OpenOffice 3.0 for Mac Beta finally lets us run OOo without X11. It has some compatibility issues with Microsoft Office 2008 formats. But, it runs faster than Office 2008. And, the price is right. Read on a for a few more initial impressions of OOo 3.0 Beta for Mac.

Here's what I looked at last week: Transmission BitTorrent client, Microsoft Live Search, Yahoo and McAfee partner for web security, NetBeans IDE 6.1.

If Google software for the Mac like AppMenuBoy, Statz, MacFUSE, and Visigami don't ring bell, keep reading. I'll show you where to find some of Google's lesser know Mac applications.

Summary: Just NeverBall (game) and Google Docs Offline Spreadsheet and Presentation Viewing summarized week.

Terminal, the Bash shell,and command line applications still have an important place in the Mac's GUI environment. Here are 10 Unix command line tips that even the most Mac GUI loving user will find useful for the Mac toolbox.

Microsoft Live Mesh Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:25:17 read more Coming Soon: Login to Zoho with Your Google ID Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:19:31 I'm still trying to understand why this is reported on CNet but not mentioned anywhere in Zoho's official blog... Zoho to integrate with Google sign-on However, assuming this is true, that will be one less login/password...

Here's what I looked at last week: Google Docs Offline Access, coconutBattery, OpenDNS vs. T-Mobile Hotspots, and Adobe Media Player.

I started wondering how well my MacBook's battery was holding up after two years of use. After using coconutBattery to find that answer, I began wondering about other freeware and Open Source utilities to learn about temperature, motion, and UPS levels in a Mac. Here's what I found...

You don't have to spend a lot of money to build a useful Mac software library. Here's a list of some of my favorite freeware and Open Source software for the Mac.

Crucial Mac RAM Scanner, Google Presentations saves to PowerPoint files, Valleywag condenses Time magazine's top 25 blogs (and makes it easier for us to quickly click to see for ourselves).