New Office for Mac 2011 due in October

2010-08-05 Thread Neil Houghton
Just saw this: http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/computers/new-office-for-mac-2011-due-in -october-20100803-114at.html Microsoft said this week it would start selling the next version of its Office programs for Apple's Mac computers at the end of October. And The Home and Student edition

Re: New Office for Mac 2011 due in October

2010-08-05 Thread Aurora74
That is so awesome. i have been waiting ages for this. Wonder how long it will take for the fist service pack to be released. Smiles Aurora -- An Apple a day. On 05/08/2010, at 1:56 PM, Neil Houghton n...@possumology.com wrote: Just saw this:

Data recovery tools

2010-08-05 Thread Aurora74
Hi All, My main usb key has corrupted. This is very vexing but i thought i could use it as a chance to try out all those wacko data recovery tools out there. The weird thing is, I can find lots of PC ones but haven't tripped over any Mac ones for USB drives. Can anyone suggest their

Re: Network speed

2010-08-05 Thread Roger Kortas
Hi Stuart Get someone like Daniel to come and have a look, it may not be as simple as getting a faster network. Regards Roger On 05/08/2010, at 11:13 AM, bred...@highway1.biz wrote: Hi there In my practice there is a delay in the invoicing that I generate in my consulting room being

Re: Data recovery tools

2010-08-05 Thread Ronda Brown
On 05/08/2010, at 2:47 PM, Aurora74 wrote: Hi All, My main usb key has corrupted. This is very vexing but i thought i could use it as a chance to try out all those wacko data recovery tools out there. The weird thing is, I can find lots of PC ones but haven't tripped over any Mac

Re: Data recovery tools

2010-08-05 Thread Kyle Kreusch
Hi Aurora I use the following for a all-purpose data recovery Data Rescue 3 http://www.prosofteng.com/ DiskWarrior 4 http://www.alsoft.com/index.html I also used three programs that are specifically designed for recovering digital photos from memory cards. I am unsure of their names at the

Re: Data recovery tools

2010-08-05 Thread Eugene
Kyle,one I use and recommend as it works and it is relatively cheap is CardRaider. Regards, Eugene On 05/08/2010, at 3:03 PM, Kyle Kreusch wrote:HiAuroraI use the following for a all-purpose data recoveryData Rescue 3DiskWarrior 4 I also used three programs that are

Re: Data recovery tools

2010-08-05 Thread Ronda Brown
Hi Kyle, Data Rescue 3 can recover digital photos from a Memory Card. Q: Will Data Rescue 3 recover pictures from a digital camera media card, that have been deleted, reformatted or a corrupt media card? A: Yes, Data Rescue 3 can recover digital images from digital camera media cards as well

Re: Data recovery tools

2010-08-05 Thread Kyle Kreusch
Hi Eugene and All Eugene Thanksn CardRaider http://ecamm.com/mac/cardraider/ is the main one. -- Regards Kyle -- Kyle Kreusch - iT Consultant - Phone: (08) 6365-4577 - Extension 73520

Re: Data recovery tools

2010-08-05 Thread Kyle Kreusch
Hi Eugene and All Eugene Thanks CardRaider http://ecamm.com/mac/cardraider/ is the main oneI use for photo recovery -- Regards Kyle -- Kyle Kreusch - iT Consultant - Phone: (08) 6365-4577 -

Re: New Office for Mac 2011 due in October

2010-08-05 Thread Neil Houghton
Hmmm It's not all good though: - They have dropped Entourage from the home and student edition - if you want/need an MS mail client you need the more expensive Home business edition (which includes Outlook) - BUT, I think the article is wrong regarding the installs numbers - whilst the top

Re: New Office for Mac 2011 due in October

2010-08-05 Thread Glenn Nicholas
MS Office: - iWork: ++ With iWork reading/writing to Word/Excel/Powerpoint formats anyway, why bother with MS Office at all? So many old copies of Office lying around. Glenn Nicholas On 5 August 2010 13:56, Neil Houghton n...@possumology.com wrote: Just saw this:

