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<blockquote data-quote="stewabr" data-source="post: 1004497" data-attributes="member: 139062">I'll answer your first two as best as I can and give you some IMO stuff for the 3rd:1. If you could find your license key from your original Windows copy you could use VMWare Fusion or Parallels Transporter to move your whole Windows machine quickly and easily.&nbsp; If you can't then it is still pretty much as easy as plugging one machine into another via ethernet or Wi-Fi by enabling sharing.&nbsp; It is ridiculously easy to move stuff between the boxes in general so you shouldn't have to take it to the store unless you want.2. You can do it either way.&nbsp; If you buy Office for Mac then it will be automatic and everything will work for the most part (VBA Macros won't work).&nbsp; If you want it to open in Windows you can do that as well.&nbsp; Just a simple right click setting when running under Parallels.3.&nbsp; I've only been using a MBP for a couple of months so there are people that can recommend a lot more but here are the programs I consider must have/excellent:1. Chrome browser or Firefox browser as Safari is horrible2. 1Password-Great implementation of a password storage program3. RightZoom-Gives you ability to use resizing as it was meant to be rather that &quot;intelligent&quot; resizing that OS X comes with4. XFolders-Great way of managing folders when Finder becomes cumbersome5. Onyx-System utility6. Secrets-System utility7. AppCleaner-System utility</blockquote>

[QUOTE="stewabr, post: 1004497, member: 139062"] I'll answer your first two as best as I can and give you some IMO stuff for the 3rd: 1. If you could find your license key from your original Windows copy you could use VMWare Fusion or Parallels Transporter to move your whole Windows machine quickly and easily. If you can't then it is still pretty much as easy as plugging one machine into another via ethernet or Wi-Fi by enabling sharing. It is ridiculously easy to move stuff between the boxes in general so you shouldn't have to take it to the store unless you want. 2. You can do it either way. If you buy Office for Mac then it will be automatic and everything will work for the most part (VBA Macros won't work). If you want it to open in Windows you can do that as well. Just a simple right click setting when running under Parallels. 3. I've only been using a MBP for a couple of months so there are people that can recommend a lot more but here are the programs I consider must have/excellent: 1. Chrome browser or Firefox browser as Safari is horrible 2. 1Password-Great implementation of a password storage program 3. RightZoom-Gives you ability to use resizing as it was meant to be rather that "intelligent" resizing that OS X comes with 4. XFolders-Great way of managing folders when Finder becomes cumbersome 5. Onyx-System utility 6. Secrets-System utility 7. AppCleaner-System utility [/QUOTE]

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