Today, on the BlackBerry blog, I noticed that V1.0 of the BlackBerry Desktop for OSX is now just around the corner. Since I am both a Mac enthusiast, and someone who thinks that BlackBerry is something without which human life will cease (thus solving global warming instantly), I have been eagerly keeping watch for news on this piece of software since I first read about it on RIM’s blog back in July, with it’s enviable list of features, including the ability to Sync your iTunes® playlists, calendars, contacts, notes and tasks — features that had ’till now only been available in the Windows version of Desktop Manager.
Today (September 23rd), I noticed that RIM have written another update about their new OSX version of BlackBerry Desktop, this time using the phrase “around the corner”, which I take to mean imminent as the expected release date, however this new post gives a glimpse to this version of the software, and it looks awesome.
A feature that I will find useful, is the ability to sync with multiple computers, which although slower is something I would use all the time, given that I have computers both at home and work. I am also pleased by the way it will allow me to select to sync with either my Bold’s internal storage or with the flash-card that I have in the device. Then, something RIM have included that struck me as such an obvious feature, yet not even Itunes® has it, is the ability to delete all music that you have synchronized with BlackBerry Desktop Manager to the device. For a flash-based device, this allows you to quickly cycle through parts of your music collection. A feature that would be very useful in Itunes to those who own iPod Nanos.
Let’s hope that we will soon be able to get this great application and make our favourite handheld work with our favourite operating system.
