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Apr 27 2009

Windows Invasion

Even though we are Mac users, we still have to share the computing world with Windows. That doesn’t mean we have to play nice. Keep your edge in a Windows world with this week’s freeware picks.

mu Windows Invasion WinJack

Control a PC from OS X over a network. This free system consists of a small server app that runs on the PC and a client app that runs on your Mac. With this setup you can manipulate files and folders and even remotely shut down the Windows PC. Have fun!

mu Windows Invasion Remote Desktop Connection

If you’d like to do it the Microsoft way, our good friends (under cover agents?) in the Macintosh Business Unit have a viable alternative. In all fairness, this alternative allows you to make resources on your Mac (local disks) available to the PC.

mu Windows Invasion KopyMac

Transfer files from your Mac to PCs? Cover your tracks with KopyMac. This app will rid you of those troublesome invisible files that OS X likes to litter on Windows volumes. It also converts filenames to make them more PC friendly.

mu Windows Invasion AutomountMaker

Use this tool to create login scripts that will mount SMB (Windows) volumes on startup. This will keep those Windows drives in easy reach.

mu Windows Invasion MacXPop

Receive SMB messages on a Windows network. This app works as your equivalent of WinPopup, keeping you connected to PC’s like of communication.

Now, I expect you to use these applications responsibly. You’re on your own if you get caught. What did you expect from a Mac Mercenary?

Brian

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Sep 25 2007

Microsoft clues us in to the Office 2008 for Mac details

office2008 20070925 181255 Microsoft clues us in to the Office 2008 for Mac details The Macintosh Business Unit at Microsoft Corp. today announced at the Apple Expo in Paris its product lineup for the upcoming Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac release. The flagship product, Office 2008 for Mac, is the core suite that includes Microsoft Office Word 2008, Microsoft Office Excel 2008, Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2008 and Microsoft Office Entourage 2008 for productivity on the Mac. All versions of Office 2008 for Mac support the new Open XML file format and are Universal applications that will perform natively on Power PC- and Intel-based Macs.

The Mac BU will offer two versions in addition to Office 2008 for Mac that meet distinct user needs:

Office 2008 for Mac Special Media Edition features the complete Office 2008 for Mac productivity suite specially packaged with a full version of Microsoft Expression Media for Mac to empower the media-savvy Mac user with smart digital asset management tools. Expression Media is a powerful and customizable image management software application for importing, annotating, organizing, archiving, searching and distributing users’ ever-growing collections of digital files.

Office 2008 for Mac Home and Student Edition provides the basics of Office 2008 for Mac for home and school users. This version includes three user licenses for use by consumers and students but does not include connectivity to Microsoft Exchange Server or support for automated workflows.

Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac will be available in the United States beginning January 15, 2008, with global general availability in the first quarter of 2008. There also are specially priced upgrade versions for legally licensed users of previous versions.

Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac, USD$399.95 for the full retail version; USD$239.95 for the upgrade version
Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac Home and Student Edition, USD$149.95 for the full retail version
Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac Special Media Edition, USD$499.95 for the full retail version; USD$299.95 for the upgrade version

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Jan 10 2007

Microsoft Mac Business Unit on course to deliver Office 2008

Microsoft’s Macintosh Business Unit (Mac BU) revealed at Macworld this week that new version of Office for Mac is on its way. The Mac BU announced its intent to deliver the first Universal version of Office for Mac for PowerPC- and Intel-based Macs in the second half of 2007.

Microsoft continues to deliver new Mac-first, Mac-only features aimed at providing customers with a unique, engaging and definitively Mac experience. Office 2008 for Mac will carry on the tradition of Mac BU’s productivity software, helping users get organized and work smarter through these features:

Publishing Layout View lets users create layout-rich documents such as newsletters, fliers and brochures by uncovering desktop publishing layout tools and providing text box entry.
Ledger Sheets enable anyone to use Excel to handle common financial management tasks. Home and small-business users can balance checkbooks, track accounts or manage investment portfolios more easily than ever.
My Day allows users to track priorities and stay on top of daily activities no matter what application they’re currently working in. My Day is a stand-alone application that doesn’t take up much screen
space, offers at-a-glance schedule and task viewing without launching Entourage, and lets users color-code everything for visualizing daily
priorities.

In spring 2007, Microsoft plans to release a public beta of the file format converters for the current version, Office 2004 for Mac, so users can read and write the new Office Open XML Formats. Six to eight weeks after Office 2008 for Mac is launched, the Mac BU intends to ship final versions of the converters.

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