It’s a personal quirk, but I’ve long had a “thing” about word processors. They’ve fascinated me, new ones are intriguing, and old ones sometimes evoke fond memories. Apple ‘s iWork 09, announced last week about 18 months after the 2007 launch of the ’08 version, keeps the single-user price at $79, but adds a ton of new features. Thanks to my idiosyncrasy, I attacked Pages ’09 first. Doing things with words and documents still fascinates me most. The program runs on Macintosh computers, and I can’t recall seeing anything that comes close to its ease of use on the Windows side of the aisle.
