, you have .Mac Sync, AppleScripts, Spaces, System Volume, and Spotlight.

.Mac Sync keeps pretty much everything in sync between my MacBook Pro and Mac Pro. Sometimes one will wipe out the others address book or something silly but that’s why I back up nightly with SuperDuper, too. For most of my purposes, .Mac Sync works but I’d love to see more remote disk space and a little better robust services for weeding out systems and preventing them from stepping on each other.

AppleScripts menu item gives me easy access to my scripts which is nice. I guess I could disable the menu item and just use Quicksilver, but when you have a 30 inch screen, who cares.

Speaking of that 30 inch screen, I really don’t know why I have Spaces on my Menu Bar. I really don’t use it. I guess I figure if it’s there, I’ll end up using it. I never really got into virtual desktops not even back in my X-Windows days on top of SunOS. I’ve tried using it even on my MacBook Pro, but old habits die hard. Maybe someday I’ll use it.

System volume is self explained. It raises and lowers your volume. I keep it up on my Menu Bar so if my music doesn’t play and iTunes is all the way up, I can quickly look at the Menu Bar and see, “Aah, it’s muted!” Sure, I can figure that out by just pressing my volume key on my keyboard, but hey, I’m visual. I’m a guy.

Last, but not least, I use Spotlight. I never really used it until Leopard. With all its added features and neat tricks like performing mathematics (try putting this in: pi/-4), I use it all day long. It finds files fast and has even shown me some things on my hard drive I forgot about! Hopefully Apple will put advanced features in a future release, but for now, I’m happy with it.

So, there’s the gloss over stuff. I’ll be talking about my other menu items in the coming week, so stay tuned!