Review: Sunbird 0.8 calendar program

If you use Mozilla's Thunderbird e-mail client, or if you need to access a calendar on a server from different computers running different operating systems, or if you need a bit more help than iCal provides for managing your tasks, Sunbird is definitely worth a look. And Sunbird is free.

Twitterrific 3.1If you can't quite see the appeal of social networking site Twitter, maybe you should try Iconfactory's Twitterrific.
ISO approves PDF as an international standardThe ISO has approved PDF as an international standard.

Review: Sunbird 0.8 calendar program
If you use Mozilla's Thunderbird e-mail client, or if you need to access a calendar on a server from different computers running different operating systems, or if you need a bit more help than iCal provides for managing your tasks, Sunbird is definitely worth a look. And Sunbird is free.
Twitterrific 3.1
If you can't quite see the appeal of social networking site Twitter, maybe you should try Iconfactory's Twitterrific.
CaliBrate 1.1
This nifty utility lets you batch-modify iCal events, with available actions including moving events between calendars, deleting events, changing times, editing titles and notes, and more.
Review: Xerox Phaser 6130 color laser printer
Though the Phaser 6130 is inexpensive, there are better options in the same price range. For $50 more, you can buy Brother’s HL-4070CDW, a much faster, higher quality color laser printer that includes wireless networking and duplexing.
Changes 1.0
If you’ve got two folders that you want to have the same contents, or if you’re just trying to figure out which of two folders has the latest versions of your files Changes can help.

The where and how of Microsoft AutoUpdate
You've looked everywhere for Microsoft's AutoUpdate but Spotlight shows nothing. Must you wait until it's ready to search for updates? No way.
Tracking Word changes after the fact
You've begun work on a copy of a Word document and failed to track changes. How do you do it after the fact? Like so.
Excerpt: Read RSS feeds in Leopard Mail
With Leopard, Apple added RSS support to the built-in OS X Mail application. In this excerpt from his Take Control of Apple Mail in Leopard ebook, Joe Kissell looks at configuring Mail’s RSS preferences, adding and managing RSS feeds, and viewing RSS articles from Mail.
Opening old Word files with Word 2008
The Office 2008 for Mac 12.1.1 Update fixes an issue with Word opening older Word documents. Unless it doesn't.
AppleScript versus Alameda County
Jason Snell battles a wonky Java applet to get a readable version of a court case.

How Microsoft can reinvent itself in the post-Gates era
With Bill Gates stepping down from his day-to-day duties at Microsoft, PC World offers advice on what his company should do to thrive in the coming years.
A Tale of One Multifunction Printer
Associate Editor Brian Chen recounts Macworld Lab's epic, painful experience evaluating the Lexmark X560N -- which fortunately led to a reward.
Opinion: What Visual Basic’s Office return means for Mac IT
Microsoft promised this week to restore support for Visual Basic for Applications to a future version of its Office suite. But the lack of VBA support in Office 2008 is only one problem for Mac users, John C. Welch writes.
Basic lesson: Microsoft listens to its users
Visual Basic for Applications is headed back to Office for the Mac in a future release. So what does that mean for the VBA-using Office user of today?
InfoWorld: ‘No Macs’ is no longer a defensible IT strategy
A number of computing trendsare making it easier for tech departments to say yes to the Mac by facilitating IT’s ability to provide enterprise-grade Mac management and support.