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Sparrow – The new mail for Mac

I am very pleased to welcome Sparrow, the new email client for Mac, as this week’s RSS Feed Sponsor.

Sparrow takes a minimal UI approach to email and uses the latest features of the Mac OS to it’s advantage. Quicklook, Multitouch, Threading, the whole shebang. Not only that but there is some great features for the simplicity crowd including Quick Reply (you get a simple compose box right in the message window) and Minimal Mode (hide the previews and see more of your Mail at once).

The newest version supports not only GMail but also Mobile Me, Yahoo, AOL, or any IMAP account you can throw at it. Plus, at only $9.99, it is a steal for a mail client this rich in features. Check it out today.

Lausanne based Big-Game studio created a series of cork floating boats for the Portuguese company Materia. The toys, simply titled ‘Bote’ are made of a cork base and a plastic mast or cabin that can be easily changed. A perfect kid’s gift now the summer is approaching fast.

The boats will be exhibited during I Saloni 2011, at Via San Marco 38, Milan, April 12–17.

Photography by Julien Chavaillaz.

Principle of Least Software — Jonathan Buys:

Use only the software that you need. No more, no less.

What we believe in.

Pow:

New from 37signals: Pow, an open-source web server for Mac OS X, for easy local deployment of Rails and Rack web apps.

Simple install, minimal configuration, ready to go in seconds.

TipToe - Search, view, share the web [Sponsor]:

I would like to thank TipToe for being this weeks RSS Feed sponsor. TipToe uses Bing, Blekko, and a bit of artificial intelligence to deliver only the search results that matter. It is pretty much the only way I search for things when on the go now. Only $.99 and highly recommended.

Rules From a User to Software Developers — The Brooks Review:

All of these are great, but this is really just a reason to link to Ben Brooks and point out, once again, that if you are not reading everything he writes, you are missing some of the best Mac review and commentary available today. I proudly stand behind my statement that The Brooks Review is on the same level as Daring Fireball, which is the highest of praise in my book.

Further proof? Read this: A Successful Failure

finermac:

Sometimes when you need to fire off a quick e-mail reply to someone you hit the Reply button… quickly. As you compose your brilliant reply you realize that what you really wanted to do was “Reply To All”. Instead of forcing you to close your composition window and start over, Mail.app features a handy “Reply To All” button right in your message composition window toolbar. Simply click to add the recipients and carry on with your brilliance.

Holy crap! I had no idea. Gosh this would have saved me countless hours had I known this.

Update: Also, it’s a toggle button. If you hit reply-all, then the button will switch it to reply and vice-versa. Also, the keyboard command equivalents work here as well.