This makes sense. Thanks for the clarification! Olivia "Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower", Steve Jobs
On Apr 28, 2010, at 2:53 PM, Bryan Smart wrote: > Well, sort of. Mobile Me is kind of the light version of that sort of thing. > > Mobile Me can sync your calendar, but you can't access the calendars of other > people in your org. > > Mobile Me has no server-side filtering of e-mail. This means that it can't > sort messages in to folders based on e-mail listss, sender, etc. It is > totally dependent on the client to do that. Maybe you're reading e-mail on > your iPhone, but your desktop is off, so then everything will fill up your > in-box. > > Mobile Me doesn't do forms. > > And, most importantly, Mobile Me only works with Apple stuff. My Windows > machines and non-Apple devices could get to its imap e-mail box, but can't > use most anything else. I like Apple stuff, but my whole computing universe > isn't Apple. > > Bryan > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Nicolai Svendsen > Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 3:58 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: A Question Regarding MS Office for Mac > > Hi, > > I just use Mobile Me. it synchs everything I could ever want with my iPhone > and between my Mac, mainly because I need that kind of functionality every > day. > > Maybe I'm dense to Exchange, but doesn't Mobile Me do exactly what you want? > As you said yourself, paying 100/200 isn't a big deal, as you can make it > back. > > Regards, > Nic > Mobile Me: [email protected] > Skype: Kvalme > MSN Messenger: [email protected] > AIM: cincinster > yahoo Messenger: cin368 > Facebook Profile > My Twitter > > On Apr 28, 2010, at 8:44 AM, Bryan Smart wrote: > >> Office on the Mac is fairly inexpensive when compared to the PC version. >> >> Mail won't do any of that stuff. Apple doesn't want to license the full tech >> that would be required to completely integrate with Exchange. It would be >> nice if they did, since Exchange isn't going away for a very very long time. >> It's great that you can read basic e-mail and look at your Exchange calendar >> with Mail or on an iPad/iPhone, but that isn't enough. Exchange is a full >> personal information management system that automatically syncs, over the >> air, between all of your devices. I can start Outlook on any of my >> computers, or grab a phone or PDA, and I'm looking at all of my critical >> work info. I don't sync it. Its just there, on all of them, when I need it. >> That sort of tech is mandatory unless you have your own personal secretary. >> So, it will be good to have Office as an alternative to Mail. Would be nice >> if Apple had something like Exchange that could even be used as an >> alternative, but they don't. >> >> If you don't use Exchange, you most likely wouldn't see the point to these >> features or care. That's alright. I can't tell you how much it increases my >> efficiency, and helps me earn more money with less time. Paying a silly $100 >> - $200 fee is nothing, as it will make that back easily. >> >> Bryan >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Nicolai Svendsen >> Sent: Monday, April 26, 2010 6:44 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: A Question Regarding MS Office for Mac >> >> Hi, >> >> Seems a lot of money to spend if you only need those few extra options. >> Besides, it'll probably happen even for iWork, Mail and iCal. I'm such an >> optimist right now. >> >> Regards, >> Nic >> Mobile Me: [email protected] >> Skype: Kvalme >> MSN Messenger: [email protected] >> AIM: cincinster >> yahoo Messenger: cin368 >> Facebook Profile >> My Twitter >> >> On Apr 26, 2010, at 9:46 AM, Bryan Smart wrote: >> >>> Well, for those of us that use Exchange for information management, we'd >>> sure like to be able to run a version of Outlook on the Mac. Mail and ICal >>> can get to some of that info on an Exchange server, but not all of it. >>> Right now, if you want to change a server-side e-mail filtering rule, for >>> example, you must start Outlook in a virtual machine or under BootCamp to >>> make that adjustment. >>> >>> I also don't think that Pages supports all of the formatting options of >>> Word. That isn't so important when you're making your own files, but it >>> matters when you're exchanging files with other people that are using Word. >>> >>> So, Office isn't essential, but many of us would appreciate it. >>> >>> Bryan >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] >>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Nicolai >>> Svendsen >>> Sent: Monday, April 26, 2010 2:32 AM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: A Question Regarding MS Office for Mac >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> Why buy MS Office for Macs? I'm still personally trying to justify the >>> purchase of iWork. it doesn't seem like MS Office has more than iWork does. >>> I never really liked Office because it always felt sluggish to me as >>> opposed to iWork. >>> >>> I'm sure someone a lot smarter than me can tell me why. >>> >>> Regards, >>> Nic >>> Mobile Me: [email protected] >>> Skype: Kvalme >>> MSN Messenger: [email protected] >>> AIM: cincinster >>> yahoo Messenger: cin368 >>> Facebook Profile >>> My Twitter >>> >>> On Apr 26, 2010, at 8:20 AM, M. Taylor wrote: >>> >>>> James, >>>> >>>> Thank you for the feedback. >>>> >>>> That's the breaks. I am going into purchase the software for a >>>> friend's child who needs it so she can work with Office for Windows >>>> which is the standard at her college. Surprising as I thought most >>>> schools used Macs for everything educational. >>>> >>>> Fortunately the college student is sighted so she won't have any issues. >>>> >>>> Again, thank you. >>>> >>>> Mark >>>> >>>> Get to know yourself as you get to know me on The Secret Life of >>>> Mark Marcus Live Talk Show http://candleshore.com/secrets >>>> -----Original >>>> Message----- >>>> From: [email protected] >>>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of James & Nash >>>> Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2010 9:11 PM >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Subject: Re: A Question Regarding MS Office for Mac >>>> >>>> No it isn't. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news. Apparently, >>>> Microsoft will be releasing their latest version at some point this >>>> year, which is reportedly going to be VO accessible, but who knows. >>>> >>>> TC >>>> James, Lyn, Nash & Twinny >>>> On 26 Apr 2010, at 01:56, M. 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