Wo, rich, tht's so cool! I had no idea you were involved with that--what a lifesaver for those with clients on that other kind of computer ;-) >OK Thanks for mentioning MacLink and I can't missing commenting on this one. >Since Dataviz was my babe, it came about because I was at the >conference in New Orleans >where the mac was released in '84 (yes the one the famous commercial >was about, >and fell in love with what Steve had done. > >We started MacLink because of the lack of business software for the >Mac, and Apple's 1st attempt to >take the mac corporate- we even taught Apple sales reps out to fill >out their expense report to buy >copies of MacLink to do demos -- I will stop reminiscing at this point. > >BUT MacLink is a converter and you really need to balance what you >want from the package, >just for your use or for sharing -- there is part of MacLink >available as standard with most Macs, >but I've lost track of exactly what ships now. > >Also there is always a free fully functional office package 'open office' >The mac version is at: http://porting.openoffice.org/mac/download/index.html > >Rich > >Chris Hoogendyk wrote: >> Also, >> >>If you really need compatibility, Dataviz has MacLink Plus which >>has been around for eons. Version 16 can translate office 2007 >>format files. Basically gives you the ability to read/write >>whatever file formats your correspondents or associates require, so >>you don't have to actually run Microsoft software on your Mac. The >>company started up the year the Mac was released. >> > >-- >Rich Roth >CEO On-the-net > >Bringing you complex online systems since the net was young >http://www.tnrglobal.com - http://www.on-the-net.com/rr/ > >_______________________________________________ >Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net >Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net > >You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. >If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members >page on the Hidden Tech Web site. >http://www.hidden-tech.net/members -- _________________________________________________ Shel Horowitz - 413-586-2388/800-683-WORD shel at frugalfun.com -->Join the Business Ethics Pledge - Ten Years to Change the World, One Signature at a Time (please tell your friends) <http://www.business-ethics-pledge.org> Marketing consulting * copywriting * publishing assistance * speaking How to market ethically/effectively: http://www.frugalmarketing.com Ethics Blog: http://www.principledprofit.com/good-business-blog/ Books: http://www.frugalmarketing.com/shop.html _________________________________________________