Full FeedMS Office 2008 SP2: The Upgrade Tango
Or, “When Things Fall Apart.” And boy can things fall apart when you install the SP2/12.2.0 upgrade to Office for Mac 2008. To begin with, unless you absolutely have to upgrade, it is definitely a good idea to wait. There are some serious issues here, which Microsoft will hopefully address… Continue Reading »
Microsoft using Office’s AutoUpdate feature to check licensing
Turns out surreptitious Microsoft updates are no longer a PC-only problem. Microsoft’s Genuine Advantage program is designed to check that copies of Windows as well as Windows-based software (mainly Office) are properly licensed. The stated goal of this program is to “... giv[e] you full capabilities, access to all the… Continue Reading »
OpenOffice 3 brings native version to Mac OS X
OpenOffice has released version 3 of its open-source alternative to the Microsoft Office suite of applications, which now includes a native version for Mac OS X. The new OpenOffice 3 includes the following new features: ODF 1.2 Support Microsoft Office 2007 Import Filters Solver component which allows solving optimization problems… Continue Reading »
iPhone gets its first real office application!
The iPhone combines great user interface with almost infinite possibilities in application design. But, until now, there has been a relative dearth of useful office collaboration tools. Programs that are standard in every office suite—along the lines of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel—have had no real iPhone counterparts. Until today,… Continue Reading »
Solver for Excel 2008 available
After leaving it out of Office 2008 along with Visual Basic for Applications, Microsoft has returned Solver to Excel 2008. Prior to this addition, Office users would have to use Office 2004 for Excel if they needed solver, defeating the purpose of having Office 2008 on the system. It is… Continue Reading »
Some thoughts on Apple’s relationship with Microsoft
With Bill Gates’ departure from his everyday role at Microsoft having happened over a month ago now, I thought it might be a good time to reflect on what this means for Apple’s relationship with Microsoft, and vice versa. I think that despite Bill’s obvious place in the Windows-based world,… Continue Reading »
Office 2004 and 2008 Updated
On Tuesday, Microsoft unveiled new updates to its Office 2004 and 2008 programs. Office 2004 version 11.5.0 adds an update to the Open XML File Converter, allowing for compatibility with the randomly changed file formats of Office 2007 for Windows and Office 2008 for Mac. Office 2008 12.1.1 offers improvements… Continue Reading »
Jonathan Blum somehow assumes Automator is part of Office
I was all set to be made happy by Jonathan Blum’s latest article, “Mac Automator a no-brainer for Small Biz.” The first paragraph indulged me. In it, Blum talks about the ridiculousness of the Mac vs. PC debate, and leads into his biggest draw to the Mac: Automator. Then, the… Continue Reading »
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