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Office Suite Smackdown: Excel vs. Numbers

We asked Rob Griffiths—our go-to expert on spreadsheets—to use Excel 2008 and Numbers ‘08 to create the same project, progressing from the basics (text entry and formatting) to more-advanced features. Our questions: Which program is better at each stage of the job? What are their strengths and weaknesses? Which jobs (and which users) require which tool?

Taxman eyeing iTunes?
The $0.99 that the iTunes Store charges for individual songs has taken on an almost iconic role in the field of music downloads, becoming what many consider the standard for fair pricing. While the record labels have long lobbied for variable pricing, Steve Jobs has fought them to keep the rate flat across the board. But the price of some customers’ music has already been threatened thanks to an entirely different source: state governments.
Review: PowerMail 5.6.3
If you need a fast, accurate way to pore through reams of e-mails, PowerMail’s superb searching could be a life-saver. But for everyday use, the current version’s unpolished interface and otherwise limited features can’t quite justify its relatively high price tag.