ABDialer 2.0 review

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ABDialer is a smart software utility to automate the process of dialing phone numbers stored on the Mac OS X Address Book contacts.

License: Shareware
OS: Mac OS X
File size: 2326K
Developer: Macron software
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Price: $12.00
Updated: 14 Dec 2004
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ABDialer is a smart software utility to automate the process of dialing phone numbers stored on the Mac OS X Address Book contacts.

With a single click, it can dial the phone, avoiding the user to manually type phone numbers. No more misspelled numbers, just pick up the phone and talk.

ABDialer can use any standard modem or mobile phone connected to the Macintosh and, optionally, it can play touch-tones directly to the phone using the computer speaker.

Features:
Compatible with almost all analog modems, including the Macintosh Internal Modem
Works with every mobile phone (Bluetooth, IrDa, etc.) recognized by Mac OS X
Can optionally use the speaker to play DTMF touch-tones directly to the phone
Smart dial rules and de-prefix technology to support phone rules for any country
Include a Plug-In to dial within Address Book
iCal integration for dial scheduling
iChat integration to automatically set the iChat status
iTunes integration to automatically play/pause
SMS composing and sending using iChat/AIM gateway
Predefined and customizables settings for all countries on world
Include the ABDialer Menu to show the phonebook in main menu bar
AppleScript support to be used as dialer from other applications
Services menu to dial from Cocoa and Carbon enabled applications
Ability to recognize "talking numbers" and ABCD touch-tones
Always syncronized with Address Book changes
Support for multiple Locations with easy switching
Option to run as menu only without dock icon
Complete help and user guide integrated with the Mac OS X Help System
Setup Assistant to do a step by step configuration

What's New:
Revised the Dial Rules. Fixed some bugs and added more flexibility
Fixed a bug causing crash when dial and no ABDialer menu enabled
Added an option to software hangup for some modems (iMac G5)
Added the ability to uninstall the Address Book Plug-In
Revised the Online Help

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