Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac is out. And, here's what's new... Microsoft really likes to have multiple versions of the same product. There are five versions of Windows Vista. And, there will be eight versions of Windows Server 2008 when it is released. So, we should be happy there are only three versions of Office for Mac 2008 to choose from :-) All three versions come with the five core applications: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Entourage, and Messenger. Office for the Mac 2008 (which I'll call standard edition here) is US$399.95 (239.95 upgrade). Office 2008 for Mac Special Media Edition is $499.95 ($299.95 upgrade). And, Office for Mac 2008 Home and Student Edition is $149.95. The Media Edition adds the Microsoft Expression (60-day trial edition available). The Home and Student Edition doesn't have Office-specifc Automator Actions (more on this later) or the ability to work with Microsoft Exchange Server. However, it does provide three users licenses.

The iPod touch January Upgrade (2008) added some long desired applets including an email client, notes, maps, and weather. But, I ran into a few glitches on the first day of its release...

The Microsoft LifeChat LX-3000 is a reasonably priced (under US$40) USB stereo headset and microphone. Microsoft doesn't provide any Mac drivers so I just plugged it in to a Macbook to see if it worked. You can see from the screen caps here that both Garageband (iLife '08) and Audacity 1.2.5 recognized and worked with the device. You can...

Reader M.M. asks where one can find a developer to build an Entourage script. But, my advice is to wait until Office 2008 for Mac is released on Jan. 15, 2008.

Microsoft's Office Live Workspace stores, shares, and displays Microsoft Office documents on the web. And, it works with Firefox on a Mac.

Missing Sync for Palm OS 6.0.2-beta lets Leopard users sync with their Palms.