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ABDialer - 2.1.1

Scriptable phone dialer for Address Book.

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All Time:	(3.3)
Version 2.1.1:	(5.0)
Selected Version:	2.1.1
Release Date:	2009-10-02
License:	Shareware
Downloads (version 2.1.1):	183
Downloads (all versions):	11,275
Price:	$12.00

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Product Description:

The best companion for your desk phone, just got better.
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. It's highly configurable and can also be used as an external dialer for virtually all applications. Main features includes:

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

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
Mac OS X 10.3.9

Feedback Summary:

Version 2.1.1:
Overall Rating:	(5.0)	Features:	(4.0)	Support:	(5.0)
Ease of Use:	(5.0)	Quality / Stability:	(4.0)	Price:	(5.0)

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5 years I was waiting for this - Version: 2.1.1, 10/2/2009 10:49PM PST

ProfAD

Finally, the hibernation is over, and I was even upgraded for free. The new version works perfectly on my iMac and MacBook Pro, both under OSX 10.5.8. Simple, tenable, and elegant. In my opinion, the best in its category.

ABDialer not working on G4 under 10.5.2 - Version: 1.1.2, 4/15/2008 01:13PM PST

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warwickt

Just a warning -- I've been using ABDialer for years, then upgraded my G4 Quicksilver to 10.5.2 and BuddyPop no longer works. The Apple Internal Modem does not dial (there's a discussion thread about the issue at http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=6935046). I know the modem is OK because other comms programmes like ZTerm operate normally. So it is a software issue -- either with 10.5.2 or ABDialer (or both).

I've emailed Macron twice over the last 3 weeks but have not received any response. Like others here I assume ABDialer is no longer supported.

Why no AddressBook plug-in? - Version: 1.1.2, 7/6/2004 10:26AM PST

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rcfa

Stone Software wrote an AddressBook plug-in to print envelopes. This allows to use the AddressBook contextual menus (you get them by clicking on the labels of an address item e.g. "work" or "home") to print envelopes.

Bluetooth capable phones can already be dialed that way. What Apple has not done is to allow dialling POTS lines via the modem that way. What I'm waiting for is someone to write an AddressBook plug-in that does just that, preventing me from having to run another app.