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AV for Windows 8 - Meet Windows 8

This simple yet useful utility introduces you to Windows 8, the well-known operating system created by Microsoft. The application gives you access to ten quality video tutorials where an expert called Gary Grudzinskas teaches you how to set up and and personalize your Windows 8 PC.

Its interface is very intuitive, so all Mac users, even those with little computer experience, can handle it. You simply select the video tutorial you wish to watch and start listening to the instructions.

The application also provides you with direct access to the homepage of the developer. There you will find video tutorials for popular Mac programs, other utilities containing demonstrative clips, etc.

However, you can find many Windows 8 tutorials on video sharing websites that explain you how to handle the operating system. So, there's no need to install this third-party app on your Mac just to have access to this type of info which can easily be found online.

But if you prefer studying without using your default browser, this program might come in handy. Plus, you don't have to pay any money in order to download, install and use it on your Mac.

Simple to handle
Offers you quality video tutorials
Free of charge
Gives you direct access to the homepage of the developer

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Microsoft Office 2011

Microsoft Office is a commercial office suite, consisting of a number of interrelated applications and services. It is one of the best-known and best sold Microsoft products, which was first brought to the market in the far 1989, and since that time has been the most widely used office suite in the world.
Oddly enough, the first Mac version of the suite was first introduced by the Redmond company even before Microsoft Office for Windows was released. It is accounted for the fact that the then suite components, Microsoft Word (text-editing software), Microsoft Excel (spreadsheet application), and Microsoft Power Point (presentation software) had been initially designed for the Mac platform.
The current version of Microsoft Office for Mac is Microsoft Office for Mac 2011, which was released in 2010.
Its functionality is somewhat limited as compared to Microsoft Office 2010 on the Windows platform. So, there is no support for right-to-left languages, like Hebrew and Arabic, or no support for .ODF file format.
Still, a great number of features and applications that were dropped in the previous suite versions have made a comeback in Office 2011. So, Entourage has been finally replaced with the good old Outlook (re-written in Cocoa, a Mac programming language), and Visual Basic for Applications is there again, allowing the users to automate many routine tasks.
A major interface change, marking this Microsoft release, is ribbons, successfully implemented in Microsoft Office 2007 for Windows. This GUI is designed in a more intuitive and logical way than the old one, because all the features and options a user can need while working on an object in, say, Word or Excel, are now gathered in one place and not scattered across oodles of obscure tabs and menu options, which required a fair amount of experience from us.
The cons of this release include old formating issues that users face when editing .docx and .xlsx files in free office suites. If you change a single character in files of those formats in suites like LibreOffice, then prepare to see a completely scrambled formating back in Microsoft Office. Oddly enough, files created in LibreOffice do not face such issues when opened in Office.
Another noteworthy drawback of Microsoft productivity suite is its price. A Home&Student edition copy, including three core programs (Word, Excel, and Power Point), costs whooping US$124.99, and the Home&Business edition one (with addition of Outlook) costs US$279.99.
However, despite all these drawbacks, Microsoft Office is still the best productivity suite for the Mac platform, available on the market. Its range of features and usability are unsurpassed and guarantee the user a smooth and pleasant usage experience.

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WineBottler

Wine is an operating system enhancing tool. In simple terms Wine will allow you to install Windows application on your MAC. Wine and WineBottler come as a package and they were previously known as "Darwine". Wine is the part of the package that functions somewhat as a launching tool for Windows applications, while WineBottler "masks" the program's files in a structure that MAC can use.

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VMware Fusion

Access a virtualization environment and run various OS, like different versions of Windows or Linux on your Mac. Assign an IP address in your home network to your virtual machine and transfer files between operating systems. Run a virtual machine in full-screen or in the Unity mode that simulates macOS on other platforms.

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Microsoft OneNote

Microsoft OneNote is a utility that helps you keep track of your daily assignments, important notes, and to-do lists from one place. The program is packed with an interface that's pretty similar to the one you get from other popular Microsoft products, such as Word or PowerPoint, where all of the built-in tools are listed on their toolbars.

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Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Excel helps you store, organize and process large quantities of data in spreadsheets. In addition, it facilitates data analysis and creates various types of graphs. Due to its large number of features, it is difficult to master them all. However, users can start using its basic functions from day one. Fortunately, there is a lot of documentation, including video tutorials, on how to use it. Moreover, there is a “what do you want to do?” dialog that provides you with quick assistance.

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