Daylite 3
Company: Marketcircle

Price: $189 (Productivity Suite, 1-User)
http://www.marketcircle.com/
30-day free trial
(Current version: 3.1.3)

For those who were appalled to hear Steve Jobs announce, in the WWDC Keynote, that he sends e-mails to himself as ToDo reminders, you’re not alone. I was certainly amazed at this revelation.

But it’s understandable. Even the best e-mail programs today aren’t up to the task of managing a complex environment of communication, contacts, minor tasks, major projects, appointments, and personal notes.

Back in July, I was launching a project that I knew would require an e-mail program that could support the concept of a productivity suite. (I’m a Eudora user.) My first temptation was Microsoft Entourage. I knew from colleagues that Entourage supports not only e-mail but contacts, calendars, and project management. But I’m allergic to Microsoft e-mail programs because several colleagues of mine have lost e-mail using Entourage. So I looked around and discovered that Daylite 3 plus Apple’s Mail application achieve even better functionality.

I also noted that while Entourage is Carbon-based, both Daylite 3 and Apple’s Mail application are Cocoa-based. I liked that.

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