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

[Robert Hafner]

Andrew,

There are numerous programs that work with OSX without needing to run  
a second operating system on top of it. My personal favorite is  
NeoOffice, which is a replacement for the Microsoft Office Suite. It  
can open and save files in the Office format so your colleagues will  
never even know you're using something different. On top of that,  
NeOffice has some great features, like saving documents directly to  
PDF, that you wouldn't otherwise need.
NeoOffice Site - http://www.neooffice.org/neojava/en/index.php
Free Download- http://www.neooffice.org/neojava/en/mirrors.php?file=NeoOffice-2.2.3-Intel.dmg

The only thing this doesn't help with is Outlook, however it seems a  
bit counter intiutive to run an entire second operating system just  
for email. Apple Mail is a fantastic tool, and as a Mac owner you can  
schedule free training at the Apple store in the Holyoke mall where  
they will show you how to set up everything so you won't need to worry  
about it.

One of the bigger problems you're going to face is that running  
multiple operating systems at once can provide a hit to performance,  
and since both email and word processing tend to be the primary  
functions for a lot of people it seems like you'd have to constantly  
run both. While I am a big Apple fan (I am writing this email on my  
iMac and have a Macbook as well) my advice to you is that if you plan  
on constantly running Windows only applications instead of learning  
the OSX equivalents you should just buy laptop where the primary  
operating system is Windows.


Robert


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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