Office for Mac 2011 and 2008 ready for OS X Mountain Lion, procrastinators groan

Office for Mac 2011 fade

So you updated to OS X Mountain Lion and, gosh darn it, you're not sure that Office for Mac 2011 (or Office 2008 for Mac) will be in perfect harmony. Time to put off finishing that accounts receivable spreadsheet until IT sorts it all out, right? Unfortunately for anyone looking to catch a break, Microsoft just certified that the two most recent Mac versions of Office will purr with Apple's latest big cat. About the only hiccup remaining is the inability to manually download and install future updates as long as Gatekeeper is on full lockdown. If you've been spending all day making paper planes, it's time to knuckle down and get back to work.

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Office for Mac 2011 and 2008 ready for OS X Mountain Lion, procrastinators groan originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 26 Jul 2012 00:32:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Adobe changes tune on CS5 updates, won’t seek paid CS6 upgrade to patch vulnerabilities

Adobe reportedly asking some CS users to upgrade if they want a patch for certain vulnerabilities

Things have gotten interesting in the world of CS updates. Recently, Computerworld reported that Adobe had informed folks using an older version of its famed Creative Suite -- CS5 and CS5.5, to be exact -- they'd have to shell out the CS6 upgrade fee in order to get a fix for some recently discovered bugs. Apparently, Adobe took notice to its customers' dissatisfaction and updated its initial blog post with a changed tune, stating, "We are in the process of resolving these vulnerabilities in Adobe Photoshop CS5.x, and will update this Security Bulletin once the patch is available." The same is true for both Illustrator and Flash. This kerfuffle started after Adobe handed out warnings for eight "critical" vulnerabilities found in certain versions of the three applications -- some of which are said to be exploitable and could potentially be used to "take control of the affected system." We'll see how it all plays out over the upcoming days, but in the meantime hit the links below to see if you need to take any action.

James Trew and Joe Pollicino contributed to this post.

Adobe changes tune on CS5 updates, won't seek paid CS6 upgrade to patch vulnerabilities originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 12 May 2012 23:59:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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