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Re: After 2 years of using the MacBook Retina Pro I wanted to know m by "Randy B. Singer" randybrucesinger
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Re: Bloomberg: Apple Tops Estimates, Deflects Smartphone Assault by "Randy B. Singer" randybrucesinger
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Thu Jul 25, 2013 10:40 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"Randy B. Singer" randybrucesinger
On Jul 25, 2013, at 4:09 PM, Louise Stewart wrote:
> This interests me because I have an old version of Office, 2007, I think. I nearly never use it but occasionally receive a Word doc that I need to open. I can open the .doc ones but not the .docx. My Office is on my old G4 and can't be used on my Mac Mini, so I have to move between the two which is a hassle. I'm trying to get software that can all be used on the Mini. Once in a blue moon I need to use Excel. Can these old Office files be opened with this NeoOffice software?
For the Macintosh, there was Office 2004, 2008 and 2011. You must have Office 2004, because Office 2008 and 2011 can both natively handle the newer XML-based file formats.
You can open the newer XML-based file formats with your older version of Office using this free translator from Microsoft:
Open XML File Format Converter (free)
http://is.gd/
All of the OpenOffice-based siblings (NeoOffice, Apache OpenOffice, LibreOffice, etc.) can also open Microsoft'
By the way, you can get a brand new copy of Microsoft Office cheaper than you might think.
Office for Mac Home and Student 2011 (Download)
$89
http://www.software
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Randy B. Singer
Co-author of The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th, and 6th editions)
Macintosh OS X Routine Maintenance
http://www.macattor
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Thu Jul 25, 2013 10:47 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"Randy B. Singer" randybrucesinger
On Jul 25, 2013, at 5:47 PM, Charles Carroll wrote:
> WHAT FAVORITE BOOKS AND SITES DO PEOPLE RECOMMEND?
You might like:
SCOtutor for Mac ($2)
oniine video tutorial on how to use the Mac
https://itunes.
Once you are proficient, you might like to follow these Web sites everyday:
http://www.macintou
http://www.macfixit
Mac OS X Hints
http://hints.
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Randy B. Singer
Co-author of The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th, and 6th editions)
Macintosh OS X Routine Maintenance
http://www.macattor
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Fri Jul 26, 2013 1:24 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"Tony" tdale@xtra.co.nz
Hi Brent
I am not a long time Apple user, so bear with me. My first experience was my iPhone 4. 4S, then 5. Add to that my Apple TV3. My iMac. And we ha ve two iPhones and iPads. Two of my three daughters now have an iPhone, the third will next release. So while I am free to criticise Apple, which is fair, same applies to other platforms. None of them are perfect. None of them.
Speed wars.
Apple used to win them, not any more. Not that this matters as Apples SoC is superior, so there is no need to go for a 1.9GHZ quad as others are heading towards. I don't recall mentioning or implying speed in my post
Density Wars
Screen wars do matter, at least as far as the general user wants. 4.5 seems to be the minimum for a smartphone these days. I fully agree that density is a marketing ploy, once you get past eye capabililty, density is of no consequence.
I've not seen any Apple ads Down Under that ignore the iPhone and focus on the ecosystem, if that's where its going, yay. There is no gain in pushing the iPhone as its just another top end phone, no more. Its not special. Its just a good phone, like others.
I don't follow the last comment. I say that genuinely. Apple users can jailbreak, Androiders can root, not that many do at all. And the instances of malware/viruses on the average Android user is quite minimal.
I do see where you are coming from, but the average user, Apple, or possibly soon to be Apple, doesn't. Like me, they don't., but they will if they go Apple, they will see the restrictions and the benefits. Once they are a user and learn. That's why advertising the iPhone is a waste, advertise the ecosystem.
From: N.A. Nada <whodo678@comcast.net >
To: macsupportcentral@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, 26 July 2013 5:23 PM
Subject: Re: [macsupport] Bloomberg: Apple Tops Estimates, Deflects Smartphone Assault
Michael, Apples does not target the masses, it targets those who want a top quality product, and don't mind paying for it.
Tony, so you want to start up the speed wars or the screen size wars, again? And most people can't see the difference in the pixel count or density. Apple has already shifted their ads to the ecosystem in the US.
