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Question of the Moment

Q: Will there be a version of Microsoft OneNote for the Mac?  I *LOVE* OneNote!

A: There hasn't been one announced yet and I wouldn't count on it, to be honest.  Your best bet would be to use something like Parallels to run Windows applications on your Mac and install OneNote in the virtual desktop. 

OR... Microsoft has announced a web-version of OneNote is coming.  It's probably not going to be as full-featured as the regular version but might be good enough and should work from all of the major browsers, including the iPhone.

News

Microsoft is now offering a 30-day free trial of Office 2008 for Mac.  You can go here to download it.

Resources

Here are some useful resources for lawyers to use for more information on Microsoft Office for Mac

Sites

Newsgroups

Microsoft has free support newsgroups available for nearly every product they make.  In these newsgroups you can read questions and answers that other people have posted for the product or you can post your own questions and get answers from the other posters. 

How to Ask a Question:  When posting a question to a newsgroup please be sure to indicate what software you're using, what version of the software you're using, what SPECIFICALLY you are trying to do and what happens when you try to do that (especially any error messages you may be receiving).  It is also helpful if you tell us what you have already tried in an effort to fix it so that we don't waste time telling you to try things you've already attempted.

 

What's an MVP?

An MVP or "Most Valuable Professional" is a volunteer who has been recognized by Microsoft as an expert on a particular technology.  You'll commonly find them in the Microsoft Support Newsgroups, but they can sometimes be found in other forums or lists.  They can be very helpful but keep in mind that they are only volunteers providing assistance in their spare time.

NNTP

NNTP (Network News Transfer Protocol) is the traditional way of accessing newsgroups.  The traditional Microsoft program for NNTP is Outlook Express though in Vista this has been upgraded and renamed to "Windows Mail". 

Click the links below to open the Microsoft Outlook newsgroups in your NNTP reader:

 

Web Forums

Since NNTP is a tad esoteric Microsoft has introduced a web interface for their support newsgroups.  These are the same newsgroups you get via NNTP, just in a web browser.

Click the links below to open the Microsoft Outlook newsgroups in your web browser:

Last Updated: 03/09/2010