by Jeffery Battersby | Apr 22, 2008 | Featured, Macworld, Writing
Macworld recently ran a story both in print and on the web about how well iWork holds up against Microsoft Office as an alternative office suite. The article used a simple conceit—choose a single project and attempt to use both programs to complete that project—to...
by Jeffery Battersby | Jan 16, 2008 | Featured, Macworld, Writing
New layout mode, a streamlined interface, better tools for handling bibliographic information and getting that information into your documents. Microsoft Word 2008 has an awful lot to offer. But it’s also lost Visual Basic for Applications and the ability to be...
by Jeffery Battersby | Jan 16, 2008 | Macworld, Writing
Worried that Word won’t offer everything you need? You got questions? I got answers! The latest version of Microsoft Office was released yesterday and, almost coincident with that release, my full review of Microsoft Word was posted on the Macworld web site. Of...
by Jeffery Battersby | Jan 2, 2008 | Macworld, Writing
It’s been about four years since Microsoft released a major update to their flagship Office suite. I’ve had the opportunity over the last few weeks to have a look at this new program, which now features a separate environment for creating page layout...
by Jeffery Battersby | Dec 23, 2007 | Featured, Macworld, Writing
LiquidLedger 2.0 Another of the several personal financial programs I’ve reviewed this year, LiquidLedger is good, but not nearly as good as the other offerings in this arena. Version 2.0 offers a significant UI update that makes LiquidLedger easier to use and...
by Jeffery Battersby | Dec 20, 2007 | Featured, Macworld, Writing
Moneydance. The Quicken alternative.Quicken may be the de facto standard of personal finance applications, but that doesn’t mean you have to use it. Moneydance, which is a Java-based cross-platform application for managing all of your personal finances, offers...
