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Spanning Sync v3.1.1 is now available as an automatic update for all existing users. New users can always download the latest version at spanningsync.com.

(Spanning Sync 3 requires Leopard or Snow Leopard. Tiger users should continue to use v2.1.3.)

What’s New in Spanning Sync v3.1.1:

• Fixed a problem where contacts with an invalid URL could cause the sync to abort
• The user is now notified of software updates without having to open the pref pane
• Delete protection is handled better when calendar filtering of old events is turned on
• Now syncs the contact “department” property
• Syncing of the calendar “classification” property can be turned off
• Fixed an error (“attempt to insert nil”) that could halt the sync
• Fixed a problem where the background notifier app wouldn’t relaunch after an upgrade

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MarkThisDate, a free calendar outlet, has served over 100.000 fans with the 2010 World Cup calendar held in South Africa from June 11th till July 11th. With the click of a button the calendar is added to own’s electronic calendar like Outlook, Gcal, iCal, iPhone, etc

(1 votes, average: 4.00 out of 5)

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This is an oldy but still valid: Lifehackers calendar poll

Nothing’s more important to your productivity arsenal than a solid scheduling tool, and considering so much of what we do happens at the computer, a good calendar application is just the thing to bring order to your agenda. On Tuesday we asked you to share your favorite calendar application, and today we’re back with the five most popular answers. Keep reading for a detailed look at the top five and to cast your vote for the calendar tool you like best.

(6 votes, average: 3.67 out of 5)

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Presdo just launched their new, innovative event scheduling tool. According to the website, Presdo “takes the hassle out of trying to find the best time to get together with people. Use Presdo to minimize the annoying ping pong of email, texting, and voicemail when organizing the next team lunch or trying to grab coffee with a friend. ”

Presdo is entirely web-based and has a simple natural language interface for entering the information needed to create events. It can export events to many calendars, such as Microsoft Outlook, Google Calendar, Yahoo Calendar, and Apple iCal.

The company was started by one of LinkedIn’s founders.

(5 votes, average: 4.20 out of 5)

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Online travel organization startup TripIt will today release some new features that aim to further simplify booking travel online. TripIt now syncs itineraries with any personal calendar that supports iCal, including Google Calendar, Outlook 2007, Plaxo, and others. What this means is that TripIt users no longer need to manually update their calenders with trip information; TripIt now does it all, adding details such as flights, hotels, rental cars, restaurant reservations to supported apps.

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AppleInsider posts this extensive and thorough article about the upcoming MS Entourage 2008 and compares it to iCal and Mail.

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With the Mac OS X Leopard release iCal is getting 12 new features/upgrades. Most of them are aimed at business users. With more free/busy options, office hours, CalDAV Group Scheduling and reserve rooms iCal is moving towards an app more suited for office environments. Nice improvements but for the average user the improved interface with an event dropbox are the main enhancements. Read about all the new features on the Mac OS X website.

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Erik Kennedy wrote this great articel about iCal’s 5th birthday (congrats!!) and the future:

July 17 might not seem like that significant of a date for Mac users, but for those of us with a little too much free time on our hands, it’s a cause for (minor) celebration. Today is iCal Synchronicity Day, the one day of the year where iCal’s Dock icon actually reflects the proper date even when not open.

Check out the rest of his post.

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See what people are saying about iCal on Technorati

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With the help of more than 10,000 beta testers, Spanning Sync continues to identify and fix bugs. Version 1.0b14 (135) is now available for download. This version fixes some serious bugs introduced in v1.0b13, so it’s a mandatory upgrade

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