The fast-moving world of running Windows on a Mac has solidified with the shipping of Parallels Desktop for Mac; Robert Movin rejoins us with a full review. Steve Sande is also back with additional information and responses to his comparison of iWeb, RapidWeaver, and Sandvox. Glenn Fleishman waxes lyrical about using OmniDazzle to improve presentations, and in the news, we look at Fetch 5.1, Microsoft Office 11.2.4, and a free font troubleshooting flier.
Fetch 5.1 Adds Tiger Features, Goes Universal -- Fetch Softworks has released Fetch 5.1, the latest version of their easy-to-use FTP client. Major new features include a comprehensive set of 11 Automator actions, a bone-shaped Dashboard widget for uploading and checking transfer progress, and universal binary support for Intel-based Macs
Microsoft Releases Office 2004 Update -- Microsoft has released yet another update to Office 2004. Version 11.2.4, a 57.5 MB download, patches a security hole in PowerPoint that could allow an attacker to overwrite your computer's memory
Last week's article, "iWeb 1.1 Takes on the Competition", apparently hit a nerve with TidBITS readers. Not only did I receive a number of email messages from readers who told me about their favorite easy-to-use Web page editing applications, but a spirited discussion appeared in TidBITS Talk as well.
Several readers pointed out one serious shortcoming of iWeb 1.1 that wasn't listed in the article - the inability to insert and edit tables
In my many years of creating presentations for lectures and conferences, I've always hit a snag when trying to highlight information while giving the presentation
Back when I first contacted TidBITS to write my article "From iPod to MacBook Pro: A Switcher's Tale," I never expected it would result in a trilogy dedicated to the state of virtualization on a Mac
Free Flier Fixes Flummoxing Font Frustrations -- If your fonts are giving you a headache, Sharon Zardetto Aker's "Take Control of Font Problems in Mac OS X" is the ultimate resource
The first link for each thread description points to the traditional TidBITS Talk interface; the second link points to the same discussion on our Web Crossing server, which provides a different look and which may be faster.
iWeb Takes On the Competition -- Steve Sande's article about iWeb and other easy-to-use Web creation applications touches a nerve among readers, who share their own recommendations