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Yahoo! Zimbra Desktop version 1

I had been testing the beta version of this product, and at this moment their website has the word “beta” on it…but it appears that “version 1” has been released: my installed software has updated to “version 1”.

Amongst its many features:

Contacts-
import contacts as .csv files, or export contacts as .csv files
Syncs Zimbra, Yahoo! and Gmail contacts

Calendar-Syncs Zimbra, Yahoo! and Gmail calendars

Windows, Mac OS and Linux

mailbox data is kept on the server

Yahoo! Mail, Address Book, and Calendar Support
Gmail Mail, Address Book, and Calendar Support


It’s being promoted as a replacement for Microsoft Outlook.

Per their blog, it’s possible I have “Release candidate 1”; in the “About” window it states it is “Yahoo! Zimbra Desktop 1.0”.

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My experiences, so far…

In Zimbra, I added a contact to my Gmail account…that did not sync with my Google Contacts account.

Because I’m using the free version of Yahoo! Calendar, I cannot sync Zimbra with my online Yahoo! Calendar.
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software from trusted sources can be bad

Just a reminder that breaches in security can happen to anyone…

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November 06

“…I was trying to download a sandbox application…I got unexpectedly re-routed to download.com…

“…then I got re-routed to another page on download.com…The list of recommended software includes AntiVirus Defender, an adware program that we detect as not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.OneStep.z…

“…Download.com assures users that all programs available via the website have been analysed, and don’t contain any malicious code…you’ve got to stay very alert indeed to make sure that you don’t get caught out.”

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OCT. 28 ONLY, free software for Windows apps on Macs

On Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2008, any one visiting the CodeWeavers’ Web site (www.codeweavers.com) will be given a deal code that will entitle them to one free copy of CodeWeavers’ award-winning CrossOver software. Each copy comes complete with support.

CrossOver Mac allows you to install many popular Windows applications and games on your Intel OS X Mac…Just click and run your application directly from the OS X Finder. Clicking a Windows file or document — including email attachments — will launch the appropriate Windows program, allowing you to work on the files…without needing a Microsoft operating system license.

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free developer and designer tools from Microsoft

Microsoft is offering DreamSpark, Professional Developer and Designer tools, to college/university students at no charge…

You can get:
* Visual Studio 2008 Professional Edition
* Visual Studio 2005 Professional Edition
* Expression Studio (includes Web, Blend, Media and Design)
* SQL Server 2005 Developer Edition
* Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition, with SP2

As well as:
* SQL Server 2005 Express Edition
* Visual Studio 2005 Express Edition
* XNA Game Studio 2.0 (with 12-month Creators Club trial membership)
* Virtual PC

They’re the complete and full professional grade versions.

To be eligible, you must be “a currently enrolled student attending an accredited university, college, junior college, community college, or a tertiary/higher education institution with digital student ID credentials (e.g. username and password) provided by your school, organization or another identity provider listed as a verification source on the DreamSpark Student Status Verification page…”

https://downloads.channel8.msdn.com/

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