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January 29, 2008 2:00 PM PST
Apple updates iWork apps: Keynote 4.0.2, Pages 3.0.2, Numbers 1.0.2
[Tuesday, January 29th]
Apple has updated the components of its iWork '08 suite as follows:
- Keynote 4.0.2 "primarily addresses performance issues while playing or exporting presentations."
- Apple Pages 3.0.2 "addresses compatibility with Mac OS X."
- Numbers 1.0.2 "addresses compatibility with Mac OS X"
We're not sure what exactly "addresses compatibility with Mac OS X" means, but if you've noticed any specific enhancements or problems after applying these updates, please let us know.
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From then on there were no problems with any of the installers.
This has always been an issue with updates.
One should never move any Apple app out of its installation folder if you expect any update to ever apply.
that is a given and should never be explained again...
RIGHT!
With all the Windoz converts let's see how that works!
That it is required does not make it intuitive or user friendly. Apple is the only company/developer that can't seem to find its own apps! Even with Spotlight built-in! And this 'problem' will keep happening until Apple changes its policy. People, especially switchers, don't want to arrange their files/filders just so Apple can have its way. System files are another matter, of course, but these are applications, for crying out loud and not even ones that one must have. :-| :-)
What many other programs will do if you move them from the default location (usually in the Applications folder) is install the update in that default location. This leaves you with multiple copies scattered hither and yon. Apple's app update behavior is obviously designed to avoid this problem. I can't tell you how much time I've spent weeding out duplicate and outdated versions of applications on clients' machines. The worst offender, culprit or victim of this behavior, depending on how you see it, is Adobe (Acrobat) Reader. So Apple isn't as lame in this regard as some would have it. It's been my experience that when most people (re)organize their computer's files they make an utter mess of it.
I used to move Safari, Mail, etc. into a Communications folder in the Applications folder. I put a color label on them so they would be easy to find. Then, before I ran an update I would put those programs back in the Applications folder. I finally abandoned this practice because updates are so common that it was just too much trouble to keep up with it. I still have a Communications folder but there are no Apple apps in it.
There are other applications that use a simple drag and drop install procedure. These, of course, you can usually put anywhere you like because any updates will also be drag and drop replacements. On the other hand, there are some "intelligent" installers that will search your hard drive(s) for copies to update and give you a choice of which one to apply the update to. This is fine, except that it can take quite a while to run an update this way. Microsoft Office updates usually work like this, for instance.
In sum, every method of updating applications has its advantages and disadvantages. There is simply no one-size-fits-all solution.
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Don't anthropomorphize computers.
They hate that.
I have Keynote 4.0, Number 1.0, and Pages 3.0 in my Applications folder. Software Update says there are no updates available. When I download and run Keynote_402.pkg, Installer alerts me: An eligible Keynote application was not found in the location /Applications. Similar alerts for Numbers and Pages.
Maybe these updates are only for certain Mac machines. No install on a Mac Pro 2 x 3 GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon.
Should you perhaps update to 4.0.1 first?
I had really hoped this issue would have been dealt with in this update - it is not even as if Helvetica is a third part font. Or corrupted.
I have one Keynote file that 'auto presents' on opening it. It has some Helvetica text with animated builds in it on the first slide, so the slide crashes Keynote before I can even get in to the file to change the fonts...
Come on please Apple...
Alastair
- by Jeffs Autobahn January 30, 2008 11:58 PM PST
- I am still waiting for iWork 08 to start working.
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(11 Comments)iWork 08 worked perfectly with Tiger on my G4 12" Powerbook, but none of the iWork 08 programs will start on my new MB 2.2 running Leopard.
I've uninstalled and re-installed it all twice, also running disk utility and correcting permissions, but still to no avail.
Anyone else encounter this?