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1. Corentin

   05.25.06 9:22 AM

   I say it's time to send it to your localizers to have a multi-langual version ready on time for release :->

   
   Corentin

2. MacStansbury

   05.25.06 9:37 AM

   Is it iPhoto?

   
   Video iPod - no, not iPod related?

   
   Tablet Mac?

   
   That iMusic we've been hearing about for years?

   
   Some horrible bee/beaver hybrid that makes people guess things?

   
   Is it made of chocolate?

   
   Chess?

3. Keller

   05.25.06 10:32 AM

   Well… Can we get a replacement for Apple Mail? Because it sucks, and the alternatives aren't any better.

4. PowerBookForever

   05.25.06 11:16 AM

   Please let it be a competitor to Quicken!

5. Little Bee

   05.25.06 11:45 AM

   I hear it's called OmniMagicWand, yo.

6. Leon Spencer

   05.25.06 1:35 PM

   OmniSpackle!

7. Chad

   05.25.06 1:51 PM

   So, would an image count as a 'document'?

   
   Maybe you are just yanking us, and it is just OmniDiskSweeper 2!  Actually, that wouldn't be a bad thing… integrate some srm yumminess into the app, update the icons and interface a bit…yeah, that's the ticket!

8. ns

   05.25.06 2:18 PM

   If you had a replacements for Mail.app and Quicken… I'd buy then sooo fast my legs would fall off ;-)...

9. Ryan

   05.25.06 3:16 PM

   I really think it's OmniChilcare.

   
   No, wait, scratch that. I'd much rather have OmniPresident, a new leader that not only tells the truth (a positive change), but looks good, too! Better than all the competitors out there.

   
   Okay, okay, I'd settle for OmniJob, with a regular paycheck and benefits.

10. I Know

    05.25.06 3:42 PM

    It's a Quicken replacement.

11. Matthew Barker

    05.25.06 4:17 PM

    It must be a widget of some sort…

    one that shows the current menu items prepared by the OmniChef.

    Perhaps it's a notebook wrapper for OOP?

    Um…maybe it's a deworming reminder widget for mac-loving cat owners.

    Um…perhaps it's a mini-DVD of the Yes! commercial.

    An Omni beermat (coaster for those of us in the US.)

    An OmniOldFarmersAlmanac for organizing our planting schedules.

    
    Or a box of Omni-branded CrackerJacks with a real toy prize like they used to have in the 60s…not that I'm reminiscing or anything.

12. William

    05.25.06 4:38 PM

    Is it using some CoreData technologies ?

13. Jan

    05.25.06 6:30 PM

    Ohh, how I would like an Omni replacement for Mail.app. And seems I´m not the only one…

14. jem

    05.25.06 6:55 PM

    Don't forget that we want to see some more dance videos

15. David

    05.25.06 10:15 PM

    Being less than $20, I doubt it'd be a Quicken or Mail replacement.  Not that I think Mail is that bad (then again, I used NeXT Mail for over 7 years, so Mail.app is like an old friend).  (btw, check out Moneydance—not as flashy as Quicken, but generally pretty good).

    
    I'm guessing some kind of utility.  Bookmark organizer/converter (for people switching among Firefox, Safari, OmniWeb, and even the old macIE)?  Super-duper address book replacement?  Heavy-duty image converter utility? (hey, does MacOSX still have the hooks for automagic file format conversion that we had in NeXTSTEP?)

    
    Along with the next hint, couldja give us a better idea of the timeframe?  “Mere weeks” could mean anything between 14 days and 3 months…

16. jem

    05.25.06 10:32 PM

    A better interface to the address book??

17. Giulio Cesare

    05.25.06 11:06 PM

    In the early days of the NeXT-Apple fusion, there was an OmniBackup product that used to allow a backup to tape of the disk content.

    
    I am trying to find a “no nonsense” backup application for the Mac, but I have not found anything worth while.

    
    I have Super-Duper, and it is really fantastic for creating whole disk images, but it is not the right tool to backup only some data (photos/documents/preferences/etc..).

18. Ralph Fontcuberta

    05.26.06 12:13 AM

    from Café Americain:

    
    Holly (Valerie Bertinelli): I've been working all day.

    
    Male Friend (Frenchman, not good at English): Yes, I see you have been busy with your beaver.

    
    Holly, after a pause: Don't ever say that again.

19. Ralph Fontcuberta

    05.26.06 12:15 AM

    I second Moneydance as a Quicken replacement. I switched to it a few months ago (you can import a Quicken QXIF or whatever file, so you don't lose anything or have to re set-up everything).

    
    I'd still like a Mail.app replacement, if only because I was a mail client junkie for a while (QuickMail, Em@iler, Entourage, PowerMail, Mayberry…).

