MacRumors has recently reported that most of the issues with Microsoft Office and Apple’s desktop “Spaces” should finally be fixed in Mac OS 10.6 Snow Leopard. The problem, which had serious consequences on usability had made many users permanently switch over to iWork, including myself. So what took so long? Microsoft pinned the blame on Apple, citing the architectural implementation of Spaces in Leopard as the cause of the issue. However, in a recent blog post Microsoft Macintosh Business Unit senior product manager Mike Tedesco has announced that both Apple and Microsoft have worked together to fix the problem in Snow Leopard:
Q. Are there any differences with Office 2008 for Mac running on Snow Leopard vs. Leopard?
A. Office 2008 for Mac is Snow Leopard tested and ready! Best of all, with the launch of Snow Leopard, the bulk of the Word 2008 Spaces issues have been fixed after our collaborative efforts to address the problem.
Mike’s wording connotes that there may still be a few lingering bugs. The Microsoft Mac help and support site suggests that there are problems when the Formatting Palette is open:
Note: With the release of Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard, a number of Word 2008 for Mac Spaces issues are fixed. For example, when the Formatting Palette is closed, there is improved performance between Word 2008 for Mac and Spaces.
Hopefully everything will (soon) be fixed in upcoming updates.
[via MacRumors]
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Rumours of a pre-September release of Snow Leopard have proven themselves to be true, as Apple today announced the official release date of Leopard’s successor. Apple retail stores and Apple authorized resellers will carry Snow Leopard this Friday, and Apple’s online store is now accepting pre-orders. It will be available as an upgrade for Leopard users for only $29.
Not that it matters whether you actually do have Leopard at all. A confirmed report states that the $29 upgrade disc will even work on a newly formatted drive, despite Apple’s implications of otherwise. Although this might end up breaching a ToS agreement, savings of over $100 by skipping the official Snow Leopard box set and still getting the full-blown OS makes upgrading difficult to resist. What to expect? Quicker startup, shutdown, and application speed, full 64-bit and multi-core support, OpenCL, better Universal Access support, and support for Microsoft Exchange.
[via Apple]
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It looks like the packaging for Apple’s next major release, Snow Leopard, has been leaked on the internet, hinting to us that launch time is coming up quick. While there’s no official release date yet, you can wager a hefty sum that it’s going to be released at the upcoming September event, or as some sources even indicate, earlier. The packaging itself on the other hand shows a change of design to depict an actual snow leopard on the cover, ditching the X logo. As far as Apple’s history in design consistency goes, it’s uncertain that this will be the final disc packaging.
[via MacRumors]
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ARTICLE OUT OF DATE: YOU CAN DOWNLOAD CHROME DIRECTLY FROM GOOGLE HERE
We’ve all been waiting for it. As Google Chrome for Mac and Linux veers right around the corner, many of us will take a sigh of contentment to finally be able to run it on an operating system other than Windows. Even Google co-founder Larry Page called the lack of a Mac version embarrassing, mentioning that he has to use VMware on his Mac just to run it.
The good news is we have a precompiled, binary version of the latest build for those who want to have a feel of Chrome on a Mac. Except that it hasn’t even reached an open beta, so it will be buggy. Read the rest of this entry »
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After I had decided to get a Mac, I thought that it’d be best to wait for the release of Leopard before making the switch. Unfortunately, as we all know there have been a slew of delays in Leopard’s release due to Apple prioritizing development of the iPhone. When it was finally released, Apple’s upgrades on the MacBook to the X3100 gfx and CPU upgrade was the tipping point in purchasing my first Mac. And because Vista sux.
The MacBook comes in a slimmer box with the Leopard desktop background depicted on the screen.
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This blog has been created for new Mac users such as myself, and for existing Mac users, as a reference point for tips, tweaks, and tutorials. Being a long time Windows user, I also wish for this site to be the resource defectors switchers turn to when trying to figure out how to do their common Windows tasks on their new Macs. Since I’m a new Mac user myself, I will be writing articles as I learn them. I will also enjoy chronicling all of the cool applications that I can use. ;)
The name macBound is a camel case dionym. Bound for Macs in other words, or bound to Macs if that’s the way you see it. This connotes that this site is suited for both prospective/new and experienced users.
I hope that this website will encourage the use of Windows alternatives (particularly Macs) and will one day become a big and seasoned community.
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