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Microsoft will bring back macros to Mac Office in 2011

Wed, 05/14/2008 - 15:00
Ditched in 2006, Visual Basic for Applications is due to return to Mac Office with the next version, according to the group product manager of Microsoft's Mac business unit.

Microsoft to deliver Mac Office file converters in June

Wed, 05/14/2008 - 15:00
Open XML file converters for Office 2004 for Mac that have been long delayed will be released as planned next month, a Microsoft official said.

Leopard tamers: 9 terrific interface tweaks

Wed, 05/14/2008 - 15:00
With a host of new tools and add-ons available, changing the look and feel of Mac OS X 'Leopard' is easy.

Image gallery: Tweaking Leopard's interface

Wed, 05/14/2008 - 15:00
Get a closer look at a few modifications you can make to the Dock, Quick Look and more.

<i>Sopranos</i>, HBO shows whack flat-fee pricing on iTunes

Tue, 05/13/2008 - 15:00
Apple is adding several shows from HBO to its iTunes lineup and will charge more than its standard fee for some of them, a move that could spell the end of the store's flat-fee pricing structure.

OpenOffice.org 3.0 beta goes native on the Mac

Fri, 05/09/2008 - 15:00
OpenOffice.org has released a beta version of its open-source application suite that doesn't require Mac users to install X11, a Unix windowing environment.

The new rules for buying a Mac

Fri, 05/09/2008 - 15:00
Think you know everything there is to know about buying Apple computers? Think again. In the past few years, many long-standing Mac truths have been upended.

How Psystar's computer measures up to a Mac

Thu, 05/08/2008 - 15:00
The Open Computer, an Intel-based machine capable of running OS X, can outperform a Mac mini. But it lagged behind the entry-level iMac as well as a home-built system in our benchmark testing.

Leopard at six months: Does it live up to the early hype?

Thu, 05/08/2008 - 15:00
In the six months since Mac OS X 10.5 "Leopard" was released, Apple has updated it twice, released numerous code tweaks and bug fixes, and turned an already full-featured operating system into a mature platform, says Michael DeAgonia.

First Look: VMware Fusion 2.0 Beta 1

Wed, 05/07/2008 - 15:00
If you have a test partition or machine on which to install it, the public beta of VMware Fusion 2.0 offers a good chance to get your hands on the new features early.

Review: 20- and 24-inch aluminum iMacs (2008 edition)

Wed, 05/07/2008 - 15:00
Under the hood, the new iMacs differ significantly from the original aluminum iMac, and those differences result in speed increases.

VMware releases beta for newest Mac virtual machine

Tue, 05/06/2008 - 15:00
VMware has released a public beta for Fusion 2.0, virtualization software that lets Intel-based Macs run Windows, Linux and other operating systems.