Xgrid: Distributed computing made easy.

Imagine waking up one day to find that your Mac has solved a vexing scientific problem. Xgrid technology helps make that possible by making it easy to turn a group of Mac computers into a supercomputer, so they can work on problems greater than each computer could solve on its own. You can let Xgrid operate in screen-saver mode, so whenever you aren’t working, your Mac can crunch away at some data set. Or if you have a group of computers dedicated to the task, you can set them up as a cluster that works around the clock.

Bonjour: Zero-configuration networking.

Thanks to Bonjour technology, getting computers and smart devices to work together is as easy as connecting them. Computers and devices with Bonjour automatically broadcast their own services and listen for services being offered for the use of others. Your computer might see a printer available for printing, an iTunes playlist available for listening to, an iChat buddy available for video conferencing, or another computer available for file sharing. Even Windows PCs can take advantage of Bonjour — for free. Bonjour works with the popular standard connection technologies, including Ethernet and AirPort (802.11). It uses the standard, ubiquitous IP networking protocol for its connections, the same protocol that runs the Internet itself. And all of the technologies driving Bonjour are open.

iSync: Keep your devices in sync.

iSync, Apple’s synchronizing software, simplifies the process of sharing contact and calendar information on your Mac with other devices over USB or Bluetooth. It works with dozens of cell phone models and Palm OS-based PDAs, so you can always have the most current data with you. iSync takes your contacts in Address Book and appointments in iCal and syncs them with your devices. You can add or change dates and contacts on your devices or your Mac, and iSync manages your data across all of them, downloading changes and updating each device as necessary. View a list of iSync-compatible devices