Comments on: Odd MacBook Restarts — Maybe I’m trying to create Higgs Bosons http://omnigeek.robmiracle.com/2009/11/04/odd-macbook-restarts-maybe-im-trying-to-create-higgs-bosons/ Follow Rob Miracle and his quest to become a super-genius Thu, 15 Dec 2011 08:58:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Chat Roulette http://omnigeek.robmiracle.com/2009/11/04/odd-macbook-restarts-maybe-im-trying-to-create-higgs-bosons/comment-page-1/#comment-670 Chat Roulette Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:21:21 +0000 http://omnigeek.robmiracle.com/?p=290#comment-670 Hey, I really like your site! Hey, I really like your site!

]]> By: Tom Rouillard http://omnigeek.robmiracle.com/2009/11/04/odd-macbook-restarts-maybe-im-trying-to-create-higgs-bosons/comment-page-1/#comment-509 Tom Rouillard Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:49:22 +0000 http://omnigeek.robmiracle.com/?p=290#comment-509 Hi Rob, you're just asking for problems when you combine older office products and Snow Leopard. I think one way to avoid issues like this would be to use OpenOffice for things like PPT slideshows. That may or may not help with stability. Here's an extensive blog post on the subject. It seems fonts are a big issue. http://tinyurl.com/ndmt4x Also, here's an MS support forum on the topic. I think you have Office 2004 (never made a 2005 for Mac). http://tinyurl.com/mdltse Finally, here's a forum on Snow Leopard issues with OpenOffice. Again, fonts are the big culprit. http://tinyurl.com/yfud6ns Good luck with your demo! Tom Hi Rob, you’re just asking for problems when you combine older office products and Snow Leopard. I think one way to avoid issues like this would be to use OpenOffice for things like PPT slideshows. That may or may not help with stability.

Here’s an extensive blog post on the subject. It seems fonts are a big issue.

http://tinyurl.com/ndmt4x

Also, here’s an MS support forum on the topic. I think you have Office 2004 (never made a 2005 for Mac).

http://tinyurl.com/mdltse

Finally, here’s a forum on Snow Leopard issues with OpenOffice. Again, fonts are the big culprit.

http://tinyurl.com/yfud6ns

Good luck with your demo!

Tom

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