Comments on: The Case For The Mac http://johnsadventures.com/archives/2007/03/the_case_for_the_mac/ The personal website of John Conners, a Scotsman living in Yorkshire who loves photography and writes software for a living Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:45:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: John Topley http://johnsadventures.com/archives/2007/03/the_case_for_the_mac/comment-page-1/#comment-1917 John Topley Fri, 17 Aug 2007 06:28:54 +0000 http://www.johnsadventures.com/wp/archives/2007/03/the-case-for-the-mac.html#comment-1917 Hey Paul. Glad to hear it worked out for you and that there's another convert! Hey Paul. Glad to hear it worked out for you and that there’s another convert!

]]> By: Paul Andrews http://johnsadventures.com/archives/2007/03/the_case_for_the_mac/comment-page-1/#comment-1916 Paul Andrews Thu, 16 Aug 2007 22:55:06 +0000 http://www.johnsadventures.com/wp/archives/2007/03/the-case-for-the-mac.html#comment-1916 Cheers John & John 17" MacBook Pro (Refurbished) arrived just over a week ago. This weekend you're all invited round for a ritual burning of my Pc in the back garden. I'm hooked and should have done it years ago. As to my question I asked back in March, I've just ordered Quicken for Mac from the USA. This should fill the gap in my home computing. I can live with the $ sign as I'm told there is no way to change it for the £. thanks again for writing the article(s) which gave me the push cheers Paul Cheers John & John

17″ MacBook Pro (Refurbished) arrived just over a week ago.
This weekend you’re all invited round for a ritual burning of my Pc in the back garden. I’m hooked and should have done it years ago. As to my question I asked back in March, I’ve just ordered Quicken for Mac from the USA. This should fill the gap in my home computing. I can live with the $ sign as I’m told there is no way to change it for the £.

thanks again for writing the article(s) which gave me the push

cheers
Paul

]]> By: John Topley http://johnsadventures.com/archives/2007/03/the_case_for_the_mac/comment-page-1/#comment-1915 John Topley Sat, 17 Mar 2007 09:34:44 +0000 http://www.johnsadventures.com/wp/archives/2007/03/the-case-for-the-mac.html#comment-1915 Further to what John said, you can get both Quicken and QuickBooks for the Mac. Further to what John said, you can get both Quicken and QuickBooks for the Mac.

]]> By: John Conners http://johnsadventures.com/archives/2007/03/the_case_for_the_mac/comment-page-1/#comment-1914 John Conners Fri, 16 Mar 2007 22:29:43 +0000 http://www.johnsadventures.com/wp/archives/2007/03/the-case-for-the-mac.html#comment-1914 Yes, since it's Windows running inside a virtual machine, Money thinks it's just inside a normal installation of Windows and has no idea it's actually in a Mac. Thus the files it saves will be exactly the same as if they were saved on a normal Windows box, so the integrity will be completely maintained! Yes, since it’s Windows running inside a virtual machine, Money thinks it’s just inside a normal installation of Windows and has no idea it’s actually in a Mac. Thus the files it saves will be exactly the same as if they were saved on a normal Windows box, so the integrity will be completely maintained!

]]> By: Paul Andrews http://johnsadventures.com/archives/2007/03/the_case_for_the_mac/comment-page-1/#comment-1913 Paul Andrews Fri, 16 Mar 2007 17:35:08 +0000 http://www.johnsadventures.com/wp/archives/2007/03/the-case-for-the-mac.html#comment-1913 Thanks for all you comments and help, I presume that once the file has been opened on the MAC it retains it's integrety if it is then opened on a PC and visa-versa. Do any of you know if there is a MAC accounts package? Thanks for all you comments and help, I presume that once the file has been opened on the MAC it retains it’s integrety if it is then opened on a PC and visa-versa. Do any of you know if there is a MAC accounts package?

