[Hidden-tech] Converting from PC to iMac

[Robert Heller]

At Wed, 9 Dec 2009 15:12:14 -0500 Stephen Wills <swills at beyond-print.com> wrote:

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> I share your interest in accounting software for the mac, I cannot  

GnuCash is free and works on the Mac.  www.gnucash.org 

*I* use the Linux version and it works great.


> 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
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> 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.
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> > 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.
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> > 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.
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> > 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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