[Hidden-tech] Converting from PC to iMac

[Stephen Wills]

I share your interest in accounting software for the mac, I cannot  
advise on that but Open Office from OpenOffice.org works great as a  
replacement for MS Office I have no problem reading and sharing with  
doc users.
Steve Wills

On Dec 9, 2009, at 2:35 PM, SoundShifter at aol.com wrote:

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> Hello all,
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> I so appreciate the knowledge on this list-serve even though much of  
> it is out of my league.  I started my computer days on a Radio Shack  
> dinosaur using DOS commands -- could it really have had a total of  
> only 28k?  Whatever it was, it was laughable compared to what we use  
> now.  After many years and migrations thru the PC world, I am eager  
> to switch to the new iMac.
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> My problem: I have years of bookkeeping on Quicken for PC and I am  
> hearing that the MAC version is terrible.  I am also hearing that  
> the 2010 version is supposed to work well or at least better.
>
> What I'm considering doing:
> 1. Switch to the iMac but keep my PC till February when Quicken Mac  
> 2010 is supposed to be available.
> 2. Make the switch then and hope that it works without causing me  
> days of manual input or other headaches.
>
> I'm wondering if anyone has knowledge about how well this might work  
> and if it makes sense to try a Mac accounting program and start from  
> scratch instead.  Or anything I haven't thought of that will spare  
> me frustration and wasted time.
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> Thank you for your help.
>
> Naaz
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> PS: I'm also considering using the Mac Suite instead of Mac Office.   
> Any problem in doing that (when I have years of documents in MS  
> Word) as long as I convert files to doc or pdf before emailing as  
> attachments?
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> Naaz Hosseini, LP
> Psychotherapy & Voice Empowerment
> Faculty, Teachers College Columbia University &
> Gestalt Center for Psychotherapy and Training
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