Comments on: Palm Pre's New Operating System

By: Tommy Chuck

Tommy Chuck — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 19:08:52 +0000

Actually, I can view and create Powerpoint compatible slideshows with no difficulty using NeoOffice on the Mac. I’ve been able to receive and edit Powerpoint-created shows as well, and they play in Powerpoint without issue.

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By: Joe Allen

Joe Allen — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 20:03:23 +0000

Walt, it would be less expensive to by iWork at $79 vs. Office which comes with Keynote that dutifully opens, views, edits and plays Powerpoint presentations.

By: Mitchell F. Senft

Mitchell F. Senft — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 10:56:10 +0000

Two clarifications re: this week’s column.

Time Machine, contrary to reports, can also run on an internal drive. All TM needs is a second drive, internal or external.

The current version of NeoOffice is more than ready for prime time. The only hassle is the need to “manually” save in the Office format, not NO’s native format. If money is a user’s issue, then, yeah, it’s a terrific deal. (I only broke down and bought Office because my wife and daughter insisted.) (That said, I have to give props to Word in Office 2008; nothing too radical but the interface is a joy to work in and work with. Great job by Microsoft’s MBU.)

By: Stewart Midwinter

Stewart Midwinter — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 07:20:49 +0000

If you mostly just want to view PowerPoint files, and not make complicated edits, there’s no need to buy the expensive MS Office. Just download the open-source, free Open Office from openoffice.org… or its more OS X-native brother NeoOffice.

It may hiccup if you are doing some very complex formatting, but otherwise works well… especially considering the price!

By: Jonathan Sterling

Jonathan Sterling — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 02:56:10 +0000

Actually, Walt, so long as you have Mac OS X Leopard, you can view Microsoft Office documents in QuickLook. All you have to do is select the document in the finder and press the space bar. A preview will pop up immediately. This does not, however, have a feature that will allow you to play the presentation; it only lets you preview its contents. If you need to be able to present or a Powerpoint document, Microsoft Office 2008 or iWork ’09 is your best bet.