Microsoft to deliver Mac Office file converters in June
Open XML file converters for Office 2004 for Mac that have been long delayed will be released as planned next month, a Microsoft official said. Read more...

OpenOffice.org 3.0 beta goes native on the Mac

Adobe breaks silence on February's PDF bugs

IE-only marketing campaign skewed Firefox, Safari numbers

VMware releases beta for newest Mac virtual machine

Mozilla Messaging patches Thunderbird bugs

Microsoft releases new version of Web design tools

SugarCRM to support iPhone, BlackBerry

Backing up Microsoft Exchange -- with Yahoo's rival Zimbra software

Microsoft's Office streaming price too high to compete with Google Apps, some partners say

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Spreadsheets Seen As Security Hole
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Leopard tamers: 9 terrific interface tweaks
With a host of new tools and add-ons available, changing the look and feel of Mac OS X 'Leopard' is easy.

Review: PC Tools ThreatFire 3.5 antivirus software
Now in version 3.5, this free utility adds an extra layer of protection to the security software you already have. It blocks an impressive number of threats through behavior-based analysis.

ZoneAlarm ForceField: Two defenses are better than one
Check Point Software's ZoneAlarm ForceField provides an extra defensive layer by cloning your Web browser to catch dangerous software before any damage can be done.

Microsoft grows DAISY for blind computer users while Adobe wilts
The DAISY XML format, an accessibility standard in development for years, has gotten a big boost by virtue of Microsoft developing a DAISY plug-in for Word. But if the big document-authoring players are getting on board, where's Adobe?

6 downloadable boot discs that could save your PC
When the worst-case scenario actually happens, downloading the right rescue disc can save your hide -- and your data.

The Top 15 Vaporware Products of All Time
Here are the 15 best examples of products that never saw the light of day (at least in their originally intended form), plus some honorable mentions that we just couldn't ignore.

Review: WordPerfect Office X4 Standard Edition
Existing WordPerfect users will find the new version worth the upgrade, but Microsoft Office users will find few compelling reasons to switch suites.

Review: PowerMail 5.6.3 e-mail software for the Mac
If you often find yourself searching your e-mail for a particular message, you'll appreciate PowerMail's potent search tools.

Review: Word 2008 vs. Pages '08 for the Mac
Which program is better at each stage of the job? What are their strengths and weaknesses? Which jobs (and which users) require which tool?

Specialists have retrieved about 99% of the data on a disk drive on board the crashed space shuttle Columbia. Don't miss the photographs of the recovered drive. These big ideas were supposed to revolutionize technology, but they never actually appeared. In a few cases, you'll be glad they didn't. Nearly 20 years after the first Internet worm, Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols takes stock of the malware/anti-malware landscape and spotlights how the two sides are approaching the battle. Though some thought it was released too soon, Mac OS X 10.5 has matured into a solid operating system, says reviewer Michael DeAgonia.

Reviews, analyses, how-tos, visual tours, hot issues and predictions about Microsoft's new OS.

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