Microsoft has started private testing of the next version of Office for the Macintosh, which is due out in the second half of the year. Office 2008 for Mac, as the product is known, helps bring the desktop suite back into compatibility with two key technologies.
First, the product is the first version of Office that runs natively on both Intel- and Power PC-based Macs. The new software also adds support for the XML file formats that Microsoft added to the Windows version of Office–Office 2007, which hit store shelves in January. Read More»
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January 27, 2007 by
Jason If you travel on behalf of your organization, you likely bring along a laptop so you can stay productive while you’re away. And because many airports, hotels, and coffee shops are now equipped with so-called hotspots — access points that let you surf the Web using a wireless Internet connection you probably take advantage of these opportunities to check your email, log in to your nonprofit’s intranet, and generally find out what’s going on back at the office.
But while using a public hotspot to surf the Internet can help you get work done from the road, it can also potentially compromise your organization’s privacy. Because public hotspots lack any sort of security measures, it’s possible that other people using the same wireless connection can intercept the information you send and receive across the Internet; savvier hackers and data thieves might even be able to gain entry to your computer and access important files.
The good news is that there are a few things you can do to minimize your risk on the wireless Web. Take the following precautions each time you surf the Internet on an unsecured public network, and you’re very likely to sidestep the vast majority of threats. Read More»
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