Mac Users: Make your PowerPoint Presentations PC-Compatible
April 29th, 2008
Check out this recent post at Smith College Mac User: Make your PowerPoint Presentations PC-Compatible
Archive for the 'mac os x' tag
Update Office 2004 for Mac!
February 13th, 2008
Released yesterday (2/12), Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac 11.4 Update “fixes a vulnerability that an attacker could potentially use to overwrite the contents of your computer’s memory with malicious code.”
For a fast download, go to Version Tracker.
For more information, visit the Microsoft Office for Mac website.
More Compatibility Issues with PowerPoint and Mac OSX
December 10th, 2007
After upgrading to OS X 10.4.11 (the latest version of Tiger), many people with Intel Core Duo processors are encountering a problem with PowerPoint. Files will open and can be edited, but slideshow mode causes the program to crash. (Read more…)
Compatibility Issues with PowerPoint 2007 and Mac OSX
November 15th, 2007
Students using Windows XP or Vista and Microsoft Office 2007 with professors who use Mac OS X will need to do a little leg-work to make their presentations readable on their professor’s Mac.
While Microsoft puts the finishing touches on Office for Mac 2008, there is no simple solution for PowerPoint file compatibility between Office 2007 and Mac OS X. (Read more…)
Mac Users: Update VirusScan & Word
November 14th, 2007
Mac OS X users: McAfee VirusScan 8.6 is now available, and compatible with Leopard.
Download the latest version on the Smith Software site.
While you’re at it, update your Microsoft Office 2004 to version 11.3.9 The update fixes a problem that some users encountered while trying to print (the program would quit unexpectedly).
Mac users, be wary!
November 1st, 2007
You may have heard of a trojan known to install itself on Windows computers by exploiting security holes in MySpace pages. This type of malware belongs to a family called Puper, which has been affecting computer users since 2005.
Yesterday, McAfee Avert Labs announced that the authors of Puper have unleashed a similar piece of malware that affects Mac OS X. (Read more…)
Digital Security: Your Personal Computer
October 15th, 2007
This is the third in a series of posts on Digital Security from TechNotes.
Setting up an account password for your personal computer protects you from two kinds of “snoops”: hackers who try to login to your computer remotely; and curious roommates, friends, neighbors, or strangers who have physical access to your computer. For further protection, don’t set your computer to auto-login and have it prompt you for a password when the computer goes to sleep.
If you share your computer with roommates, friends, or siblings, consider setting up multiple user accounts, each with their own passwords. This will protect your information and allow you to control how much access other people have to your computer and what they’re allowed to do. (Read more…)
Update Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac!
October 10th, 2007
Released yesterday (10/9), Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac 11.3.8 Update “fixes a vulnerability that an attacker could potentially use to overwrite the contents of your computer’s memory with malicious code.” (Read more…)