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Mega Monday Updates

Posted by pudge on from the mmmmm-ega dept.

r0d3nt writes "Microsoft has released their promised 10.1.4 update to office. With it comes support for Exchange via Entourage. Get the update , and read about the system requirements." RottenApple writes "The latest iPod EU firmware update has been seen floating on the Gnutella and BitTorrent Networks. A working hack is indicated by the Time Zone appearing as US Pacific after running the updater." An anonymous reader writes "TheLittleAppFactory is pleased to today announce the latest version of our iPod Manager for Mac OS X, iPodRip 1.5, which boasts many new features, such as the ability to play songs right from your iPod's hard drive and playlist support, as well as a slick new interface, faster importing and improved iTunes integration." It costs $7.

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  1. exchange finally! by minus_273 · · Score: 2, Insightful

    but when will we have pst import and pocket pc synch?

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  2. Typical Microsoft Mac Update... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    ...long overdue, and not as full-featured as its Windows counterpart. In fact, it's pretty half-assed.

    Slow as dirt. No evident support for .PST files. Just sets up an IMAP account for mail and LDAP for the Exchange address list, which is USELESS if you have an IT Deprtment full of Mac-hating tightasses who won't turn on IMAP or anything other than the bare minimum services that Windows PCs need to use Outlook. I think it even needs SMTP turned on to send mail out.

    We waited a year for THIS???

    *This was posted to MacSlash earlier today, but the anti-Windows vitriol contained within certainly belongs on here.

  3. Let them know you're not happy! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Go here, and submit this or a variant edited to your choosing:

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    The Exchange connector, frankly, sucks. You made us wait a year for stinkin' IMAP and LDAP connectivity? SMTP required to send mail? Come on! I service many clients whose internal IT departments would laugh me out of their offices if I requested they turn on SMTP and IMAP on their Exchange server. The Exchange component of Entourage needs to work *exactly* like the Windows version of Outlook, or at least as well as Outlook 2001 for OS 9.x did.

  4. Are you KIDDING?!? by MarcQuadra · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Are you kidding? Your box has PCI slots, right? just put an Adaptec FierWire card in there and you're all set (with a modern Mac OS, classic or X). As for playing MP3s, you've got the CPU power to decode at LEAST 15 MP3 streams at once! My 25MHz 68040 Quadra can play an MP3 (though the software player for it has long passed into oblivion), I'm sure your 300MHz machine can.

    Most likely your system is in horrible shape, try formatting it and loading Mac OS 9.2.2 from scratch. Drop some more RAM in it (CHEAP!). Turn virtual memory off in the Memory control panel, and boost the disk cache to 16MB. Upgrade to the latest QuickTime Pro and enjoy your nice system!

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  5. Entourage & Exchange connectivity bogus by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Well, Microsoft really messed up BIG TIME.

    Instead of delivering a true replacement to Outlook 2001 for Mac OS X all we got was the same old thing refined.
    Just how many Exchange IT people are going to enable SMTP, IMAP and Webmail for Mac users? Why didn't MS make Entourage a true MAPI client like they promised back in February?

    Looks like some of us are still stuck with Outlook 2001 running Classic...

    Mabe we can convince XIMIAN to port Evolution over to Mac OS X and Quartz.....