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I can't think of a single reason to get a mac and then run windows
inside it.

 

Sorry, I don't do pokemon.

 

It's because I get people sending me files in proprietry file formats
that can only be opened in a Windows program - usually things like
Publisher, Works, and even Able Office to name a few [1]. It's quite
handy to be able to quickly run a viewer on the Mac, and copy/paste
stuff across to a usable format.

[1] It's made worse by the fact most of it could be done in a plain text
editor.

 

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They're the two reasons for me.

 

Post (predictably) corrected.

 

/me points at Sage and Actinic on VMware

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If I could find something that would read my existing business accounts
and the Actinic stuff on OS X, the VM would be gone.

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I can't think of a single thing that would be sent to me in Publisher,
Works or Able Office that I would want to open.

 

well, yeah, I can see that.

Oh. Yes. That's the only thing that's going to hurt about going mac
full-time.

 

I thought it was Nige for a moment then I realised that the word "****
bubble" wasn't mentioned anywhere.

 

There are alternatives, but I've spent about 300 quid on digital OS
maps for it so I'm sticking with it.

I've not managed to find a Mac newsreader that doesn't do my head in.
So running a small XP vm in VMWare Fusion isn't too much of a
hardship.

And in v3 the Unity function is supposed to be a lot better so Agent
will appear seamless on the OS-X desktop.

 

Microsoft money. I've been using this for effing years. Unfortunately
it's not going to be supported much longer (although this doesn't really
matter I suppose).

 

Well, yes it does rather. I'm not going to go through the hassle of
moving from 1 (currently unsupported) programme to another (soon to be
unsupported) programme.

If I make the switch it'll be to something on OS X.

And there's no point until I get rid of the client that requires
Actinic, or there's an OS X version of that as well.

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Hmm.. well it doesnt' matter greatly to me. Until such time as it
doesn't run anymore on Vista/XP/Windows 7 running on whatever PC/OS I'm
using then it isn't really an issue.

 

Well, thanks for the help there

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That's one of the main pieces of software that I have to find a
replacement for. Ideally one that can sync with an iPhone as well.

 

Have you looked at Cha-Ching from Midnight Apps?

 

Thanks, I'll have a look at that.

 

I've been using Quicken for banking on my Mac. I don't know if there's
an app for that or no.

 

In message <>,

Which has (on the Windows version at least) not been supported for while
now since they sent me the latest version FOC and cast me off.

Which is a shame as it's my money prog of choice and seems to Just Work.