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Mac Office 2007?

donnagaudet — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 17:37:14 +0000

Will there be a Mac version of Office 2007? Mac Office and Windows Office are completely different products developed by different teams at Microsoft. Office 2007 for Windows will not appear in a Mac format. Rather, a Mac version of Office will appear later in 2007 and will be called Office 2008. The Mac interface will be different from the Windows Office 2007 interface but the program will be able to read files created with Windows Office 2007. Microsoft has plans to release converters (spring, 2007) for those using older versions of Mac Office.

The information above was derived from Mossberg’s Mailbox, a technology column in the Wall Street Journal (early January, 2007)

Pump Up the Volume on your iPod? Not if you want to keep your hearing…

donnagaudet — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 15:31:39 +0000

A BBC news story recently reported that Apple is being sued by a man from Louisiana because of the sound levels on the ipod device. According to the lawsuit, 115 db of sound can be generated by the ipod which is enough to damage hearing if exposed for more than a short time each day.

The man from Louisiana is hoping to make the suit a class-action one. Apple is probably hoping that the problem will go away and, as reported in MacWorld, June 2006 issue, has released an update to iPod (version 1.1.1 update) that allows users to set the maximum sound level for their unit. Parents can also adjust settings for their kids and lock the settings with a combination code.

Windows and Windows Programs on Mac

donnagaudet — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 13:20:19 +0000

From MacWorld Magazine, October 2006…
CrossOver Mac (http://www.codeweavers.com/products/cxmac/) software allows you to run Windows programs on an Intel Mac without installing Windows. According to Codeweavers “Intended for Intel Mac OS X machines, CrossOver Mac will allow Mac users to run their favorite Windows applications and games seamlessly on their Mac. Windows files can be opened directly within your file browser, or from email attachments. No rebooting, no switching to a virtual machine, and no Windows Operating System license required; CrossOver is a complete replacement for your Windows OS as far as your Windows software is concerned.”

Parallels Desktop allows you to run Windows without rebooting. (From: http://www.parallels.com/en/products/desktop/ Parallels Desktop for Mac is the first solution that gives Apple users the ability to run Windows, Linux or any other operating system and their critical applications at the same time as Mac OS X on Intel-powered iMac, Mac Mini, MacBook or MacBook Pro. Unlike dual-boot solutions, in which users must completely shut down Mac OS X and endure a full OS start-up cycle to access a important application, Parallels Desktop for Mac empowers users with the ability to run important Windows programs like Outlook, Access, Internet Explorer and all other applications without having to give up the usability and functionality of their Mac OS X machine even for a few minutes.)