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Office 2008 File-Compatibility Trouble

Scott Rose — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 04:14:00 -0600

You can modify your Word 2008 preferences so that your documents are always saved in the older format.

I just installed Microsoft Office 2008, but now when I create Word and Excel files on my computer, none of my colleagues can open up these files on their computers. Please help!

Inline PDFs in Firefox

Scott Rose — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 03:46:00 -0600

The firefox-mac-pdf add-on lets you view PDF files right within Firefox.

I just switched from Safari to Firefox as my default Web browser, but the one thing that I miss is the ability to view PDFs right within the browser itself. Can I make this happen within Firefox?

Deleting ZIP Files

Scott Rose — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 04:03:00 -0500

Archive Utility lets you set a variety of preferences for working with ZIP files on your Mac.

Back when everything on the Internet was compressed in SIT format, I could set my Stuffit Expander preferences to automatically delete the compressed file after expanding. But now, there doesn’t seem to be a way to do the same thing with ZIP files—is there?

Communication Breakdown

Scott Rose — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 03:07:00 -0500

Your Mac will try to connect to the Internet according to the order in which your services are listed in your Network system preference.

Using a Web Clip as a Home Screen Separator

Roberto Baldwin — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 05:04:00 -0500

More Detailed Spotlight Results

Scott Rose — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 03:50:00 -0500

We think Apple should replace Spotlight with HoudahSpot, a much more flexible tool for searching the contents of your Mac.

I just upgraded to Leopard, and there seems to be something missing from Spotlight. Whenever I get the results of a Spotlight search, I can’t customize the columns to show me Date Created, Date Modified, or Size. These are the most important criteria for me when looking through search results.

Rotating QuickTime Movies

Scott Rose — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 11:55:39 -0500

Once you upgrade to QuickTime Pro, select one of these buttons to flip or rotate your movie using QuickTime Player.

I recorded a bunch of movies on my digital camera by holding it vertically instead of horizontally, but now they only play sideways on my Mac, and I can’t figure out how to rotate them.

Converting Old Files

Scott Rose — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 05:03:00 -0500

MacLinkPlus Deluxe’s simple interface makes it easy to view and convert over 100 different file formats.