As I've mentioned a couple of times, I recently made the "move" from Windows XP Pro to Mac OSX for my office desktop. I've been using a MacBook Pro laptop for several months.For my MacBook Pro I didn't envisage doing huge amounts of word processing etc., so I couldn't justify the expense of a Microsoft Office license and opted instead for Neo Office, which is an OSX port of … [Read more...] about Microsoft Office 2008 On The Mac
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MailPlane Ends Beta Phase and Increases Pricing
I mentioned MailPlane for Mac OS X some time back.The software was in beta at the time, so licenses were free - as long as you could get an invite.According to an email I got this morning the honeymoon will end come December 31st.If you want to grab a copy at the reduced price you have until the 31st … [Read more...] about MailPlane Ends Beta Phase and Increases Pricing
Apple Releases iPod Touch
Apple's PR and marketing team must be rushed off their feet today, as the company released a number of new products and services with not one but six press releases!The iPod Touch is the logical next step for the iPod as it combines many of the functions in the over-hyped iPhone. (Yes - I'm sure it's cute, but if I read another blog post about the iphone I will scream!)The new … [Read more...] about Apple Releases iPod Touch
Silverlight Leaves Linux Users Out In The Cold
The "big" news in the tech press today is Microsoft's launch of the much vaunted Silverlight.I'm sure a lot of people will be enthralled by Microsoft's attempt to win market share from Adobe's Flash, but they've so far left some of us out in the cold.Unless I boot into Windows or switch to my Mac I can't download or see anything produced by SilverLight!Of course that wouldn't … [Read more...] about Silverlight Leaves Linux Users Out In The Cold
MailPlane Invites Anyone?
David Raynes sent me an invite to MailPlane, so I've got a few invites up for grabs.If you want one please let me know - I've only got a couple!What is it?It's a Mac OSX app that hooks into Gmail basically.I haven't had a chance to really play with it and as I don't really use my Gmail account I can't see me being a heavy user any time soon, but it has some nice little … [Read more...] about MailPlane Invites Anyone?