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

[andy belak]

thank you all for the excellent advice.

I guess I should back up up a step or two and confirm some things first.

Do I need Office for Mac or Office 2007 for PC (w/ Parallels or Boot Camp)
to work with MS Excel, Word, and/or PowerPoint?

It seems that I could use NeoOffice to do this.

For the mail client, I like the business contact manager feature in Outlook,
which I see as 'CRM light' and which I do not have yet.  I really appreciate
the automatic groupings of the history of communication with a contact this
provides.

Is this mail/CRM functionality available in Leopard 10.5 Mac Mail, Mozilla
Thunderbird, or Entourage?

If not, then the simplest solution seems to be to be to use Boot Camp
(already installed) with MS Office 2007 Small Business or Pro (for PC) OR
use a 3rd party software with Mac Mail suggested on a Mac Forum: "You could
look at the third-party product called Organize Pro -
VersionTracker<http://www.versiontracker.com/macosx/>or
MacUpdate <http://www.macupdate.com/>.

Also possibly the new product, Bento, which is an inexpensive but
sophisticated database application from FileMaker that does some integration
with Address Book and iCal. Demo is available at
VersionTracker<http://www.versiontracker.com/macosx/>or
MacUpdate <http://www.macupdate.com/>. "

Sincerely,
Andrew

On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 5:45 PM, Shawn Fumo <programming at shawnfumo.com>
wrote:

> If you do end up going with Parallels, Newegg has XP Pro SP3 for about $140
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116515
>
> They also have Home edition for $90
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116511
>
> I don't think you're going to get all that much cheaper than those
> prices for a legit copy. The difference between OEM and Retail for
> windows is basically that you're not supposed to ever install it on a
> different machine than the first one you put it on (and it doesn't
> come in a nice box). It's what a hardware manufacturer (or local
> builder) would use to install on a machine they're selling to someone.
>
> Shawn
>
>
> On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 11:46 AM, andrew bellak
> <andrew at stakeholdersinc.com> 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
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > Andrew
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