Re: New Office for Mac 2011 due in October

2010-08-05 Thread John Daniels
Hi Wamuggers With the advent of a new M/S Office, has anyone got a copy of Office 2008 for Mac they could dispose of or would be willing to lend me. I believe that the 2008 version provides 3 serial numbers. Thanks John On 05/08/2010, at 1:56 PM, Neil Houghton wrote: Just saw this:

Re: New Office for Mac 2011 due in October

2010-08-05 Thread Shay Telfer
There are always the free NeoOffice and OpenOffice: http://www.neooffice.org/ http://www.openoffice.org/ Have fun, Shay On 5/08/2010 4:45 PM, John Daniels wrote: Hi Wamuggers With the advent of a new M/S Office, has anyone got a copy of Office 2008 for Mac they could dispose of or would

Re: New Office for Mac 2011 due in October

2010-08-05 Thread Neil Houghton
Hehe, Yes, we always hear that ;o) However: 1. Unfortunately iWork is not as Office friendly as marketed ­ I can take a nicely formatted Excel spreadsheet, open it in Numbers, save it, open it again (ie simulate me working on someones Excel file but without changing anything - so you can¹t blame

Re: New Office for Mac 2011 due in October

2010-08-05 Thread Jim D
Open Office works well for me, has for years, find something useful to spend your money on? Single malt, like Johnnie Walker Blue for the cost of M$ Stuffice... Jim On 5 August 2010 13:56, Neil Houghton n...@possumology.com wrote: Just saw this:

Re: New Office for Mac 2011 due in October

2010-08-05 Thread Daniel Kerr
Hi Neil I knew I'd seen it somewhere else earlier, and couldn't find the link,... That article you linked actually says only two versions, whereas the one I read lists three,.. http://www.macrumors.com/2010/08/02/microsoft-to-release-office-for-mac-201 1-in-late-october/ ---part quote---

Re: New Office for Mac 2011 due in October

2010-08-05 Thread Philippe Chaperon
Good evening all, If I am correct Microsoft is re-introducing support for Macros/VBA for its Mac Office suite, and if that is correct for my usage the price quoted will be worth me having the package, Entourage or not. The biggest disadvantage with Office 2008 (Mac edition) was its lack of VBA

Re: New Office for Mac 2011 due in October

2010-08-05 Thread Reg Whitely
Neil, you gave me a scare. Daniel posted the sad news of Ken's passing, then I saw three posts from you. For a moment I was taken aback. Reg Reg Whitely Home: 08 9921 7272 Mob: 04 8899 7313 Email: rwhit...@internode.on.net Web: http://web.me.com/whitelyr/Reg/ http://beachlands.wordpress.com t

Apple's new London Covent Garden Retail Store

2010-08-05 Thread Daniel Kerr
Interesting little video:- http://www.macrumors.com/2010/08/05/inside-apples-new-covent-garden-retail- store/ Oh, and want to see why iPads are (were?) hard to get hold off,.. Look at 1:06 on the video ;) Enjoy Kind Regards Daniel --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: daniel

Re: Apple's new London Covent Garden Retail Store

2010-08-05 Thread Ronda Brown
Boy, I was lucky to get my iPad back in July … thank you Daniel for pulling whatever strings you had to ;-) Looks like Covent Garden Apple Store has Perth's supply of the iPad iPhone4. Cheers, Ronni On 06/08/2010, at 1:49 AM, Daniel Kerr wrote: Interesting little video:-

Re: New Office for Mac 2011 due in October

2010-08-05 Thread Neil Houghton
Hi Reg, No, I¹m still surviving down in Albany ­ counting the whales playing alongside Middleton Beach :o) Unfortunately, I never met Ken and, as far as I know, he was not related ­ though from my checks of the 1901 census, back in Liverpool, my great-grandfather had had at least 11 kids over

Re: New Office for Mac 2011 due in October

2010-08-05 Thread Lloyd White
I have never used Outlook, only Entourage. Is it the same, better or worse? If I upgraded to 2011 could I still use Entourage from the 2008 version? I.e. Can it be separated from the whole Office package? Lloyd Hi Neil I knew I'd seen it somewhere else earlier, and couldn't find the