Mac questions

I'm seriously considering making the switch to the MAC book (2GB mem & 160GB HD) & I have some questions before making the plunge. I'm se consultant that relies heavily on ACCESS & Power Point. IWorks is somewhat compatible with Word & Excel so long as I save the files appropriately. Is that correct? I'm going to purchase VM Ware so that I can also run my PC programs. Is VM ware simple to use and are there any problems associated with it? Is the MAC book memory mentioned above better than enough to run IWARE, ACCESS, Quick Books & my MAC Works or do you recommend additional memory? I understand that I will need to purchase a new OS for the PC side but can I use my current Office '03 & load that on the MAC pc side?

Thanks for your insight!

You could just buy Office '08 for Mac.

As for the compatibility with iWork and Office, this is a good read:

http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/06/13/iWork_and_Office_Can_they_work_together_1.html

and i thought VMware was for PC?

VMWare makes apps for most platforms. PC, Linux, and Fusion (which I run) for OS X. Not to mention their server platforms.

Dysfunction said:

VMWare makes apps for most platforms. PC, Linux, and Fusion (which I run) for OS X. Not to mention their server platforms.

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oh okay. I didn't really know much about VMware, besides that they worked with PCs.

Knowledge learned, knowledge gained

Thanks!

Thanks for the good read! I understand that VM Ware is an alternative to Parrallels

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Thanks for the good read! I understand that VM Ware is an alternative to Parrallels

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No problem =]

I don't think you would have many problems, if any with VMware.

it is, it works well. I've not used Parallels, but from what I understand they both offer extremely similar feature sets I know both have a free trial period.

Good to know

That's good to know, thanks!