[Hidden-tech] macbook, parallels, xp vs. vista

[Jeff Rutherford]

Andrew,

I'm not sure what exactly you're doing with Outlook. But, I use a  
MacBook Pro, run the latest version of Office (for Mac OsX - Leapord),  
and I basically live in my inbox unfortunately. I use Mac Mail, and  
I've never had a problem attaching, reading, or working with  
PowerPoint, Word, Excel, etc.

Just FYI.

I didn't end up using Entourage (Microsoft's Mac equivalent of  
Outlook) because I had read multiple horror stories online re:  
Entourage.

Jeff.

Jeff Rutherford
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On Jun 6, 2008, at 11:46 AM, andrew bellak wrote:

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> Well my dell laptop is dying (something smoked even) so I bought a  
> macbook, 2.4 gHz, 2 GB, 250 GB hard drive to replace it.
>
> I want to run Outlook w/Business Contact Mgr. (BCM) because I’m used  
> to Outlook and I’ll need to interface seamlessly with Office’s  
> Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
>
> My current thinking and advice is to get Parallels, XP (Pro?), and  
> Office with BCM.  Office Pro includes BCM.  Vista seems newer,  
> probably more buggy, and more expensive.
>
> If the collective wisdom H-T wisdom agrees, what’s the difference  
> between OEM versions of MS software vs. ‘retail’ versions?
>
> Does this price on XP Pro seem too good to be true at $55? - http://cdsfu.com/index.php?categoryID=87 
> , Office 2007 w/BCM runs $110 at Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000WEJYM4/ref=nosim/?tag=pricegrabber2-soft-20&creative=380333&creativeASIN=B000WEJYM4&linkCode=asn
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> Thanks in advance,
> Andrew
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