Communications for Mac

for the week of: November 01Downloads

1.
Camfrog Video Chat
Web Phones & VoIP Software5,903
2.
ManyCam Virtual Webcam
Webcam Software1,790
3.
Mac Messenger
Chat1,635
4.
Yahoo Messenger (Classic)
Chat1,296
Blackbery Apps

Get the blackberry apps you need.

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5.
Skype
Web Phones & VoIP Software1,242
6.
aMSN
Chat1,108
7.
iChat AV
Chat899
SugarSync Manager for Mac

Sync files across all computers/devices including your phone.

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8.
Adium
Chat508
9.
Microsoft Messenger
Chat351
10.
QuickPWN
Web Phones & VoIP Software320

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MemTurbo

Optimize memory and manage computer's cache

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Release date

XBlaze Nov 06
Chat
Phone Amego Nov 06
Web Phones & VoIP Software
Delibar Nov 05
Dial-up Software
Tooble Nov 05
Dial-up Software
JunkIt Nov 05
Spam Filters
Adium Nov 04
Chat
SerialMailer Nov 04
E-mail Software
Season's Greetings Vol. 2 Nov 04
E-mail Software
SnapMail Nov 02
Chat
Postbox Nov 02
E-mail Utilities

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1.
Adium
Multi-protocol instant messaging client.
2.
SurplusMeter
Keep track of Internet traffic volume.
3.
Mailplane
Brings Gmail to your desktop.
4.
Postbox
Read and organize email faster with this social networking-enabled client.
5.
SpamSieve
Bayesian spam filter for most email clients.
6.
SpamSieve
Bayesian spam filter for most email clients.
7.
Proteus
Chat using accounts on multiple instant-messaging services.
8.
Mozilla Thunderbird
E-mail and newsreader with customizable themes.
9.
ManyCam Virtual Webcam
Use your webcam with multiple apps & add cool graphics & effects to video.
10.
VisualRoute
Analyze Internet connections and track network problems.

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an introduction to Communications

The Internet is all about communication. From e-mail software to chat clients to the latest in VoIP software, Download.com's Communications category has everything you need to reach out and touch someone.

Of course you use e-mail, but which e-mail program should you use? A number of e-mail programs are free, from the venerable Microsoft Outlook Express to our current favorite, Mozilla Thunderbird. Thunderbird supports IMAP and POP mail protocols and can handle all your RSS feeds. It features cutting-edge antiphishing and spam filters in addition to advanced security features such as S/MIME, digital signing, and message encryption.

You'll also want to download all the latest e-mail extensions, such as spam filters and programs that notify you when e-mail is sent to your online accounts.

If you're too impatient for e-mail, chat software allows real-time communication between any two PCs. Yahoo Messenger, Google Talk, MSN Messenger (soon to be Windows Live Messenger), and AOL Instant Messenger are the major players in the chat market, with ICQ still a popular choice among hard-core chat fans.

If your friends use different clients and you don't want to install them all, Trillian lets you chat with everyone regardless of chat platform, including IRC-based chat rooms.

Of course, why bother typing e-mails when you can just talk to someone over your PC? Voice over Internet Protocol, or VoIP, allows you to turn your PC into a Web phone to call other Internet-connected PCs and talk as long as you want at no charge. Programs such as Skype, GloPhone, and BuddyTalk are painless to install and easy to use, and all three allow you to place calls to regular phones by signing up for a calling plan. For more information, check out the Download.com guide to Net Phones.

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an introduction to Communications