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Open .docx with Office 2004
Since the release of Office ‘08 I have been getting a lot of files with the .docx extension (the new standard for Word). Unfortunately, Office ‘04 does not natively support the .docx extension, but Microsoft has released a patch that lets you both open and save files in the open XML format.

If you have installed the Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac 11.5.0 Update and the Open XML File Format Converter for Mac, you can use Office 2004 applications to open and save files in the Open XML Formats that were introduced in the 2007 Microsoft Office system for Windows and in Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac.

To open files in the XML Format in Office 2004:
1. Download and install the Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac 11.5.0 Update Package
2. Download and install the Open XML File Format Converter for Mac package
3. Once both items are installed restart your computer just to be safe. You should now be able to open .docx with Word 2004 and other Open XML files
Note: I have not tried the following technique myself, but have been told it works. Please post results in the comments.

Another option to open Open XML Formats on a computer without Office 2008 is to convert the file down to the older format. To down convert an Open XML file:
1. Navigate to: Zamzar
2. Click “Browse” to browse your local computer to find the file you would like to convert
3. Select the format you would like to convert to
4. Enter your email address so Zamzar can send you download link for the file.
5. Wait…sometimes it takes a little while, but eventually you will get a download link for your freshly converted file.
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Microsoft Joins the App Store Party
There have been apps available on Windows Mobile for as long as I can remember it being in existence. When I had a Dell Axiom PocketPC in 2003, not only was I the coolest kid on the block, but I also had plenty of applications at my fingertips. I put a lot of games and other programs on there, but it never really did what I wanted it to. Eventually, I gave up on it and sold it on eBay.

One of my big complaints was that it was hard to find trusted, reliable, and working programs for the Axiom. There were all kinds of different PocketPCs that ran Windows Mobile, but had different processors, different specs, and the differences were great enough that it was not really worth the time and effort if you didn’t understand what your PocketPC could run.

So, Microsoft, who has been in the game for many years, has finally decided to follow Apple’s lead and offer nearly all of the 18,000 programs that work with Windows Mobile through one store, which will supposedly be called “Skymarket” (which brings back eerie memories of flying and browsing through the overpriced junk in Sky Mall). It will debut Autumn 2009.

Reportedly, Apple is raking in about $1 million a day on the app store, so it is clearly an exciting idea for Microsoft to join the party. Apple’s success certainly makes the idea enticing to try. It is also very rewarding for the average consumer to go to one place to get all their apps for their device. It makes it much easier for the person who is just trying to look cool, like I was when I bought my Axiom.

[Via PC World]

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TAB Mobile Site Available
I hope all of you are having a glorious un-labor day and doing nothing but reading through all the past 2,100+ articles here on The Apple Blog. What? You’re not doing that? That’s unfortunate.

At any rate, if you aren’t doing that, you should definitely check out the new mobile version of The Apple Blog!

Just go to m.theappleblog.com on your mobile device and bask in the gloriousness of simplified article browsing.

If you have any problems with it, let me know. Enjoy!
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Forum Activity: September 1, 2008
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