Office 2004 11.3 & Messenger 6.0.1
MS just released a new update for Office 2004: version 11.3. and another one for Messenger: Version 6.0.1 These updates correct some stability and security issues (as far as we currently know) MS vient de délivrer une mise à jour pour Office 2004: version 11.3. et une autre pour Messenger: Version 6.0.1 Ces mises à jour corrigents certains soucis de stabilité et de sécurité. On n’en sait pas encore beaucoup plus…
Microsoft delays Mac Office 2007 release (sortie d’Office 2007 retardée)
Bernard Rey mentioned to me a news I hadn’t read yet. MacNN announced today that the release of the next version of Office (2007) for Mac might be delayed. It should be available about eight after the release of the Windows counterpart. The new version will be Universal Binary and support all the new XML formats introduced with the new Windows version (the formats have been finalized today actually). Honestly, I did not expect it to come any earlier than that. Office for Mac always…
MacMojo MacBU Blog
The MacBU launched it’s blog. A central place where you can get all your Office:Mac dev news 🙂 La MacBU a lancé on propre blog. Un endroit unique où collecter toutes vos nouvelles de développement sur Office:Mac 🙂
Visual Basic no more…
For people who understand English, Erik Schwiebert posted a very detailed post explaining why the MacBU decided to drop VB support from Office 12: “Saying goodbye to Visual Basic” For people who are not comfortable in English (or not enough to read the entiure post) and who understand French, I tried to summarize the situation in French in the lower section of this post. I definitively don’t need to add anything since the post says it all. The least I can say is that I…
VPC RIP – Messenger 6.0
Microsoft shelves its Virtual PC for Mac | CNET News.com It looks like a UB version of VPC will never see the light of day… The same article mentions a forthcoming UB version of Messenger 6.0. Microsoft shelves its Virtual PC for Mac | CNET News.com (article en anglais) On dirait que VPC en Universal Binary ne verra jamais le jour… Par contre, le même article mentionne une prochaine version 6.0 en UB de Messenger.
Telestream (Flip4Mac) & Popwire
It looks like there is some concentrations on the Mac field of WMV players/encoders. Today, Telestream (FLip4Mac) announced that they had acquired PopWire: Telestream Press Release I don’t know whether it is a good thing or a bad thing for us, end-users. On one hand, it will bring new talents and knowledge to Flip4Mac, hopefully leading to a better product, on the other, it also means that there is no competition for Flip4Mac any more… On dirait qu’il y a des concentrations sur le marché…
Flip4Mac WMV 2.1 UB
Flip4Mac WMV 2.1 was released today. Numerous corrections over the previous version but the most welcome improvement is the fact that the new version is now Universal Binary. It works like a chamr on my Mac. Thanks to the Telestream/Flip4Mac folks Most components of the suite appear to be easily localizable. I’m trying to see whether they’d be interested in a French localization… Flip4Mac WMV 2.1 est sorti aujourd’hui. Outre les nombreuses corrections que la nouvelle version apporte, la plus grande nouvelle est sans aucun…
Mactopia: Microsoft Office v. X for Mac 10.1.7 Update
Mactopia: Microsoft Office v. X for Mac 10.1.7 Update: and another one for Office X… Mactopia: Microsoft Office v. X for Mac 10.1.7 Update: et une autre pour Office X…
Microsoft Office 2004 Mac 11.2.5
Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac 11.2.5 Update: security and performance update for Office 2004. You can get it either on the Mactopia site, or through the Help:Update menu Mise à jour Microsoft Office 2004 pour Mac 11.2.5: Mise à jour sécurité et performances. Vous pouvez l’obtenir par Aide:Mises à jour ou par le site de Mactopia
Flip4Mac: Version 2.1
The Flip4Mac Blog just announced that version 2.1 nears release 🙂 I’m looking forward to the release. Even though early versions of their WMV solution were not really usable on my Mac, they’ve brought continuous updates and version 2.0 is pretty good on my Mac. Since I never ever play Windows Media DRM protected contents, I really don’t miss WMP9. They solution now integrates flawlessly in QT through either the Player or the internet Plug-in. the list of new features for version 2.1 looks pretty…
Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac 11.2.4 Update
The new Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac 11.2.4 Update is out 🙂 Security update plus a bunch of smaller corrections here and there in almost all applciations. The list of updated files is rather impressive. La nouvelle mise à jour Microsoft Office 2004 pour Mac 11.2.4 est disponible 🙂 Mise à jour de sécurité plus un ensemble d’autres corrections par-ci par-là. La liste des fichiers mis à jour est impressionnante.
