I spent some time this weekend playing with iWork ’08’s Numbers. I’ve mentioned before that I like this spreadsheet a lot – but I wanted to compare the functions it has to those in Microsoft Excel: to see what functions
iWork Numbers, Excel and Unicode
I’ve been playing a lot with Numbers lately. I think Apple have really created something great here – whenever I use Excel I always spend hours trying to make the spreadsheet look good. Things like headings, graphics, borders etc. take
Microsoft Office
We have decided, at the company I work for, to use Macs for all our work. The developers were already Mac users, and with the ability to run Windows software when needed, we are slowly converting the boss to using
Improving Mac OS X: #7 – Ejecting Removable Media
In Mac OS X, the terms “ejecting” and “unmounting”, as they relate to removeable media, are considered interchangeable by most end users. Most people will talk about “ejecting” their USB flash drive, even though this doesn’t cause the drive to
.Mac Reader and the iPhone
The other day I wrote about reader.mac.com – something that appeared to be an RSS feed reader web app from Apple for the iPhone. At that time it appeared the service was not yet live. James B contacted me with
Crash Vista in 10 seconds?
According to InformationWeek, it is possible to crash Vista in 10 seconds. To do this, you hold down the Windows key and the letter ‘e‘ in Windows Explorer for 10 seconds. This opens up numerous Windows Explorer windows, and, according