Microsoft announced on its Mac Mojo (ugh, terrible name!) blog yesterday that it is hard at work on the first service release for Office 2008, and that they will release it on March 11th.
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Author: David Cohen
A lifelong technology fan and an IT professional, David has been writing and podcasting for MyMac since 1995. In his professional life he is an expert in mobile computing, data centres, cloud services and IT security. For MyMac he is a features and review writer, a former host of the MyMac Podcast and Geekiest Show Ever podcast, and the current co-host of the TechFan podcast,
iPhone 3G Adventures in Blighty
It has been an interesting morning for the UK’s iPhone 3G launch. For those of you waking up to your morning MyMac fix and weekly podcast download, let me fill you in on how things have been going here.
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Freeplay Product Line – Power Independence!
When you stop and think about it, the age of technological wonder we live can never fail to amaze. Established limitations seem to be routinely overcome on a weekly basis, allowing us to do things that seemed science fiction a few years ago.
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Buff Headwear – Essential Minimalism
Ever heard the phrase “less is more”? It encapsulates the notion that simplicity and clarity lead to good design. As a fan of Apple products this is something that I really appreciate, and it is always great to find other products that embody the same concepts.
Read MoreSeagate FreeAgent Pro/Maxtor OneTouch 4 Mini hard drives – Review
The twin drivers of mass market economics and corporate consolidation have lead us to a cornucopia of cheap, high performance electronics that would have been unimaginable only ten years ago. Back when you were dropping up to half the price of a small car on a laptop, it was always felt to be worth paying extra for a name brand. Build quality and service meant that Apple hardware commanded a premium price.
Adobe Acrobat 9.0 Professional – Review
Adobe Acrobat 9.0 is the latest version (I was looking at the Professional variant – Standard is also available), and once you fire it up it is clear that Adobe has embraced the challenge of adding value with relish. A clean interface provides a series of drop-down buttons for the Acrobat workflow – starting with creation of new documents, and ending with commenting of existing PDFs.
IRIScan Executive 2 – Review
The advancement of technology is a wonderful thing, particularly in the field of consumer electronics. Not only do devices get cheaper and more functional as time goes on, but they develop wonderful new capabilities.
Fenestration 43 – Wind of Change
Ever since Steve Jobs got up in front of the World Wide Developer Conference and announced “yes – the rumours are true!” and thereby ushered in the Intel Macintosh age, many of us were tantalized by two diverse possibilities – running Windows natively on a Mac and running OS X on ordinary PCs.
LAbesace Lime Drop MacBook Laptop Bag
Review
With out wishing to stereotype the typical MyMac magazine reader, let me ask you a question. Have you ever shopped for a handbag? If not for yourself, perhaps accompanied a loved one or friend? It is a frankly bewildering experience. They come in so many different shapes, colors, sizes and prices that I had no idea how my wife was ever going to be able settle on just one.
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Data Exchange in the Clouds
For users straddling the Windows PC and Mac worlds, the question of seamless data interchange between the systems can be a challenging one. Of course, with the capabilities of OS X, the rise of USB and the availability of flash drives and external disks it is probably easier than it has ever been to pass data, but nevertheless there are still considerations of disk formats, file formats and application versions to consider.
FastMac 1.4Ghz Processor Upgrade for PowerMac G4
Review
What is the value of an older G4 Macintosh? Can it be upgraded to run Mac OS X 10.5? Is it worth upgrading a 450MHz G4 in the first place/ David Cohen looks at the 1.4GHz upgrade processor from FastMac.
MailSteward
Review
The blight of the digital age is the accumulation of massive amounts of data – as computers get faster and storage gets cheaper, we end up keeping everything, whether we need it or not. David Cohen looks at MailSteward, an application designed to store your archived email outside your email application.
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The Curse of “Free Public Wi-Fiâ€
Welcome, MyMac readers, to Fenestration – back after a hiatus from the podcast, and now in a written form to reflect our rebrand back to MyMac Magazine. This column is my guide to using your Mac in a world filled with Windows machines. I will cover issues of information exchange with Windows users, using Windows infrastructure with your Mac, and how to run Windows or Windows-compatible software on your Mac.
Read MoreBlackBox Speakers – BluStream Tx Bluetooth Dongle – Review
The thriving iPod accessory market has delivered pretty much every variation of speaker system that you can think of, so it is fairly rare to see something new. Gear4, a British company that currently sells product to the European market, has come up with a system that is new both in concept and looks.
LEvertigo Prune Laptop Messenger Bag
Review
Apple’s laptops are stylish and durable – both the plastic MacBooks and aluminum MacBook Pros will shrug off plenty off abuse in daily life. But even the hardiest machine needs to be carried around, and as an Apple supporter it is nice to have stylish accessories to match the beauty of Apple’s designs.
Fluid Mask 3 – Review
The true sign of Photoshop trickery is the use of the selection tools to cut objects out of a photo, place them on a separate layer and then isolate them from the background. Recognizing this, Vertus offers Fluid Mask as a way for ordinary mortals to achieve professional results.
How to tell Macworld is on…
How can you tell that Macworld is about to start when you are in San Francisco? When you turn on your Mac’s wireless to
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Particular Standouts at Macworld
While whipping round the two halls of Macworld on Tuesday, I noted some particular products that caught my eye. These are not best in show or anything as such, just the things that I found of interest to me.
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MyMac Cameraderie
Today’s technology has truly shrunk the world. Despite living thousands of miles apart in many instances, the writers and voices of the MyMac team are not only able to put together all the content on the site, but to discuss, interact and debate many different issues on and off topic as if we all worked in a single office.
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Thoughts on a whirlwind day at Macworld
So, after three years of being a Mac fan I made it to a Macworld Expo in San Francisco.
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