Wow. Five years, already. Delivery Status is a great little app that started as a simple Dashboard widget. Now it’s a full iOS app with sync, and it’s awesome.
If you’re a geek, like me, and order almost everything online, you want to know when your latest goodies are going to arrive. Enter Delivery Status.
The latest version has a wonderful new feature, clipboard and tracking number detection.
In you’re copying and pasting a tracking number into the app, we’ve taken this detection a step further. As soon as you open the app, Delivery Status looks at your clipboard to see if you’ve copied something that looks like a tracking number. If you have, it will ask if you’d like to add a new delivery. Tap OK, verify the settings, tap Save, and you’re done.
I was pleasantly surprised by this feature last night.
The old process:
- Copy tracking number from site or email.
- Open Delivery Status.
- Tap + icon to add new delivery.
- Paste tracking number.
- Select shipping company.
- Tap OK.
- Verify or modify settings and tap Save.
Whew…SEVEN steps!
The new process:
- Copy tracking number from site or email.
- Open Delivery Status.
- Tap OK.
- Verify or modify settings and tap Save.
Much better!
Kudos to Junecloud for five years of a great utility.
You can get a free version of the iOS app (the Dashboard widget is free) by liking them on Facebook.
Spanning Sync, which I’ve been using for over a year now to sync my Mac and iPhone with Google Calendar and Contacts, has some really great updates over the last couple of months. I’m just getting around to posting about it.
First off, their Save $5, Make $5 program is still going strong. It’s easy money folks. Use code D8BYCM when you sign up for the subscription, and you get your own discount code. Find four people who need this sync functionality, and you’ve made your money back. Find more and you’re making money for using a tool that you’ll use anyway. Pretty sweet.
In addition, Spanning Tools are available, and they’ve recently announced a Spanning Backup service that is looking for beta testers. They also helped Postbox develop their referral program. Pretty sweet. It’s a Save $10, Make $5 program. For $10 off Postbox, use coupon code R7AJZ. Postbox is a mailbox manager for Windows and Mac.
If you’re on a Mac, and you use Google tools, or if you just want to make some easy money, you need Spanning Sync.
**These links are affiliate links. As always, 50% goes to charity.**
Spanning Sync 3 is fully compatible with the to-be-released-Friday Mac OS X 10.6, a.k.a. Snow Leopard.
From SS Blog: “Spanning Sync 3 is fully compatible with Snow Leopard and takes full advantage of its support for 64-bit processing. (And for those of you with an eye for the technical details, the Spanning Sync pref pane is now garbage-collected.)”
Full details here.
Save $5, then make $5 (or more than $5) using coupon code D8BYCM
The awesome Mac to Google sync tool, Spanning Sync, has a new version in the wild.
For only $20, using the discount code below, (or $60 if you get the lifetime license), it’s worth every penny. (plus you can make referral money too). I’ve been using this tool for over a year now, and it’s been great. One, because it backs up my contacts and events, and two, because it’s such a transparent app, you never know it’s there. You just run it and it works.
Save $5 by clicking here or using coupon code D8BYCM.
What’s New in Spanning Sync 3:
- Much faster sync times—up to 10x faster on large syncs
- Calendar alarm syncing
- One-way syncing of calendars and contacts
- Syncs more contact properties, including birthdays and nicknames
- Option to not sync older calendar events
- Reduced memory usage
- Easier installation process
- Snow Leopard compatibility
So, almost one year later, I’m still using Spanning Sync. I’ll be honest, the main reason, even with all the new technologies, is that I don’t have to worry about it. It’s been running in the background on my systems for 10 months. I kept it when I moved to my Macbook Pro earlier this year. It just freakin’ works, so I had no reason to change anything.
SS is also doing a nice job of adding new features and keeping up with Google, so, again, I haven’t had any issues with compatibility or sync issues. Quite remarkable, since I had just moderate expectations.
Anyhow, if you need to sync Google and Mac and/or iPhone, I still highly recommend Spanning Sync.
**Disclaimer: Those are affiliate links, and 50% goes to charity.
