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   Cobook 1.0

   Jeff Carlson

   Is it time to lose Apple's leatherette Address Book in the back of a
   drawer? Developers Kaspars Dancis and Janis Dancis have released
   [1]Cobook 1.0, a free Mac app that gives you access to your contacts
   without having to wade through Address Book's weak and confusing
   interface. We first saw a beta version of CoBook at Macworld | iWorld
   2012; see '[2]Cool Products at Macworld | iWorld 2012,' 30 January
   2012. It caught our eye not just because it could replace the
   much-maligned Address Book, but also because it can pull information
   (with your authorization, of course) from Facebook, Twitter, and
   LinkedIn, fleshing out your contacts without requiring you to do it
   manually. Cobook is also smart about adding new information: for
   example, just type a full address to populate the proper fields. Best
   of all, it's free. (Free via the [3]Mac App Store, 1.5 MB)

References

   1. http://www.cobookapp.com/
   2. http://tidbits.com/article/12758
   3. http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cobook/id525225808?mt=12

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