http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/11/also.makes.tweaks.to.specific.features/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/office2008biz.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Microsoft has posted a fresh update for Office 2008 for Mac, v12.2.3. The patch primarily addresses stability problems, such as one affecting the entire suite which could result in application crashes after a program was opened. Several unique crash scenarios have been fixed in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Document Connection. Security has also been upgraded, closing a hole which could be used t... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/11/also.makes.tweaks.to.specific.features/ Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:35:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/19/improves.computation.speeds/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/knowledgeminer.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />KnowledgeMiner has released v2.0 of KnowledgeMiner (yX) for Excel, a data mining tool. The software scrutinizes Excel spreadsheets for patterns, highlighting trends in a more explicit fashion. It can also use data to generate predictions based on algorithms. Among the new features in v2.0 is support for 64-bit processing, which accelerates computations by scaling to the number of cores present ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/19/improves.computation.speeds/ Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:25:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/01/app.now.enables.editing.of.doc.and.xls.files/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/docssml.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />DataViz has launched the latest version of its Documents To Go app for the iPhone and iPod touch. Following through with the company's earlier promises, v2.0 adds full support for creating and editing Excel documents. The previous release limited users to just viewing the spreadsheet content.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/01/app.now.enables.editing.of.doc.and.xls.files/ Fri, 02 Oct 2009 03:00:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/17/named.range.support.wifi.password.protection/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/mariner-calc.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Mariner has released v2.0 of its spreadsheet editing application for the iPhone, Mariner Calc. The app is used to view and edit Microsoft Excel documents, with the ability to manage multiple sheets and wirelessly transmit files. The latest version features named range support, a find and replace tool, and utilizes a password protected WiFi web based file server. Version 2.0 also boasts customizabl... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/17/named.range.support.wifi.password.protection/ Fri, 18 Sep 2009 02:20:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/05/excelogger.minime.ship/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0906/exceLogger.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Intelligent Assistance has released two new software projects, exceLogger and miniME, the latter of which is used to read QuickTime metadata, imported from non-tape sources, into Final Cut Pro. The application also provides tools to view hidden metadata in XML files or export Excel spreadsheets. Metadata can be remapped to visible fields in Final Cut Pro, while multiple sources can be merged into ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/05/excelogger.minime.ship/ Wed, 05 Aug 2009 23:40:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/13/ms.office.web.and.2010/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0907/microsoftoffice2010.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Microsoft today used its Windows Partners Conference to expand the details of Office 2010, including its web version. Initially considered separate, Microsoft now says Office Web is a counterpart to 2010 but will make it freely available to anyone with a Windows Live account. It will also be free to use on the local network for companies that buy volume licenses of Office 2010, though companies ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/13/ms.office.web.and.2010/ Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:10:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/09/ms.office.web.apps.monday/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0810/microsoftofficeweb.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Microsoft's Monday event should mark a more formal debut for the company's Office Web suite, tipsters said on Thursday. Although announced nine months ago, the suite is now said by Neowin to be getting a demonstration. It's not known if Microsoft will commit to a public release at the gathering.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/09/ms.office.web.apps.monday/ Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:30:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/06/iphone.spreadsheet.app/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0902/mctemp.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Mariner Software has released Mariner Calc, a spreadsheet application for the iPhone and iPod touch that enables users to view and edit Microsoft Excel files. The program provides a number of functions, with categories including math, finance, trigonometry, statistic, and lookup. The document dates, content or plus-logic information can also be edited, with support for splitting panes, freezing, ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/06/iphone.spreadsheet.app/ Fri, 06 Mar 2009 08:45:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/02/13/statplusmac.updated/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0902/statplusmac-newversion-12.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />AnalystSoft has updated StatPlus:mac, improving ease-of-use and adding new graphics and calculations. The package has the same features as the Microsoft Analysis Toolpak offered in Excel 2004, but StatPlus:mac works with both Excel 2004 and 2008. The new release adds more data analysis types and a number of brand-new graphs, statistical charts and control charts like CUSUM and XBar chart, that ar... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/02/13/statplusmac.updated/ Fri, 13 Feb 2009 06:05:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/01/09/first.look.numbers.09/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0901/09-num-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />As the last new application for iWork, Numbers introduced superior features, but lacked calculating firepower when put head-to-head with Microsoft's Excel. Numbers '09 attempts to remedy this problem, while building on the unique paradigm of a canvas where you place objects like tables, charts and shapes to create a visually-pleasing spreadsheet.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/01/09/first.look.numbers.09/ Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:20:00 GMT