New MacTopia?? – Nouveau MacTopia??
UPDATE: Don’t bother, they closed the survey (they had received enough responses). I received this information recently. It looks like MS would like help revamping MacTopia and have this study to try and figure out what users really want: Dear Mac User, As part of our efforts to redesign the Mactopia website, I would like to invite you to participate in a short, but nonetheless important, research exercise. We are conducting an online card-sort that will help inform how content on the site should be…
What’s up with Messenger – Nouvelles de Messenger
Another post on Schiew.com . This one presents the status of Messenger for Mac and the reasons why we don’t already have audio and video support. Pretty interesting. A very honest way to present the facts IMVHO. Une autre nouvelle sur Schiew.com. Ce billet présente le statut actuel de Messenger pour Mac et les raisons pour lesquelles nous n’avons pas encore de support audio et video dans la version Mac. Une présentation assez honête des fait à mon sens.
Localization at the MacBU
schwieb.com has a very interesting post on localization at the MacBU today. schwieb.com a une entrée très intéressante sur la localisation faites à la MabcBU aujourd’hui.
Schwieb (MacBU Blog)
A new MacBU developer blog: Schwieb 🙂 Un nouveau blog d’un des développeur de la MacBU : Schwieb 🙂
David Weiss: Mac Office Resource Kit 2.0
David Weiss posted on his blog today an announcement about the new Mac Office Resource Kit 2.0 Very nice indeed!! David Weiss a posté sur son blog une announce sur le nouveau Mac Office Resource Kit 2.0 Je vais m’empresser de lire…
GSToolbar add-in for PowerPoint
Jim Gordon released an Add-In (shareware) for PowerPoint today. GSToolbar add-in for PowerPoint Microsoft PowerPoint has the built-in ability to print slides, handouts, and notes in grayscale. Sending grayscale output can significantly reduce printing times for black and white laser printers. The add-in may benefit large organizations that share networked laser printers. Jim Gordon a mis en ligne aujourd’hui un module externe (shareware) pour PowerPoint. GSToolbar add-in for PowerPoint Microsoft PowerPoint propose la possibilité d’imprimer des diapo, livrets ou notes en niveaux de gris. Envoyer…
Office / MacIntel
Rick Schaut recently posted a very good article describing how apps are ported to MacIntel and explaining why porting Office is not as simple as simply recompiling the app. Buggin’ My Life Away : Of Intel Macs and Red Herrings Rick Schaut a posté (en anglais) in très bon article sur le portage d’application sur MacIntel où il explique pourquoi une simple rtecompiltion ne suffit pas pour une appli comme Office. Buggin’ My Life Away : Of Intel Macs and Red Herrings
EntourageABMenu
EntourageABMenu: ” “EntourageABMenu is a convenient and intuitive way to utilize your Microsoft Entourage address book data through a system-wide menu.” A new add on for Entourage I hadn’t heard of before. EntourageABMenu: ” “EntourageABMenu est une nouvelle façon de simplement accéder à votre carnet d’adresse Microsoft Entourage depuis un menu Système.” Une nouvelle appli qui travaille avec Entourage dont je n’avais jamais entendu parler avant.
Quick and dirty guide to troubleshooting Spotlight with Entourage
The Entourage Help site is currently offline. As a temporary solution (until the site is back online), I decided to post this here: With the Office 11.2.3 update, Entourage is now offers Spotlight integration in Mac OS X 10.4.3 and up, allowing us to search for messages, contacts, appointments, etc.. For some users, Spotlight searches did not seem to work straight out of the box. Here are a few tips and trick allowing you to find out where the problem is (and hopefully fix it).…