After a few weeks, I'm completely comfortable using Office for Mac 2008. I'm switching back and forth with Word for Mac, Word 2007 on the XP VM and even Word 2003 on our virtual desktop a la Citrix. It took time getting used to the Mac tool palette though. I just told myself think Photoshop or other Adobe applications and the switch in mind-sets was easy.
I cannot, however, adjust to Entourage. I've been using Outlook in production since Outlook 97 beta in 1996. I just cannot bring myself to switch. But VMWare's "Unity" mode makes using Windows apps fairly transparent and totally within the context of OS X.
I also continue to use Microsoft OneNote. I just have too much invested in OneNote over the years. As an analyst, I am a prolific note-taker. My years as a total road warrior at ye olde META Group taught me to rely totally on the computer for note-taking. I must say kudos though to Circus Ponies' Notebook. I tried it and it is an incredibly powerful tool, especially for those Mac users just entering the electronic note taking world. But the switching costs from OneNote were just too steep for me. Come on Office for Mac Team; let's get true Outlook and OneNote for Mac out soon.
I will be interested in seeing what impact --if any-- native Exchange support in Snow Leopard has on my configuration.
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