Category Reviews

Category Reviews

For those new to the column, a MacNews Category Review is an overview of Mac OS products for a particular category or occupation such as groupware, dentistry, accounting, etc. Originally known as the MacsimumNews Migration Kits, these categories help users move from Wintel machines to Macs, or exploring new categories of software to us.

imageThis MacNews Category Review concludes our look at groupware software for the Mac. Part one can be found here. In this part, we'll take a look at Kerio, Meeting Maker Milliennium, NoteShare, Now Up-to-Date & Contact, Office Tracker, phpCollab, PictureTalk ECS, ProjectForum, ProWorkflow, Recentris, ScheduleWorld, SharedPlan Personal Edition, SubEthaEdit, TeamAgenda, TEAMoperate, and VisAD.

imageIn this week's MacNews Category Review, we look at groupware software for the Mac, including 4D Meetings, ARTIS Team Task, At Task, Communigate Pro, Connect, Copper, Core Contact Manager, Daylite, ecOrganizer, Enact Enterprise System, Facilitate Pro, FileMaker Meetings, FirstClass Business Editor, Groupville, IntraSmart Internet Software and iStorm.

imageThis MacNews Category Review looks at carpentry software for the Mac. Products covered include Boardfoot Calculator, Design Intuition and Architect's Formula.

imageThis MacNews Category Review looks at telephonic software for the Mac. Products covered include Address Office, Call Recorder, First Class, Gizmo, HiSoundDuty, KeyPlanning, Nofelet, Ovalab Phlink, PhonePro, PhoneValet, POLE Contact, Skype, SOFT GSM, TRX Recorder, WebEX Meeting Center and WellPhone Mac.

imageThis MacNews Category Review looks at information organizing software for the Mac. Products covered include AquaMinds NoteShare, Chronos Sticky Brain, Circus Ponies Notebook, DeVONThink and DEVONnote,

imageThis MacNews Category Review looks at insurance software for the Mac. Products covered include Optical Shop Software, OptiMac Pro, Optimeys, OPTIX Workflow, Personal RecordKeeper, Pomda'dent, ShinkRapt and Tess Systems.

imageThis MacNews Category Review looks at part two of our round-up library management software for the Mac. Products covered include Koubi, Library, Library Pro, Library 4, LibrarySoft, LibraryWorld, Magnolia, Readerware, SIRSI and Spectrum. Part one can be found at http://www.macnews.com/content/macsimum-migration-kit-library-management... .

imageThis MacNews Category Review looks at library management software for the Mac. Products covered include Access-It, Alexandria, Alternative Library, Athnaeum, BiblioMaker, Biblio-Tech, BookCase, Bookends, Bookshow, Booxter, Catalog Plus, Collection Keeper, Concerto, Daneismos, Delicious Library, Elica and EndNote.

imageThis MacNews Category Review looks at theater/stage software for the Mac. Products covered include Dramatica Pro, Final Draft, LightWright, Montage, Movie Magic Screenwriter, PhotoCAD, Qlab, SAMSC, TH-S X and Ticketeer.

imageThis MacNews Category Review looks at part two of our round-up of GIS software for the Mac. Products covered include HourWorld, iGPS, iMap, INS toolbox for MATLAB, iPhotoToGoogleEarth, iSitus, LandSerf, Le Cartographeur, LoadMyTracks, MacBBS NOAA Marine Charts, MacElevation, MacGIMP, MacGIS, MacGPS Pro, MacMap, Mactopos, Major Cities USA, MapGrafix, Map Picture Viewer, Map Memo, Map Objects, Mapping Toolbox, Map Projector, MAPublisher, Master's Mate and McDwiff. Part one can be found at http://www.macnews.com/content/macsimum-migration-kit-gis-software-mac.

 
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