You can say that Office 2011 for the Mac has been a mixed bag, which isn’t unusual for a Microsoft release. After several fixes, Outlook 2011, the replacement for the Entourage email/contact manager, has become reasonably usable for most people. But full compatibility with Lion is still an unfulfilled promise, even though we are days […]

In our last issue of the weekly newsletter, I complained about the latest update to Office 2001 for the Mac, particularly the Outlook email client. Although meant to provide a business-oriented replacement to Entourage, Microsoft’s previous email app, Outlook started life in a very shaky condition. Several updates, culminating with the recent Service Pack 2 […]

The reviews are coming thick and fast. OS X Lion (the word “Mac” is now restricted to the hardware, not the software) is a hit. Apple’s huge experiment, changing a few cherished Mac OS features to conform to iOS conventions, isn’t getting a huge number of complaints. For the most part, it’s as snappy or […]

So there’s an article on CNN Money (link not worth providing) that aims to criticize Apple for suggesting lame solutions for those who feel abandoned because the Xserve is being discontinued and, worse, failing to really convey the message that they understand the concerns of business customers. For those who care, the Xserve was Apple’s […]