52 Tech Tips » Office http://www.52techtips.com/blog Tips about all sorts of technology! Tue, 07 Sep 2010 04:57:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Microsoft Updates Office 2008 for Mac http://www.52techtips.com/blog/2009/07/21/microsoft-updates-office-2008-for-mac/ http://www.52techtips.com/blog/2009/07/21/microsoft-updates-office-2008-for-mac/#comments Wed, 22 Jul 2009 06:28:47 +0000 john http://www.52techtips.com/blog/?p=514 And WOW, it’s FAST! I applied the service pack 2 update last night and the speed improvement is dramatic. Don’t delay getting this update. More on the update can be found on Mac Rumors.

Update: After applying the recent follow-up patch to fix the compatibility issue with PC word documents, I noticed that the launch time was dramatically longer. Bummed.

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Desktop Applications:
iWork (Mac only)
Open Office (Windows, Mac, Linux)
StarOffice (Window, Linux, Sun Solaris)
Zimbra (Windows, Mac, Linux)

Online Applications:
Google Apps
Zoho 

Microsoft Office can cost up to $399.99 US depending on the flavor. Most of the time you find yourself just needing to write a letter or create a budget in a spreadsheet. The tools mentioned above have become quite powerful and can accomplish most peoples needs for FREE!

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