Talk of Beta Release soon <http://www.apcmag.com/5780/office_2008_for_mac_hits_beta_shows_slick_ui_and _draws_on_escher>
Some of the most impressive touches are Mac-only treats like Word's Publishing Layout View with its DTP-style page layout capabilities. Images can be dragged out of iPhoto and placed directly onto the page with automatic text run-around, while excess copy on any page is automatically spilled into a linked text box that can be drawn elsewhere on that page or on the next page. New to the Office 2008 for Mac mix is MyDay, a small stand-alone app which works like a portal into Entourage's appointments and tasks. Users can create and manage those items in the MyDay window, which sits on the desktop but can be hidden and revealed using the Ctrl+spacebar key combo. MyDay: See and manage your diary and to-do list without getting mired down in emails and your inbox One part of Entourage that isn't piped onto the MyDay window, at least not right now, is email. Even if this is offered as an option, it will almost certainly be turned off by default. "I think that the point is to not let you get pulled into your inbox" Jones says. "What happens today is that when you go into Entourage to look at your calendar or check off a task, you just fall into your email and spend the next hour there. This is about giving people an alternative view to the information that is more important to them, so they can stay on task without falling into their inbox". <http://apcmag.com/system/files/images/myday.img_assist_custom.jpg> -- "The only thing we know about the future is that it will be different." Peter Drucker - Max Manshel