What I run into mostly is users that either want OS security, or they want to be able to hack the system and write their own apps.
Brent
On Jul 25, 2013, at 5:24 AM, Tony wrote:
Yes. Smartphones used to be premium, super cool devices. In those days Apple ruled as it had the best smartphone by a long way..
They are fast becoming generic devices, everyone has one more or less. The iPhone is not the best phone out there, whether you look at screen density, pixel count, camera, screen size, it is not the best. It is one top end smartphone amongst others. Apple needs to stop advertising the iPhone and advertise the ecosystem.
Apples margin has declined. Actually it hasn't, what has changed is the sales mix of the current iPhone and the old models, 4 and 4S. That's a wakeup call.
As smartphones are moving to be generic, focus on the OS, that differentiation still applies
From: Michel Munger <michel@munger.ca >
To: macsupportcentral@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, 25 July 2013 11:39 PM
Subject: Re: [macsupport] Bloomberg: Apple Tops Estimates, Deflects Smartphone Assault
The cheaper iPhone concept is one for emerging markets. Outside of
China, Apple's phone hasn't caught on as much and rivals have been doing
better.
That's why it would be tempting for them to launch one.
Michel
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Site: http://www.munger.ca/
Randy B. Singer said:
>
> On Jul 24, 2013, at 1:12 PM, Tony wrote:
>
> > Yes, Apple NEVER says anything except on keynotes. So everything is a
> rumour. If they do provide a cheaper phone, it must be to increase
> profits ad market share. If this possible cheaper phone is only
> available in developing countries, its just to increase profits
>
> *Every* company is all about increasing profits and market share.
> Every...Single...One.
> Any company that does not increase profits and market share has
> shareholders that will be looking for director's and officer's heads.
>
> That said, Apple's business plan is to only offer up-market products
> with a large profit margin. By and large, Apple doesn't tend to compete
> on price with competitors, especially at the low end of the market,
> unless it is with a product with a market-changing paradigm.
>
> Apple may or may not be considering a cheaper iPhone. Apple only tends
> to come out with less expensive products when they can fit into a market
> niche and still offer a product that is very high quality. For instance,
> Apple never got into the hot market a few years back for netbooks,
> because they couldn't offer one at its price point that wasn't garbage.
> But they later filled that niche (and killed it) with a much more
> expensive iPad. Apple offered a cheaper Mac (the Mac mini), a cheaper
> iPad (the iPad mini), and various cheaper models of the iPad (Shuffle,
> Nano, etc.) but none of these were exactly a down-market substitute for
> a more expensive Apple product. They instead tended to be products with
> drastically reduced features, yet they still weren't exactly "cheap",
> and they maintained a premium profit margin.
>
> ___________________________________________
> Randy B. Singer
> Co-author of The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th, and 6th editions)
>
> Macintosh OS X Routine Maintenance
> http://www.macattorney.com/ts.html
> ___________________________________________
>
>
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I am not a long time Apple user, so bear with me. My first experience was my iPhone 4. 4S, then 5. Add to that my Apple TV3. My iMac. And we ha ve two iPhones and iPads. Two of my three daughters now have an iPhone, the third will next release. So while I am free to criticise Apple, which is fair, same applies to other platforms. None of them are perfect. None of them.
Speed wars.
Apple used to win them, not any more. Not that this matters as Apples SoC is superior, so there is no need to go for a 1.9GHZ quad as others are heading towards. I don't recall mentioning or implying speed in my post
Density Wars
Screen wars do matter, at least as far as the general user wants. 4.5 seems to be the minimum for a smartphone these days. I fully agree that density is a marketing ploy, once you get past eye capabililty, density is of no consequence.
I've not seen any Apple ads Down Under that ignore the iPhone and focus on the ecosystem, if that's where its going, yay. There is no gain in pushing the iPhone as its just another top end phone, no more. Its not special. Its just a good phone, like others.
I don't follow the last comment. I say that genuinely. Apple users can jailbreak, Androiders can root, not that many do at all. And the instances of malware/viruses on the average Android user is quite minimal.
I do see where you are coming from, but the average user, Apple, or possibly soon to be Apple, doesn't. Like me, they don't., but they will if they go Apple, they will see the restrictions and the benefits. Once they are a user and learn. That's why advertising the iPhone is a waste, advertise the ecosystem.
