Re the Mossberg article.

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Its not the Mac that cant run Outlook, its something Microsoft did to stop Entourage (as the Office email client) from being compatible with Outlook .pst files. Microsoft Outlook 2001 that ran under the old Mac OS9 works perfectly fine as a mail client in an Outlook environment. I tested this by plugging my PowerBook into an NT/2000 network (I had admin privileges and the IT Managers approval) and actually using it as a working Outlook client.

The thing about the RAM sticks needing to be balanced in the two slots has not been an issue with the newer DDR and later faster RAM types. I have a 512Mb and a 1 Gb ram module installed with no problems whatsoever.

My suggestion is that the user forums at MacFixit offer much more to new and experienced Mac Users alike and are much more informative than articles like Mossbergs. The link is: http://www.macfixit.com/index.php and then either look at the articles or find the links for the forums and dive in.

Cheers,

Andrez