20. Chad

    05.26.06 1:40 AM

    > Don’t forget that we want to see some more dance videos

    
    'We' meaning 'you'.  The dancing OmniGuy is just the type of thing to throw a person into therapy.

    
    Ah, yes, OmniBackup.  I've heard of the name a few times…there might have been some under the table deal why it is no longer around now…  I smell conspiracy!  But I do second you on that it would be nice to have a new replacement.  I tried to use Apple's Backup utility, but it kept trying to back up the files to the wrong disk!  So it is fundamentally useless to me right now.  I just use rsync from the command line instead.

    
    Maybe OmniPDF is being re-released!  Well, it might not be too overly useful now, but I discovered the name when looking for a decent PS reader a few years ago.  But since Preview can convert PS files to PDF now, I'm good.

21. Neil

    05.26.06 1:41 AM

    While I'm happy you're putting out a new app, I'd really rather see better and further updates to your existing apps. OmniGraffle would be at the top of my list.

22. Wim

    05.26.06 5:47 AM

    Hah! It's a frickin beaver with frickin bees on its head!

    
    And I don't know about you, Linda, but I might just get more work done if I replaced Mail.app with our new app.

23. Tim

    05.26.06 7:12 AM

    Stop making waves, Wim!

24. David Smith

    05.26.06 7:32 AM

    I have confirmation from an Omni engineer that it will be OmniGlitterShirtMaker.

25. Mark

    05.26.06 4:25 PM

    OmniShouldIUpgradeOrWait ... what a great idea because everytime I buy something it is upgraded (paid) almost immediately or released at a quarter of what I paid on MacZOT

26. Paul

    05.28.06 7:20 AM

    It's the real iPod Video, isn't it?

27. james brown

    05.28.06 8:49 AM

    Omni should come out with a Cocoa Office replacement, that talks ODF and Open Office XML, a suite with as much shine as OmniGaffle

28. JN

    05.28.06 10:01 AM

    A swedish meatball widget!

29. Leonardo Burci

    05.28.06 10:27 AM

    Ethan Shoonover didn't get his scripts working as he wanted to and a full OmniOutliner Pro was also kind of overkill for this purpose. So you banded together and created a sleek new app. Finally kGTD will be ok: omni-kinklessGTD for $19,99 fast and reliable. Congratulations!

30. dude

    05.28.06 9:52 PM

    “If this list broke your heart, keep in mind this product isn’t the only new piece of software that Omni has planned for 2006”

    
    Does this imply that while THIS PARTICULAR piece of software may not be an iPod related Mail replacement/Word processor that costs more than 20 dollars, that such a product is ALSO, SEPERATELY in development?

31. Le citadin

    05.28.06 10:09 PM

    Hmmm… OmniCal as a replacement for iCal (and the sad Chronos' SOHO PIM)?

32. Ali Baba

    05.28.06 10:44 PM

    Is it free?

33. Romain Dardour

    05.28.06 11:55 PM

    I know (at least I want that to happen) :

    A palm Conduit for OmniOutliner, that allows us to sync LifeBalance, SplashShopper or ListPro to the OO documents !!

    Please, make that happen !

34. Ptitboul

    05.29.06 3:12 AM

    I hope it is OmniBackup. And I hope that it is a P2P backup software, with an open protocol, so you can backup on your friends' disks.

35. dude

    05.29.06 12:24 PM

    P2P backup is the most asinine idea I have ever heard.

36. Sam

    05.29.06 1:16 PM

    mailsmith is the only mail client needed. http://www.bbedit.com

37. Carlos Alberto Pinto Peixoto Bastos Santos

    05.29.06 2:26 PM

    Well, I see that many more people trust the genius minds at Omni Group to create a real e-mail client (Mailsmith is ridiculous: how come they release a program w/no IMAP support???).

    I haven't though about this before, but a replacement for Quicken would also be great (but I don't this is now the case). I remember when at my dark age of Windows user that I just really enjoyed Microsoft Money —actually, I still miss it. Quicken is way overhead for someone who's not living at the US.

38. TC

    06.02.06 12:03 AM

    Give me a G, give me a T, give me a D, what have you got:

    GTD

    
    It'll annoy the hell out of the guy working on kinkless GTD but I reckon Omni is going to produce an add on for Outliner to do the GTD thang right.

    
    Otherwise it's going to be the best RSS feed reader in the world… ever.

39. artifex

    06.02.06 7:20 AM

    I'm back for another try:

    
    I know! An OmniWeebleWobble!

    
    What? Who else is gonna feed and pet the OmniGiraffe?

    
    Do I win? :)

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