MacQibla 3.0.4 review

If you do business in the Islamic world, or belong to the Islamic faith, MacQibla is the perfect time and calendar tool.

License: Shareware OS: Mac OS X File size: 1374K Developer: Xeric Design Buy Now Price: $19.00 Updated: 27 Sep 2006

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If you do business in the Islamic world, or belong to the Islamic faith, MacQibla is the perfect time and calendar tool... supporting both the Islamic and Western calendars.

Version 3.0 has been completely rewritten from scratch to take full advantage of OS X. New to MacQibla 3.0 are sheets which give instant access to any city via popup menus in each city box.

MacQibla supports playing of MP3 files, so you can hear the call to prayer (adhan) at the correct times. Because the adhan is slightly different for the first prayer in the morning (fajr), separate files may be selected.

MacQibla uses the same Atlas database technology as Time Palette, providing the application with detailed geographical and time zone information for 10, cities throughout the world.

The Atlas maintains comprehensive rules for Daylight Saving Time (Summer Time), giving MacQibla a level of accuracy unmatched by other applications.

Here are some key features of "MacQibla":
Direction of Mecca from any city in the world.
Accurate prayer times for any date and location.
Time remaining until next prayer.
Properly handles conditions at high latitudes.
Support for all Daylight Saving Time systems.
Plays user-selected MP3 audio at prayer times.
Converts between Western and Islamic calendars.
Database of 10, cities included.
Exports monthly prayer time tables.
Beautifully redesigned interface - a total Aqua experience under OS X.

Limitations:
Registration screen at startup.
Some features are disabled.