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Microsoft vs Apple: Head to Head

In this showdown between office suite giant Microsoft Office and the latest edition of the Apple iWork suite, MacWorld Magazine (May 2008) writers put the latest software to the test. The results? I guess it depends. You'll have have to pick up a copy. There's also a 39 minute podcast hosted by the (always excellent)

Microsoft vs Apple: Head to HeadBill Alpert2008-04-10T00:35:52+00:00

Postage Rates Defy Logic

It's official: postage rates are going up again. It's a process that seems to have accelerated in recent years. Perhaps the Postal Service didn't get the memo about all the advertisers migrating to alternative forms of marketing. Starting next month first class postage will hit 42 cents, postcards 27 cents, each up one cent. Standard

Postage Rates Defy LogicBill Alpert2008-04-09T20:30:30+00:00

Look that laptop thief in the eye!

Well, in the vernacular one would say "this really sucks!" And indeed it does: both my son and his college roommate suffered the theft of their laptop computers when a thief forced a window and broke into their student housing apartment in Los Angeles. The LAPD was great about it, taking a full report, even

Look that laptop thief in the eye!Bill Alpert2008-04-04T18:48:18+00:00

What's my postage?

Online Postage Calculator from the US Postal Service LATE UPDATE: Click here for information on the new NCOA regulations and special offers from Copies&Ink A question heard frequently at Copies&Ink is: What's the postage tab for my upcoming mailing? Here's the easiest way we've found to calculate postage for your business mailing, and also compare

What's my postage?Bill Alpert2008-03-28T23:28:05+00:00