

VipOrbit requires the user to diligently update the information to fully utilize the power of the application. A search of contacts with similar hobbies could be saved as an orbit. For example, I created an attribute to track the hobbies of my contacts. The search criteria can be any of the contact attributes, such as, name, address, phone number, email, or any user defined attribute. Alternatively, the results of a search can be saved as an orbit. To delete an orbit, select the orbit then the “-“ button.  The contact pane displayed below can be used to add contacts. To create an orbit via the orbit tab, select the “+†button then provide a name and description. The upper right corner of the application window displays the date of the last backup and a Backup My Stuff button to immediately perform a backup. Selecting your profile tab will display your profile information as well as all your recent communications. An orbit tab to manage and create logical groups of contacts and a contact search tab with logical search features. There is a calendar tab to manage daily events. The contacts tab allows access to view or update contacts. The dashboard tab provides at a glance review of the day’s events and tasks. The user interface of vipOrbit  is user-friendly. This allows the user to manage personal events and activities. The application can import calendars, calls, meetings, to-dos, and all day activities via the preference pane. vipOrbit will automatically create orbits for any contact groups you have already created.

You will need to be logged into these social media accounts to successfully import the data. The application allows you to import Apple contacts as well as Skype, LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and Google+.

VIPORBIT CALENDER FOR MAC
To get started with vipOrbit for Mac  you will need to create a login account then import your contacts. Selecting your profile will display all communication activities. In addition, orbits keeps track of all communications, voice calls, email, instant messages, and social media, creating a mini knowledge base about each contact. According to Muhney, orbits help to build stronger relationships by exposing the interconnection between the people you know. Orbits is similar but predates the Google+ social network, circles. VipOrbit  is built around the concept of orbits, a way to organize your contacts into logical groups such as family, golf buddies, co-workers, and more. In 2013, the Mac version was launched, featuring a more effective way to add and update information, as well as, the ability to sync changes between the Mac and iOS devices. The iPad app arrived the following year, providing the ability to sync information between the two iOS devices. The vipOrbit iPhone app was introduced in 2011. Mike’s newest venture, vipOrbit, was developed to address the poorly designed contact apps available on the iPhone. He’s the co-inventor of ACT!, a popular customer relationship management application that was revolutionary for its time, 1987. I met and interviewed the co-founder and CEO of vipOrbit, Mike Muhney, at Macworld 2014.
