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Product Description:
AOL is back for Mac. AOL is reaffirming its commitment to Mac users with the first release of a brand new, all-in-one web software, now available for download: AOL Desktop for Mac. The best part, this free new software was developed by Mac users, for Mac users, from the ground up. Your Mac makes your life easy. Make it even easier with the new AOL Desktop for Mac. Highlights include:
- Speed: Installs in seconds and launches fast - so you can begin browsing immediately, without signing in.
- Tabbed Organization: Tabs on browser and IM give you easy access and an uncluttered, organized view for all of your windows.
- New Mail Client: Internet-standard mail, easily switch between Screen Names
- AIM Integration: AIM is built right in so you can see which buddies are online, chat and more.
- Customization: Highly customizable toolbar makes it easy to keep your favorites right at your fingertips with access to them on any Internet-connected computer.
What's new in this version:
- Fixed mail performance issues. Now, mailboxes with hundreds of messages (or even thousands) are synched on first run without slowing the system.
- Fixed mail display issue that may have caused some incorrect mail headers to appear with mail body text.
- Fixed Address Book issues that may have not properly switched to the correct screen name when synching.
- Fixed Mac OS X 10.5.3 issues that may have caused issues with AIM.
- Address Book sort by last name has been added to this release.
- Fixed sporadic Leopard crash when clicking mailto: links.
- Fixed Buddy List search for Mac OS X 10.5.3.
- Fixed sorting in Address Book when clicking the column headers.
- Fixed performance for autocomplete for AIM when user has a large Address Book.
Operating System Requirements:
This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:
- Mac OS X 10.5 Intel
- Mac OS X 10.5 PPC
- Mac OS X 10.4 Intel
- Mac OS X 10.4 PPC
Additional Requirements:
- Mac OS X 10.4.8 or higher
- An existing broadband connection, or dial-up modem
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Download Links:
Download AOL Desktop for Mac Version Beta 17 (File Size: 11.6M)
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Download AOL Desktop for Mac Current Version (File Size: 12.2M)
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| Overall Rating: |   (1.0) |
Features: | (1.0) |
Support: | (3.0) |
| Ease of Use: | (3.0) |
Quality / Stability: | (2.0) |
Price: | (5.0) |
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When they give you the dog..... - Version: 1.5b6, 11/4/2008 05:10AM PST
(0 of 2 users found this comment useful)
Little Nephew
yeah, they give you the fleas too.
Why I Still Use AOL Mac SW - Version: 1.5b5, 10/29/2008 08:36PM PST
(4 of 5 users found this comment useful)
YaelleG
I had horrendous experiences for the first several months after I started using AOL for Mac. It would always freeze, shut down & do all kinds of sneaky things while the other 99% of my MacBook operated perfectly. Luckily they eventually came out with AOL Desktop (I think that was the 1st update after just regular old AOL for Mac which hadnt been updated since 1776.)
I havent had the crashing & freezing problems with this software but needless to say, it aint the greatest thing in the world. I want to get rid of it so badly, but I've got a brain injury & my memory would probably not allow me to learn an entirely new thing. I need the PFC & whatever else is saved on here - I know I couldn't start all the way over from scratch.
If anyone knows of another email program that allows you to do the following, I might consider switching but until then I'll stick with this horrible excuse for a piece of software:
1. save emails - not only in the immediate box but in the old/sent mails of the PFC
2. an IM program right in there with the email & the web browser - not that I dont use safari every time I need to get on the www.
3. My PFC is kind of invaluable.
4. My email address name - I know there are ways to keep an email address or something, but...
Maybe there's some kind of detox from AOL rehab program I can get in.
If anyone else could do all that, I'm sure they could do it better & without all the bad stuff which I won't get into. And it'd be great if I could find an American company that doesn't outsource to switch to! Don't get me started on that.
- Thanks,
Yaelle G.
I havent had the crashing & freezing problems with this software but needless to say, it aint the greatest thing in the world. I want to get rid of it so badly, but I've got a brain injury & my memory would probably not allow me to learn an entirely new thing. I need the PFC & whatever else is saved on here - I know I couldn't start all the way over from scratch.
If anyone knows of another email program that allows you to do the following, I might consider switching but until then I'll stick with this horrible excuse for a piece of software:
1. save emails - not only in the immediate box but in the old/sent mails of the PFC
2. an IM program right in there with the email & the web browser - not that I dont use safari every time I need to get on the www.
3. My PFC is kind of invaluable.
4. My email address name - I know there are ways to keep an email address or something, but...
Maybe there's some kind of detox from AOL rehab program I can get in.
If anyone else could do all that, I'm sure they could do it better & without all the bad stuff which I won't get into. And it'd be great if I could find an American company that doesn't outsource to switch to! Don't get me started on that.
- Thanks,
Yaelle G.
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