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Microsoft Office 2008, Microsoft’s List of Known Issues

ts understandable that nothing is perfect, especially when it comes to software development. There is and always will be bugs or functions that can be improved even on production releases. Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac OS X is no exception. If you’re experiencing difficulty its probably a good idea to check on Microsoft’s self declared […]Read More

Airport Extreme, Printing To A Printer Attached To An Airport

Its relatively, ‘easy as pie’ to print from a Mac to a printer attached to an Airport Extreme base station but how do we do it from a Windows PC? Well, there are some additional steps and a download to commit to but after that, it comes down to being as ‘easy as pie’ again. […]Read More

CodeWeavers, Running Windows Applications Natively On Mac OS X With

CodeWeavers recently, announced the coming availability of CrossOver for Mac OS X. Running off Wine, originally an open source implementation of Windows API that sits on top of X11 and Linux. Wine and CrossOver purport the ability to run regular Windows-based apps natively on a MacIntel platform. Negating the need for a dual boot MacIntel. The implications of this, could cause […]Read More

MSN Messenger 5.1.1 For Mac Released

Microsoft has recently updated their MSN Messenger for Mac OS X to version 5.1.1. After the download and install, there doesn’t appear to be an amazing change in the interface and usage of this Microsoft IM. This time, the changes seem to have gone on under the hood. IMs have come a long way. What started […]Read More

Microsoft Office 2004, Control Your Windows PC Remotely From Your

An uncommonly known fact that ships with every copy of Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac, is Microsoft’s implementation of VNC, known as Remote Desktop Connection (RDC). Using industry standard Virtual Network Computing (VNC) protocols, RDC does what Apple’s Remote Desktop (ARD) cannot do. Manipulate Windows PCs from your Mac. Sadly, RDC does not possess the capability to observe a Windows PC. […]Read More

Microsoft, Availability Of Internet Explorer For Mac Has Ceased

Ever wonder why Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) some times doesn’t display web pages as they should? The Redmond-based software giant has ceased development of IE from as early as 2003 and has recently removed its availability from its Mactopia site. For this same reason, Microsoft Internet Explorer no longer ships as part of the Mac OS X […]Read More

Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard Run, Windows On Your Intel

CUPERTINO, California, 05 April 2006 – Apple has released Boot Camp Public Beta (an 82.9MB download), allowing Intel-based Mac owners to configure their Macs to support both Mac OS X and Windows partitions on a single hard drive. Giving them the ability to run Windows natively on their Intel-based Macs! In an unprecented move, Apple has launched the […]Read More

Windows Media Player (Mac) Windows Media Components For QuickTime

Telestream, the company that pioneered high-quality media exchange over IP networks, has given Mac users the gift of being able to play Windows Media (.wma and .wmv) files right from our QuickTime players. Dispensing the need to rely on Microsoft’s Windows Player, which at press time, is in its version 9 incarnation. By downloading and […]Read More

Adium X 0.86, The Ultimate IM – The Polls Are

The guys who created Adium have come up with a winner. In a world where IM’s are the single biggest source of office inefficiency, Adium is the ultimate downfall for office efficiency. Supporting almost all IM formats currently available to the masses, Adium is the Swiss knife of IMs. Besides, being an all-in-one IM, Adium also comes […]Read More

Microsoft Office Live – The New Frontier?

07 November 2005, New York, In its latest bid to hedge its position as the global software incumbent Microsoft has announced that it will be offeringMicrosoft Office Live to help small and midsize businesses use and maintain the suite of software used for applications such as e-mail, scheduling, spreadsheets and word processing. Among some of the planned […]Read More