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  • For the enterprise, Google Apps fights uphill battle with Microsoft
    Microsoft's incumbent status as a provider of office productivity software gives it a leg up over Google Apps in the enterprise, Computerworld's Eric Lai reports.
  • Keep track of changes in Pages
    Apple's Pages not only tracks changes and comments in your documents, but also lets you share those changes, even with Microsoft Word users.
  • Review: Yojimbo 2.0
    Yojimbo 2.0 is a well executed update with truly worthwhile enhancements. It handles information with aplomb and is top notch in its class.
  • Mac News Briefs: Business Card Composer 5 adds map integration
    Google Maps integration in the latest version of the business card creation tool lets users include a map and directions on their business cards. Also, Ambrosia Software updated Snapz Pro X and RecoSoft announced a version of its PDF2Office file conversion utility aimed at iWork users.
  • Bugs hit Google Docs after recent upgrade
    Users of Google Docs are having problems printing, exporting and uploading certain files.
  • Better collaboration with Word’s Track Changes
    Need to work with others to create a document? Microsoft Word's powerful features for tracking changes can make the job easier.
  • Google Docs launches shared folders
    Google's cloud-based Microsoft Word competitor unveiled several key upgrades Monday, including shared folders.
  • Review: Pagehand 1.0 word processor
    Basic word processor features an elegant user interface.
  • Find and merge address book duplicates
    Whether you use Apple's Address Book or Microsoft Entourage's built-in contact manager, duplicate contacts can make it harder to find information you seek. Here's how to clean up the mess.
  • Prune your contacts
    If you no longer recognize half of the names in your address book, it might be time to clean house. Here's how to get rid of the clutter in Mail, Address Book, and Entourage.
  • Google Docs adds student-friendly features
    Over the summer, Google hired student interns to figure out what features Google Docs was lacking that would encourage more students to use the productivity suite. Here's what Google's adding to attract a younger crowd
  • iWork update delivers a number of fixes
    The 9.0.3 update for iWork '09 includes fixes for suite-wide issues as well as for the individual apps that make up the collection of productivity applications.
  • Survey: Google Docs 'widely used' at one-in-five workplaces
    The near total dominance of Microsoft Office in the workplace may be getting a serious challenge from Google Docs, according to a new survey by market research firm IDC.
  • Google to let Apps users try out Wave
    Google plans to let Apps users test its Wave collaboration and communication tool, which is still in development.
  • The $300 challenge: The telecommuter
    Ever-roaming editor Dan Moren creates a fully-loaded Mac setup fit for a telecommuter with just $300. And he doesn't skimp on the tip.
  • 9 Web-based office productivity suites
    Looking for alternatives to Microsoft Office? Here are nine office productivity application suites you can run inside a Web browser.
  • Ten free tools for getting work done on your Mac
    Mac productivity software doesn't have to cost a lot -- or, indeed, anything at all. Here are 10 great apps that will help you get stuff done on your Mac for peanuts.
  • Microsoft appeals Word ruling, asks for stay
    Microsoft has asked a court to stay an injunction that could put a stop to Word sales.
  • Outlook on the Mac: And they lived happily ever after?
    If you think the version of Outlook that will arrive on the Mac next year will is going to be 100-percent feature-compatible with the Windows edition, John C. Welch says you should prepare to be disappointed.
  • Microsoft ships Entourage Web Services Edition
    The new version of Entourage switches from the WebDAV protocol to Exchange Web Services, which should lead to a faster, more reliable performance.
  • Analysis: New mobile competition drove Nokia, Microsoft deal
    Microsoft and Nokia may be able to better face competition with their new agreement.
  • Microsoft, Nokia team to put Office apps on mobile phones
    Microsoft and Nokia are working together to put a version of Microsoft's Office productivity applications on Nokia handsets.
  • Injunction blocks Microsoft from selling Word
    Microsoft has gotten received an injunction from a U.S. District Court Judge blocking the sale of Microsoft Word because of a patent infringement dispute over its XML capabilities.
  • Review: Evernote 1.4
    Evernote 1.4 is a versatile tool for capturing a wide variety of information and syncing that information among a variety of platforms.
  • Microsoft offers Office 2008 fix for Open XML documents
    Microsoft has posted an update to Office 2008 to help it open Open XML-formatted documents.
  • Google billboard ads gun for Microsoft
    Google will use billboard advertising in four U.S. cities to promote Google Apps, the company's enterprise productivity suite.
  • Google defends Google Apps security
    Google officials say that critics calling for Los Angeles to reconsider plans to implement Google Apps are misinformed about the security of the cloud-based service.
  • Bugs & Fixes: Failure to launch bugs
    Some high-profile software updates this week from Apple and Microsoft both exhibited similar bugs in which updated apps either failed to launch or couldn't open existing files. Ted Landau explains what's up.
  • Office 2008 SP2 improves speed, collaboration capability
    The newest update to Office improves speed and adds new collaboration capabilities, along with some new functionality for PowerPoint.
  • Review: VoodooPad Pro 4.1
    VoodooPad Pro is an excellent tool for collecting, storing, and linking information. The program's ability to intelligently create links to other pages in your document makes it easy to cross-reference information that you've already collected.