tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648409483330236099.post8161321067998118699..comments2024-03-27T21:39:27.170-07:00Comments on The Adventures of Notorious Ph.D., Girl Scholar: A Mac User RantsNotorious Ph.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08700875559325201086noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648409483330236099.post-53804580792161652382007-08-06T05:42:00.000-07:002007-08-06T05:42:00.000-07:00Okay. I have the new Mac suite, and like it. I too...Okay. I have the new Mac suite, and like it. I too use Microsoft (evil empire) anything under duress, but take heart. The people at Mac Mothership fix the Word problems and make it work better w/o having to go back through MS. So even if you have to wait until January, might be worth it.<BR/><BR/>I'm a relative newbie to the wonders of Macs, and am horrified that I waited so long to get rid of the PCs in my life. <BR/><BR/>My friends who've been 'converted' to OFfice 07 hate it. This is me, giggling.Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10849272391043604637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648409483330236099.post-28878476482772839002007-08-05T12:07:00.000-07:002007-08-05T12:07:00.000-07:00There is also a beta version of the convertors nec...There is also a beta version of the convertors necessary to read the default format for Office 2007, at least for Word. <A HREF="http://www.microsoft.com/mac/downloads.aspx?pid=download&location=/mac/download/Office2004/ConverterBeta_0_2.xml" REL="nofollow"> Here</A>. Theoretically it will let you convert any unreadable documents you may receive.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.redlers.com/mellel.html" REL="nofollow">Mellel</A> is the Word-replacement many academics swear by. I've not heard anything about a "new better Mac suite", and I've got something like five word processors on my Mac, and pay attention to such things. :) Perhaps you mean <A HREF="http://www.neooffice.org/neojava/en/index.php" REL="nofollow">NeoOffice</A>? Which may already convert some of these Word 2007 documents, by the way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648409483330236099.post-62391494564529018972007-08-04T19:59:00.000-07:002007-08-04T19:59:00.000-07:00I have a visceral aversion to Microsoft. I just do...<I>I have a visceral aversion to Microsoft. I just do.</I><BR/><BR/>If you haven't heard of <A HREF="http://www.ubersoft.net/comic/hd/1996/11/how-get-free-software" REL="nofollow">Ubersoft</A> and its <A HREF="http://www.ubersoft.net/comic/hd/1999/02/introducing-evil" REL="nofollow">Dark Lord</A>, maybe you shouldn't click the links until packing and deadline are behind you.gshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15661771595044494591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648409483330236099.post-51111641381277874462007-08-04T05:28:00.000-07:002007-08-04T05:28:00.000-07:00There's always RTF!There's always RTF!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com