From: N.A. Nada <whodo678@comcast.
To: macsupportcentral@
Sent: Friday, 26 July 2013 5:23 PM
Subject: Re: [macsupport] Bloomberg: Apple Tops Estimates, Deflects Smartphone Assault
Michael, Apples does not target the masses, it targets those who want a top quality product, and don't mind paying for it.
Tony, so you want to start up the speed wars or the screen size wars, again? And most people can't see the difference in the pixel count or density. Apple has already shifted their ads to the ecosystem in the US.
What I run into mostly is users that either want OS security, or they want to be able to hack the system and write their own apps.
Brent
On Jul 25, 2013, at 5:24 AM, Tony wrote:
Yes. Smartphones used to be premium, super cool devices. In those days Apple ruled as it had the best smartphone by a long way..
They are fast becoming generic devices, everyone has one more or less. The iPhone is not the best phone out there, whether you look at screen density, pixel count, camera, screen size, it is not the best. It is one top end smartphone amongst others. Apple needs to stop advertising the iPhone and advertise the ecosystem.
Apples margin has declined. Actually it hasn't, what has changed is the sales mix of the current iPhone and the old models, 4 and 4S. That's a wakeup call.
As smartphones are moving to be generic, focus on the OS, that differentiation still applies
From: Michel Munger <michel@munger.
To: macsupportcentral@
Sent: Thursday, 25 July 2013 11:39 PM
Subject: Re: [macsupport] Bloomberg: Apple Tops Estimates, Deflects Smartphone Assault
The cheaper iPhone concept is one for emerging markets. Outside of
China, Apple's phone hasn't caught on as much and rivals have been doing
better.
That's why it would be tempting for them to launch one.
Michel
--
Site: http://www.munger.
Randy B. Singer said:
>
> On Jul 24, 2013, at 1:12 PM, Tony wrote:
>
> > Yes, Apple NEVER says anything except on keynotes. So everything is a
> rumour. If they do provide a cheaper phone, it must be to increase
> profits ad market share. If this possible cheaper phone is only
> available in developing countries, its just to increase profits
>
> *Every* company is all about increasing profits and market share.
> Every...Single.
> Any company that does not increase profits and market share has
> shareholders that will be looking for director'
>
> That said, Apple's business plan is to only offer up-market products
> with a large profit margin. By and large, Apple doesn't tend to compete
> on price with competitors, especially at the low end of the market,
> unless it is with a product with a market-changing paradigm.
>
> Apple may or may not be considering a cheaper iPhone. Apple only tends
> to come out with less expensive products when they can fit into a market
> niche and still offer a product that is very high quality. For instance,
> Apple never got into the hot market a few years back for netbooks,
> because they couldn't offer one at its price point that wasn't garbage.
> But they later filled that niche (and killed it) with a much more
> expensive iPad. Apple offered a cheaper Mac (the Mac mini), a cheaper
> iPad (the iPad mini), and various cheaper models of the iPad (Shuffle,
> Nano, etc.) but none of these were exactly a down-market substitute for
> a more expensive Apple product. They instead tended to be products with
> drastically reduced features, yet they still weren't exactly "cheap"
> and they maintained a premium profit margin.
>
> ____________
> Randy B. Singer
> Co-author of The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th, and 6th editions)
>
> Macintosh OS X Routine Maintenance
> http://www.macattor
> ____________
>
>
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Fri Jul 26, 2013 1:41 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"Randy B. Singer" randybrucesinger
On Jul 25, 2013, at 5:35 AM, Tony wrote:
> Randy, I read your website, wonderful. But as I have Mountain Lion, and being a new OSX user, I am not aware what is relevant to me. Will you be updating to 10.8 at some point?
I have about a dozen Web sites, and all sorts of other projects that I hope to get to. When? Since they don't make me any money, and thus don't have a priority on my time, I really can't say.
My Routine Maintenance Web site is completely relevant to you. The only two important things that have changed is that you should never, ever, defragment a solid state hard drive (SSD), or hybrid drive; and since Macs don't even come with an optical disk reader anymore you instead have to use the Recovery Partition to run Disk Utility.
