Or out of Sun's OpenOffice book. XML is great for interoperability, but leaving text uncompressed is really rather dumb when you can so easily ZIP it and cut the file size in half.
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Apple Releases iWork '09
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Wasn't posting about hardware in a software thread also a bit of a waste of your time, too?
Glad to see iWork updated, although I don't use 08 enough to justify it at the moment. I'm also glad the rumours of iWork going web-based were wrong.
That's what I'm worried about... I don't want to update to 10.5 if 10.6 is 'around the corner'. But, maybe this is a way to get rid of boxes of 10.5 on the shelf in prep of 10.6?
If I'm lucky, new imacs and Snow Leopard are coming together this spring and I can upgrade...
I strongly suggest looking into using Automator to do the scaling. I'm not familiar with ChemDraw, but I assume you should be able to scale the images outside of Keynote and Pages with another app. Automator makes this MUCH faster than manually selecting images and typing "0.75". You can batch resize an entire folder of pictures simply by right-clicking or dragging it to an icon.
http://pagesfaq.blogspot.com/2008/02/resizing-pictures.html
I've done this before, though I can't remember if it saves new copies of the resized images or writes over the old ones (it's probably configurable), so you may want to duplicate a folder of images first.
I shouldn't have to come up with an elaborate workaround for something that should have been built-in (and is built-in to the competition, and has been for ages) three versions ago. And this suggestion does not work. Chemdraw files are not jpgs, gifs, etc. I'll just keep using word. Sigh.
Have to say I was a little disappointed by it. Not that much extra to look at but the presentation screen (where you split the screens at a presentation so you can see what's up next) was a very nice addition particularly it customisation...
That's what I'm worried about... I don't want to update to 10.5 if 10.6 is 'around the corner'. But, maybe this is a way to get rid of boxes of 10.5 on the shelf in prep of 10.6?
If I'm lucky, new imacs and Snow Leopard are coming together this spring and I can upgrade...
The fact that they didn't even mention it at the Keynote appears to indicate that it will be a while coming...
I believe that subscription based models will be the future.
Companies need to generate revenue.
On the Windows side, most that I know of, personal, government and corporate, have only upgraded to Office 2007 for compatibility and not for the new features. Most thought that Office 2003 provided enough functionality for what they needed to accomplish on a daily basis. There in lies the problem for Mircosoft. How will they generate revenue if no one wants to upgrade. Enter your software subscription model.
In a way, it is good for both the customer and the company. The company can introduce new features at any time and the customer will automatically receive updates. Just need to pay their monthly subscription fee. No longer do we need to wait for the major updates like we do today. This system will definitely cut down on piracy. It will also encourage companies to keep their software up to date and working in order to maintain their revenue flow because it will become easier for others to compete. Document standards will become more standard if you will. I see a lot of good coming from this.
Of course those who pirate software or don't want to pay for their software won't like it at all.
Pros and cons.
I'm not sure what you're on about, since you can obviously save Chemdraw images in a variety of formats.
And using Automator is not an "elaborate workaround". Even if you stick with Word, it'd still make your job a lot easier. The whole point of Automator is to make repetitive tasks extremely fast and simple.
You should actually try it before pooh-poohing it.
Those 2 or maybe 3 things alone are worth the upgrade (especially if I don't have to buy it): error bars in numbers (finally, come on - a chart program without error bars in the graphs...?), EndNote integration with Pages and the iPhone remote for Keynote, the latter is a nice gimmick and there are actually equally good or even better applications out there (one includes a timer and a pointer, you point with your finger on the iPhone screen and you get a pointer on the projection, moving as your finger moves on the iPhone, very cool)
Totally hear that. I'm a fairly new convert, got my first Mac about 1 1/2 years ago and completely switched over ~1 yr ago. I used to pull my hair out writing evil grants (and papers) with Word (or even Open Office) and Endnote.
