On Jul 6, 2005, at 3:55 AM, Tim Collier wrote:
Here's my 2 cents. Virtual PC runs very well but slowly on every Mac
I've ever put it on including my G5 iMac. At least on the G5, it runs
half way fast but on this 1.2 gig iBook, it's tedious at best.
When VPC (I have the latest version--7) is running, for all intents
and purposes you are using a PC....but I really think that you're
going to be sort of crippled trying to use it. As much as I am a
total MacAddict and even hate to say the following, I think it must be
said for you to be competitive. Get a cheap PC laptop for use at work
(there, I typed it and didn't explode). You can still exchange
information with it and your Mac. Good Luck in your new career.
Tim
On Jul 5, 2005, at 6:00 PM, Claire Hart wrote:
Claire,
I'm afraid I have to agree with Tim when it comes to VPC. In most
cases, VPC is too slow. My cousin's wife went up against the same
thing. . .she recently graduated from the Bar Association, but wanted
to practice law on her Mac. She bugged the crap outta' me since I'm
the known "mac expert" in the family to see if she could do this.
After battling the lapse of speed issues and constant badgering from
software developers that hardley know Mac even exists, she finally took
my advice to get a cheap laptop (eBay for $350.00) and the necessary AV
software (a MUST on any PC these days), she can "rule in court"
effectively. Being a Mac User as heart, she still uses her Mac for
everything else though, and recently informed me that several software
developers are finally working on specific attorney standard programs
that are OS X based. I think it's safe to assume that this will happen
to the real estate market as well very soon. . .even before the Intel
based Macs are introduced. Slowly but surly many developers are
FINALLY getting the clue that the Mac is overall a virus free
environment. Another friend of mine is waiting for the same thing,
he's a CPA. . .a field were viruses could put you behind bars if not
stopped. Hope my two cents count. . .and remember, you're not the only
one in this situation! :)
Zoltan
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