A friend or colleague sends you a Word document and asks you to give her some feedback. Don’t have MS Word on your Mac? Not a problem. You’re running Mac OS X Leopard, so you have an application on your Mac that will let you open the Word document, edit it, then save it as a Word document again. What application could that be? Read the latest Pro Tip of the Week and find out.

Whether you want to develop applications for iPhone or the Mac, you can get expert assistance at this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference from Apple engineers and learn hands-on in the highly informative sessions and labs. And since we’ve extended early registration until May 9, you can still save $300.

When you find a link for a PDF while surfing the Web, Safari lets you open it right in the browser with a single click. In Mac OS X Leopard, Safari also offers new PDF controls that let you zoom in, zoom out, save that PDF file, or open it in Preview. Find out how by watching the latest Quick Tip of the Week.

The updated all-in-one iMac introduced today offers the latest Intel Core 2 Duo processors and the most powerful graphics ever available in an iMac. The ultimate all-in-one desktop computer includes faster processors with 6MB L2 cache, a faster 1066 MHz front-side bus across the entire line, and 2GB of memory standard in most models. And the 24-inch iMac now offers a 3.06 GHz Intel processor and the high-performance NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GS graphics as options. Available immediately, the new iMac starts at just $1,199.

Jim Dalrymple (macworld.com), still going strong on his recording project, knew he wanted to write “a traditional type blues song—nothing too complicated, just a good slow blues number in A.” But even though he knew what he wanted, laying down some tracks proved harder than he thought. Until, that is, Dalrymple remembered Magic GarageBand. Just 45 seconds later, he “had the perfect slow blues song playing, while I filled in the leads.”

“‘We’re seeing more requests outside of creative services to switch to Macs from PCs,’ notes David Plavin.” In fact, the operations manager for the Publicis Groupe explained to Galen Gruman (infoworld.com) that he’s received so many requests that he “now supports 2,500 Macs across the U.S. — nearly a quarter of all Publicis’ U.S. PCs.”

Watermelons, avocados, apples, onions, carrots, squash, tangerines—these fruits and vegetables come to your dinner table thanks in large part to the industry of the tiny honey bee. Better Bees, a podcast from KQED Public Broadcasting (part of iTunes U) explains what researchers are doing to ensure that the honey bee survives deadly mites, Colony Collapse Disorder, and other threats to their survival.

Watermelons, avocados, apples, onions, carrots, squash, tangerines—these fruits and vegetables come to your dinner table thanks in large part to the industry of the tiny honey bee. Better Bees, a podcast from KQED Public Broadcasting (part of iTunes U) explains what researchers are doing to ensure that the honey bee survives deadly mites, Colony Collapse Disorder, and other threats to their survival.

Starting next month, Apple takes the Final Cut World Tour to cities from Hollywood to Mumbai. During the free, in-depth seminar on Final Cut Studio 2 and Final Cut Server, Apple production experts offer step-by-step demonstrations of workflows used by leading post-production houses, creative agencies, Hollywood film studios, and broadcast television operations. Sign up today to reserve your seat.

Apple today posted revenue of $7.51 billion and a net quarterly profit of $1.05 billion, or $1.16 per diluted share, for its fiscal 2008 second quarter, which ended March 29. “We’re delighted to report 43 percent revenue growth and the strongest March quarter revenue and earnings in Apple’s history,” said Steve Jobs. During the quarter, Apple shipped 2,289,000 Mac computers (representing 51 percent unit growth and 54 percent revenue growth over the year-ago quarter), sold 10,644,000 iPods, and reported quarterly iPhone sales of 1,703,000.