RTF and TXT are two file formats used to store simple documents which have fallen to the wayside in favor of other popular formats like DOC. The main difference between RTF and TXT is their feature list. RTF is a lot more powerful than the very simplistic TXT format. The feature list of RTF is very desirable due to its presentational value.

MS Office is by far better than the iWork suite. Furthermore, as a college student you will find that Word, Excel, and Powerpoint are the standard. If you believe MS is out to screw Mac users, then what would be the benefit to them? Fewer sales and less profit.

Is that how you run a business? Of course not. I've used Office for the Mac since it was first released ages ago. If you have problems then the more likely case is your computer needs some maintenance and you need to upgrade Office because you are using an out of date version. First off: Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions Boot from your Snow Leopard Installer disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button.

When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu. After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.' S ID and drive size) from the the left side list.

Make your Microsoft Outlook for Mac compatible with Gmail. If you've entered everything in correctly, task will be completed successfully and you can close out of the window and begin using your account via Outlook 2011 mac. You can use Outlook for Mac 2011 to send and to receive messages from a web-based email account without a direct connection to the provider's website. Follow these steps to set up your web-based email account: On the Tools menu, click Accounts. If this is the first time your setting up an account. Wrangling Outlook 2011 with Gmail. In 2010, Outlook poorly supported Gmail accounts, but today it’s a lot better. Most of the setup that was previously required is now automated. Log into Gmail and click the settings button — look for the gear on the right. Note: If you’re setting up Outlook 2011 for the first time, the Accounts screen will load automatically and you can skip to Step 2 below. As long as Outlook is able to find the server information (and with Gmail it always should), your window should look something like the screenshot below.

In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. Status of the hard drive. If it does not say 'Verified' then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is 'Verified' then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button.

Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the installer. If DU reports errors it cannot fix, then you will need and/or to repair the drive. If you don't have either of them or if neither of them can fix the drive, then you will need to reformat the drive and reinstall OS X. Next: Kappy's Personal Suggestions for OS X Maintenance For disk repairs use. For situations DU cannot handle the best third-party utilities are:; DW only fixes problems with the disk directory, but most disk problems are caused by directory corruption; Disk Warrior 4.x is now Intel Mac compatible. Provides additional repair options including file repair and recovery, system diagnostics, and disk defragmentation. TechTool Pro 4.5.1 or higher are Intel Mac compatible; is similar to TechTool Pro in terms of the various repair services provided.

Versions 1.5.1 or later are Intel Mac compatible. Free ftp transfer for mac. OS X performs certain maintenance functions that are scheduled to occur on a daily, weekly, or monthly period. The maintenance scripts run in the early AM only if the computer is turned on 24/7 (no sleep.) If this isn't the case, then an excellent solution is to download and install a shareware utility such as,, or that will automate the maintenance activity regardless of whether the computer is turned off or asleep. Dependence upon third-party utilities to run the periodic maintenance scripts had been significantly reduced in Tiger and Leopard.