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BusyCal Public Beta

I'm pleased to announce that the BusyCal Public Beta has been released!

BusyCal is our new Mac OS X desktop calendar application designed for sharing calendars on a LAN and syncing with Google Calendar. We've combined the calendar sharing and synchronization technology from the award winning BusySync, with a beautiful desktop calendar interface that is instantly recognizable to iCal users — all in one easy to use integrated application. 

In addition to calendar sharing and synchronization, BusyCal also provides many great productivity enhancements including the ability to create To Dos and recurring To Dos, that display in the calendar and auto-forward until completed; display events in several customizable views including a List View and scrolling Month and Week Views; display live weather feeds and graphics in your calendar; and apply custom fonts, styles and colors to events. 

Pricing and Availability

• The BusyCal public beta is available for download now.
• BusyCal will cost $40 per computer when the final version is released.
• Registered users of BusySync can upgrade to BusyCal for $10 when it is released.

System Requirements

• BusyCal requires Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
• BusyCal is compatible with BusySync, allowing calendar sharing between BusyCal users and BusySync users.

For more info, go to http://www.busymac.com

BusyCal Screencast: Alarms

This is the latest in a series of screencasts highlighting the unique features in BusyCal. This screencast demonstrates BusyCal Alarms, including:

• Alarm Types
• Alarm Preferences
• Snoozing and dismissing alarms in the Alarm Window
• Alarm Menu bar app
• Adding personal Alarms to read-only events

The BusyCal public beta will be available soon. If you'd like to be notified when it is available, you can sign up here:

http://www.busymac.com/beta

BusyCal Screencast: Event Info Panel

This is the sixth in a series of screencasts highlighting the unique features in BusyCal. This screencast demonstrates some of the features of the Event Info Panel, including:

• Non-modal floating window
• Smart data entry
• Customizable attributes
• Tags
• Embedded info pane
• Keyboard navigation
• Local alarms on read-only events

The BusyCal public beta will be available later this month. If you'd like to be notified when it is available, you can sign up here:

http://www.busymac.com/beta

BusyCal Screencast: Customizable Views

This is the fifth in a series of screencasts highlighting the unique features in BusyCal. This screencast demonstrates the customizable views in BusyCal, including:

• Scrolling Month and Week views
• Scrolling cells in Month view
• Custom column display in List view
• Notes pane in List view
• And more

The BusyCal public beta will be available in July. If you'd like to be notified when it is available, you can sign up here:

http://www.busymac.com/beta