iWork’08 is Apple's response to Microsoft Office. The suite offers the Pages text editor, Numbers spreadsheet application and Keynote tool for making presentations. At 469 MB, the pack makes for a chunky download. You’ll have to be patient with it as it installs on your Mac. Afterwards, all you need to do is click on one of the applications, Numbers, Pages or Keynote to get started. Annoyingly, a start-up screen from where you can choose to buy or try the program will pop up every time you launch one of the applications.

All three programs are sleek, colorful and intuitive. We were anxious to finally get our hands on Numbers and were not disappointed. The application makes it really easy to add all sorts of formulas and enter multiple information into your cells. It doesn't show the traditional Excel grid view and lets you add different styles to your tables instead.

All of the apps offer loads of templates to start off from. Controls are easily accessible and Apple seems to have made an effort on elements like page layout in Pages, intelligent tables in Numbers and smart builds in Keynote. We were also very much impressed with the quality of the charts available for each application. Keynote was probably the most intuitive of the three applications and it allows you to create great looking presentations in seconds.

iWork'08 is a powerful suite which brings on many new features that you won't find in Microsoft Office. Mac users finally have their own batch of text editing, spreadsheet and presentation, all in a sexy and very intuitive interface.