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Randy B. Singer
Co-author of The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th, and 6th editions)
Macintosh OS X Routine Maintenance
http://www.macattor
____________
Fri Jul 26, 2013 1:45 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"Tony" tdale@xtra.co.nz
Thank you Randy, appreciate that
I will continue to digest your maintenance website, and I am enjoying the Windows to Mac transition!
Tony
NZ
From: Randy B. Singer <randy@macattorney.com >
To: macsupportcentral@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, 26 July 2013 8:41 PM
Subject: Re: [macsupport] Bloomberg: Apple Tops Estimates, Deflects Smartphone Assault
On Jul 25, 2013, at 5:35 AM, Tony wrote:
> Randy, I read your website, wonderful. But as I have Mountain Lion, and being a new OSX user, I am not aware what is relevant to me. Will you be updating to 10.8 at some point?
I have about a dozen Web sites, and all sorts of other projects that I hope to get to. When? Since they don't make me any money, and thus don't have a priority on my time, I really can't say.
My Routine Maintenance Web site is completely relevant to you. The only two important things that have changed is that you should never, ever, defragment a solid state hard drive (SSD), or hybrid drive; and since Macs don't even come with an optical disk reader anymore you instead have to use the Recovery Partition to run Disk Utility.
___________________________________________
Randy B. Singer
Co-author of The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th, and 6th editions)
Macintosh OS X Routine Maintenance
http://www.macattorney.com/ts.html
___________________________________________
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I will continue to digest your maintenance website, and I am enjoying the Windows to Mac transition!
Tony
NZ
From: Randy B. Singer <randy@macattorney.
To: macsupportcentral@
Sent: Friday, 26 July 2013 8:41 PM
Subject: Re: [macsupport] Bloomberg: Apple Tops Estimates, Deflects Smartphone Assault
On Jul 25, 2013, at 5:35 AM, Tony wrote:
> Randy, I read your website, wonderful. But as I have Mountain Lion, and being a new OSX user, I am not aware what is relevant to me. Will you be updating to 10.8 at some point?
I have about a dozen Web sites, and all sorts of other projects that I hope to get to. When? Since they don't make me any money, and thus don't have a priority on my time, I really can't say.
My Routine Maintenance Web site is completely relevant to you. The only two important things that have changed is that you should never, ever, defragment a solid state hard drive (SSD), or hybrid drive; and since Macs don't even come with an optical disk reader anymore you instead have to use the Recovery Partition to run Disk Utility.
____________
Randy B. Singer
Co-author of The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th, and 6th editions)
Macintosh OS X Routine Maintenance
http://www.macattor
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Fri Jul 26, 2013 3:32 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"Otto Nikolaus" nikyzf
Interesting article about pixel density on smartphones.
<
http://community.giffgaff.com/t5/Blog/Pixel-Density-Pixels-Per-Inch-PPI-Explained/ba-p/9252950
>
Apparently the human eye can resolve up to 720 ppi at 1 ft. I thought that
the Retina density (326 ppi) was enough for anyone but it seems not.
Otto
On 26 July 2013 06:23, N.A. Nada <whodo678@comcast.net > wrote:
> Michael, Apples does not target the masses, it targets those who want a
> top quality product, and don't mind paying for it.
>
> Tony, so you want to start up the speed wars or the screen size wars,
> again? And most people can't see the difference in the pixel count or
> density. Apple has already shifted their ads to the ecosystem in the US.
>
> What I run into mostly is users that either want OS security, or they want
> to be able to hack the system and write their own apps.
>
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http://community.
>
Apparently the human eye can resolve up to 720 ppi at 1 ft. I thought that
the Retina density (326 ppi) was enough for anyone but it seems not.
Otto
On 26 July 2013 06:23, N.A. Nada <whodo678@comcast.
> Michael, Apples does not target the masses, it targets those who want a
> top quality product, and don't mind paying for it.
>
> Tony, so you want to start up the speed wars or the screen size wars,
> again? And most people can't see the difference in the pixel count or
> density. Apple has already shifted their ads to the ecosystem in the US.
>
> What I run into mostly is users that either want OS security, or they want
> to be able to hack the system and write their own apps.
>
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