Mac BU Office 2008 Sneak Peek #4 & RDC Update News

Mac BU Office 2008 Sneak Peek #4 & RDC Update News

The Mac BU wants to hook you up with two substantial Halloween treats! It's
time to sneak another peek at the user-friendly features available in
Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac. Your documents and presentations will have
the chance to shine with Office 2008 shortcuts to polished designs and
layouts.

* New Templates, Themes & Styles: Word 2008 and PowerPoint 2008 offer easy
style options to create fresh, great-looking documents with a single mouse
click. Dozens of new Template designs help users make a statement and get
their work noticed. Modern, suite-wide Themes and Styles also help users
consistently apply a professional look and feel to their documents and
presentations.

The Mac BU is also pleased to announce that an update to the public beta of
Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection (RDC) client for Mac 2.0 will be up for
grabs from Mactopia later today. After receiving valuable feedback during
round one of testing, the Mac BU was able to address a number of important
issues in this latest version.
(http://www.microsoft.com/mac/downloads.aspx?pid=download&location=/mac/d...)

The updated beta improvements include:

* Multiple Sessions Improvement -- Due to popular demand, the File menu has
been redesigned to allow for the launch of multiple Remote Desktop
Connection sessions from the menu.

* File Based Connection Management -- Remote Desktop Connection now manages
all connection settings using connection files.

* Vista Network Level Authentication - Network Level Authentication (NLA)
is a new authentication method in Windows Vista that completes user
authentication before users establish a full Remote Desktop Connection and
the logon screen appears. This method offers security enhancements that can
help to protect the remote computer from hackers and malicious software.

* Auto-Reconnect -- Auto-reconnect allows the Remote Desktop Connection
Client for Mac to automatically reconnect to the Windows-based computer if
the network connection to the remote session is broken.

* Wide Screen Support -- Remote Desktop Connection now supports screen
sizes for wide-screen display.

Feel free to send Mac BU your RDC 2.0 feedback via the RDC Connect site
(https://connect.microsoft.com/macrdc). And visit the Mac BU's Sneak Peek
site (http://www.macoffice2008.com/) to check out the latest update and to
discover more and more ways that Office 2008 for Mac will simplify your
work by providing fresh features at your fingertips for visually impressive
results.

 
AAPL
$282.52
Apple Inc.
-1.23
MSFT
$24.38
Microsoft Corpora
-0.11
GOOG
$525.62
Google Inc.
-0.17
MacTech Search:
Community Search:
See All

Introducing the App Hall of Fame!
App discoverability continues to be a real issue. With the fast churn of apps in the App Store, an app has only a few weeks of promotional life in it before it‚Äôs largely forgotten. There are a few things developers can do to fix that, but those... | Read more »
Gobliiins Are Coming
In the midst of the huge Q4 launch schedule, the cult classic, Gobliiins, as well as the rest of the trilogy, are being ported to the iPhone in all of their original glory. The Goblins trilogy was a quirky Atari/Amiga game series from the early 90‚Äôs... | Read more »
myPhoneDesktop – Chrome to iPhone Extens...
Anyone who has used myPhoneDesktop knows that it is a fantastic tool for streamlining your onscreen workflow. Instead of having to type line after line into your phone directly, you can use myPhoneDesktop to type from your computer directly into... | Read more »
Classes Review
Developer: Dustlab Price: $0.99 Version Reviewed: 2.4.7 iPhone Integration Rating: 3 out of 5 stars User Interface Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Re-use / Replay Value Rating: 3 out of 5 stars Overall Rating: 3.33 out of 5 stars | Read more »
AutoVerbal Talking Soundboard Pro helps...
Being able to speak and communicate with others is something that many of us take for granted. It‚Äôs not so easy for many folks though, in particular for individuals with autism spectrum disorders, as well as those who have suffered various brain... | Read more »
Pocketbooth Review
Developer: Project Box Price: $0.99 Version Reviewed: 1.0 iPhone Integration Rating: 4 out of 5 stars User Interface Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Re-use / Replay Value Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars Overall Rating: 4.17 out of 5 stars | Read more »
Get Your Roast Right With ‘Time To Roast...
Roasting meat, in the cooking world, is about as simple as it gets. The greatest roast recipe I‚Äôve ever found is from Michael Ruhlman‚Äôs website, with the recipe titled, ‚ÄúThe World‚Äôs Most Difficult Roasted Chicken Recipe.‚Äù | Read more »
See All

  • Generate a short URL for this page:



All contents are Copyright 1984-2010 by Xplain Corporation. All rights reserved. Theme designed by Icreon.
Greetings, and welcome to the new MacTech web site! Our home page is designed to be your Industry Dashboard -- so you can have a snapshot of all that's relevant in the industry in one easy location. Many readers tell us that because the information is updated so frequently, they are now checking the site multiple times a day. Here's a quick run down of the features on the new web site, which can be subtle. We truly hope you register so that we can keep you up to date about new features as they are implemented. And, please use the BETA button in the top right to provide us any feedback, suggestions or bugs. We love to hear from you.