Bookends + Pages + Papers = blissful grant and paper writing
I cannot say enough good things about that combo and especially Papers. It keeps all my articles (and personal pdfs) perfectly organized and easily integrates with Bookends.
I can't wait to play with all the new features (though they seriously need to add in autosave in Pages). My bookstore said they should be getting both iWork and iLife in early next week for $39 each and they'll call me when they're in!
If I download iWork '09 from Apple's download site, do I still need to buy a serial key even though I bought iWork '08 from last year?
Also, anyone know where I can get some cheap MacBook pro 15' cases. One of those cases with the zippers, my school mac store has some pretty expensive ones: $45 to around $60!
Also, anyone know where I can get some cheap MacBook pro 15' cases. One of those cases with the zippers, my school mac store has some pretty expensive ones: $45 to around $60!
Yes. iWork '09 is a new product. It doesn't matter if you already bought iWork '08. A new product requires a new purchase and product key.If I download iWork '09 from Apple's download site, do I still need to buy a serial key even though I bought iWork '08 from last year?
Also, anyone know where I can get some cheap MacBook pro 15' cases. One of those cases with the zippers, my school mac store has some pretty expensive ones: $45 to around $60!
Full Screen
Only Apple could introduce a remedial feature, such as the ability to maximize a program screen viewing of documents (in Pages), and act as if they're the first on the block.
Only Apple could introduce a remedial feature, such as the ability to maximize a program screen viewing of documents (in Pages), and act as if they're the first on the block.
No. You have to pay again, just like everyone else.
Actually, it's not so much Apple as it is the fanboys. Everything that Apple adds to their applications are innovative and revolutionary.
iWork ground shipping not too efficient
I ordered ground shipping the day of release. It used to be Fedex ground, now it's DHL Post ground. Before it was one day delivery from Pennsylvania (Apple's shipping facility) to Maryland with Fedex. Now under DHL I just got notice that it will take 9 days to go one state!! Holiday sales must not have been as good as reported. My package is now somewhere in New Jersey and has a delivery date of 1/15. I think I'm cancelling my iLife order and just buy it in the store.
I ordered ground shipping the day of release. It used to be Fedex ground, now it's DHL Post ground. Before it was one day delivery from Pennsylvania (Apple's shipping facility) to Maryland with Fedex. Now under DHL I just got notice that it will take 9 days to go one state!! Holiday sales must not have been as good as reported. My package is now somewhere in New Jersey and has a delivery date of 1/15. I think I'm cancelling my iLife order and just buy it in the store.
Yes, you should receive a free upgrade to a product that didn't exist a month ago.
Also, anyone who downloaded the public beta of 10.0 will get 10.6 for free.
Numbers spreadsheet security?
Does anyone else see the need for password protection for Numbers spreadsheets? This seems like a glaring, yet easily fixed(?), problem.
Does anyone else see the need for password protection for Numbers spreadsheets? This seems like a glaring, yet easily fixed(?), problem.
Have the improved the performance of Numbers, or is it still dog slow? I really like the app, but can't use it for anything with more than a few rows.
Brp. I just threw up a little in my mouth.
I think that's part of Apples decision to pull out of Macworld.
Subscription models are bad news for the customer-- I use a lot of high end tools that are based on yearly "maintenance" agreements and quarterly updates and basically it's a scam to extract a continuous revenue stream while completely removing the motivation of the company to update anything-- they get their money either way.
Help!
I'm using the demo at the moment....
Is there any way to centre the page view? If there is, I can't find it for the life of me.
Here is what I'm taking about:
The page is stuck to the left!
I want it to look something like this:
So that it is in the centre of the window (without having to zoom in)
Help, anyone?
I'm using the demo at the moment....
Is there any way to centre the page view? If there is, I can't find it for the life of me.
Here is what I'm taking about:
The page is stuck to the left!
I want it to look something like this:
So that it is in the centre of the window (without having to zoom in)
Help, anyone?