]]> By: Steve Veerhoff http://johnsadventures.com/archives/2007/03/the_case_for_the_mac/comment-page-1/#comment-1912 Steve Veerhoff Tue, 13 Mar 2007 15:51:11 +0000 http://www.johnsadventures.com/wp/archives/2007/03/the-case-for-the-mac.html#comment-1912 I also have been a PC user for over 20 years, and recently purchased a Mac. I'm never going back. I do Ruby development for fun, and also run Windows Visual Studio 2005 (C#) on an XP virtual machine using Parallels. The reason I bought the Mac? Lack of "malware", and ease of use for non-development work. Regarding Parallels: The new Parallels has a feature that will image your existing PC (XP, 2000), and allow it to be transferred over to the Mac as a virtual machine. So, for your 11 years worth of data, you can image it and migrate it. Plus, running in Coherence mode, you can have an icon on your dock for Microsoft Money. I also have been a PC user for over 20 years, and recently purchased a Mac. I’m never going back.

I do Ruby development for fun, and also run Windows Visual Studio 2005 (C#) on an XP virtual machine using Parallels. The reason I bought the Mac? Lack of “malware”, and ease of use for non-development work.

Regarding Parallels: The new Parallels has a feature that will image your existing PC (XP, 2000), and allow it to be transferred over to the Mac as a virtual machine. So, for your 11 years worth of data, you can image it and migrate it. Plus, running in Coherence mode, you can have an icon on your dock for Microsoft Money.

]]> By: John Conners http://johnsadventures.com/archives/2007/03/the_case_for_the_mac/comment-page-1/#comment-1911 John Conners Sun, 11 Mar 2007 13:38:39 +0000 http://www.johnsadventures.com/wp/archives/2007/03/the-case-for-the-mac.html#comment-1911 Ha ha! :-) Not that I profess to be a Mac expert, but since Parallels allows you to run Windows inside a Mac in such a way that Windows applications sit alongside Mac ones with no discernible difference in performance, you could just run MS Money in this way and not lose anything. I think that'll give you the best of both worlds! :) Can I have my job back? ;-) Ha ha! :-)

Not that I profess to be a Mac expert, but since Parallels allows you to run Windows inside a Mac in such a way that Windows applications sit alongside Mac ones with no discernible difference in performance, you could just run MS Money in this way and not lose anything.

I think that’ll give you the best of both worlds! :) Can I have my job back? ;-)

]]> By: Paul A http://johnsadventures.com/archives/2007/03/the_case_for_the_mac/comment-page-1/#comment-1910 Paul A Sun, 11 Mar 2007 12:30:50 +0000 http://www.johnsadventures.com/wp/archives/2007/03/the-case-for-the-mac.html#comment-1910 John your sacked John job's yours Fight amongst yourself... Question : I have all my accounts running on Microsoft Money going back 11 years. Not being able to load these into a mac easily is my only turn off from switching to the Light-Side. Can it be done? John your sacked

John job’s yours

Fight amongst yourself…

Question : I have all my accounts running on Microsoft Money going back 11 years. Not being able to load these into a mac easily is my only turn off from switching to the Light-Side. Can it be done?

]]> By: John Conners http://johnsadventures.com/archives/2007/03/the_case_for_the_mac/comment-page-1/#comment-1909 John Conners Fri, 09 Mar 2007 15:38:23 +0000 http://www.johnsadventures.com/wp/archives/2007/03/the-case-for-the-mac.html#comment-1909 Really? Ouch! That's a long time to wait... But I bet it was worth the wait yeah? ;-) Really? Ouch! That’s a long time to wait… But I bet it was worth the wait yeah? ;-)

]]> By: Kenny http://johnsadventures.com/archives/2007/03/the_case_for_the_mac/comment-page-1/#comment-1908 Kenny Fri, 09 Mar 2007 14:06:25 +0000 http://www.johnsadventures.com/wp/archives/2007/03/the-case-for-the-mac.html#comment-1908 Mr Topley sir -- givem mi'learned colleagues' experience with their customer service, I suggest there may be one counterpoint to your adulation. ;) He ordered in December, it arrived just before Christmas and he only now has got one that works properly. Mr Topley sir — givem mi’learned colleagues’ experience with their customer service, I suggest there may be one counterpoint to your adulation. ;)

He ordered in December, it arrived just before Christmas and he only now has got one that works properly.

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