My point was that Access an Publisher are the only programs I need to
run Windows for. Does that mean that I should buy a Windows machine for
a program I need once or twice a year? I was trying not get into the PC
vs Mac thing. I am not recommending one or the other. I was just trying
to answer the as to compatible with the MS office suite.
Steve
Marty Toombs wrote:
I do find it interesting that a reason cited to buy a Mac is that you
can run Windows on it.
So you pay for a Mac and the Mac operating system because you like
Macs, then you pay for Parallels and Windows XP so you can do your work.
I don't see spending all that money when you end up working in XP anyway.
Stephen Brownfield wrote:
Michael,
I use a Mac at home and a PC at work (as does my wife).
My wife and I run a small non-profit using the Mac. The only time I
need to emulate a PC (which you can easily do with programs like
Parallels or VN Ware) is when I need to work/read an Access document
or a Publisher document (MS does not make a Mac version of these
programs). As far as Word, Excel and PowerPoint go there is no
problem. (I have heard that there are some small differences with
PowerPoint, but I have not had any problems.) MS does not not make
Outlook for Mac, instead they make Entourage. While I have
Entourage, I've never used it so I don't how it plays with
Outlook. I use Thunderbird for my incoming mail (both personal &
business) and I use Mac's Mail and Mac's Address Book for my outgoing
Business mail and my business contacts. Quickbooks for Mac can be
saved as /or can open a Windows file. I hope this helps.
Steve
Michael Wosnick wrote:
So my questions relate to what is the real-world experience of Mac
users in
what is still a predominantly PC-world. I cannot afford an expensive
experiment of buying my first Mac and finding out that, while I may
love
what I can do with it at home, it causes me grief when trying to be
fully
and transparently compatible with work. Main applications that need
to be
seamlessly integrated are all of the MS office suite (esp. Outlook,
Word,
Excel and PowerPoint). Are the Mac versions of these REALLY
interchangeable
with the PC versions? Or do I need to run the a Mac in some sort of
PC-emulation mode? And if so, why bother, as in, do the benefits of
a Mac
disappear if you are not running it in some "native" mode.
In short, if I bit the bullet and went Mac, what will be the
advantages and
what will be the hurdles I will face in needing to stay fully
compatible and
connected to my PC-based world out there? And, while I am pretty
technically
savvy, I am not really in the mood for a long learning curve either
- how
truly "intuitive" and easy will it be to re-transfer what I do with
proficiency on my PCs and learn to do it on a Mac instead?
Many thanks for all constructive and impartial advice.
Michael
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