Microsoft has released Office 2004 for Mac 11.2.4 Update which, according to Microsoft’s “Mactopia” website, “fixes vulnerabilities in Office 2004 for Mac that an attacker can use to overwrite the contents of your computer’s memory with malicious code. This update also fixes issues in Microsoft PowerPoint 2004 and Entourage 2004, and it includes all of the improvements released in all previous Office 2004 updates.”
The 57.5 MB Update applies to: Microsoft Office 2004 Standard Edition, Office 2004 Student and Teacher Edition, Office 2004 Professional Edition, Word 2004, Excel 2004, PowerPoint 2004, Entourage 2004.
Minimum system requirements:
Processor: Mac OS X-compatible processor that is a model G3 or a later model
Operating system: Mac OS X 10.2.8 (Jaguar) or a later version of Mac OS; if you want to use Spotlight, Sync Services, or smart cards, you must be running Mac OS X 10.4.3 (Tiger) or a later version
Memory: 256 MB of RAM
More info and download link here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “MacDoc” for the heads up.]
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working fine here, although I’m looking for a good alt. to Excel.
How about a universal binary version sometime soon?
Ye Gods! Everything MS makes is a vector for disease.
Sure this update doesn’t contain any WGA code?
What about Google Spreadsheets?
Virusware upgrade. I stopped using Office period.
Wish my secretary would stop using Office period. Bad excuse
Now I’m scared. 2 Macs no viruses and a hell of a uptime. Now I have to by Office for my daughter for college and here is this thing about Office security. What should I do?
There won’t be a Universal version of Office until the next version comes out in either 2007 or 2008.
Otherwise, this is a typical M$ update, long on security fixes and virtually absent of any new features.
Mac4lfe,
Get her Mariner Writer.
As we should all know by now, when Microsoft says an update “fixes vulnerabilities” it’s code for “installs Microsoft Genuine Advantage.”
Look out.
Its Mariner Write… not Mariner Writer
um, check out these comments on the download link, people are warning not to install it, saying that it fixes some things, but creates a whole new batch of issues as well.
http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/7884
Good call, Mr. Peabody. But here is the one you want: Mariner Pak.
You could also use NeoOffice if you want to try an open source office suite. This is based on OpenOffice, but is written for OS X, so there is no need for XDarwin or X11. It just works.
If you want Apple products, get AppleWorks and iWork ’06.
Thanks, Chris M.
“Microsoft Office 2004 allows you to experience the beauty, power, and stability of all four Microsoft Office for Mac programs: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Entourage.”
What a load of bull puckey! beauty, power and stability to describe Office? ROFLMAO
I use Office 2004 (specifically Word) on my work Mac everday, but I’m thinking of getting iWork for my new MBP. I have no need for Excel. Plus iWork’s waaaay cheaper than Office.
Anyone tried iWork? Love it? Hate it?
Scottie,
I’m sure there are loads of people waiting to pounce, but, yeah, I use iWork exclusively. Have been for at least a year. Don’t use spreadsheets often (I teach Elementary grades); use Keynote ALL THE TIME, because it ROCKS.
Pages imports/exports to Word pretty much flawlessly.
Keynote, same, but will not loook as cool due to lack of effects on PP.
If all you need is Word, I can confidently say go for it
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“Ye Gods! Everything MS makes is a vector for disease.”
So true. “Microsucks, the clap-ridden whore of the computer industry.” Has a nice ring to it, doesn’t it?
My ‘Microsoft-free solution’ is Pages instead of Word and Publisher, Keynote instead of Powerpoint, Mail.app instead of Entourage and NeoOffice/J instead of Excel. NeoOffice ain’t pretty, but I use spreadsheets so rarely it doesn’t matter.
I use Office 2004 in all our Mac’s. Tried NeoOffice did not like it a bit. I would love to dump Office but as of right now there is not an alternative. Sure wish Apple would come out with the Excel killer!
Wow, thanks MDN! An Office update!
Thanks for the advice, guys.
“fixes vulnerabilities in Office 2004 for Mac that an attacker can use to overwrite the contents of your computer’s memory with malicious code
YOU SEE WHY NO SANE MAC USER SHOULD BE USING ANYTHING FROM MICROSOFT!!!!
Who the heck knew this exploit existed? I have heard nothing.
So the bad guys knew about the exploit and Microsoft knew, but nobody told US!!!
FSCK MICROSOFT!!!
USE APPLEWORKS!!!
Reads and writes Excel and Word files.
Use NeoOfficeJ, use anything else but something from Microsoft!!
Do it now, do it TODAY!!
i purchased iwork 06 with my new intel imac this past feb.
KEYNOTE is killer.
PAGES at times seems a bit sluggish when i have a doc with lots of graphics. but i’m happy with it overall. having switched from windows (although i was using openoffice not ms office) it was a bit of a transition to use the “palettes” instead of menu bar items to get around. but it’s so intuitive with the way the rest of the mac works, i got used to it quickly.
i do have openoffice installed for spreadsheets, but would like an apple app added to iwork for that. i don’t use neoofficej because there isn’t a universal binary. i haven’t tried google spreadsheets but i’m sure that would work for me since all mine are pretty simple. but would still need some “offline” app to use when not connected to the internet.
overall, iWork 06 is a great suite, and and affordable price. (esp. at educational discount price)