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Switcher Hangout (Windows to Mac)
A few logistical questions before making the switch
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<blockquote data-quote="Vyper007" data-source="post: 1004562" data-attributes="member: 144279"><p>I'd agree with the fine selections of comments you've already had, just to add a little further info. Neo Office is a variant ofOpen Office and is also completely free, and once again will open your word files just fine, its horses for courses which version you chose, personally I like Neo Office.</p><p></p><p>Parallels is a great tool and as stated above will let you transfer your exisitng PC in its entirety. The only thing I'd go as far to say on the Parallels front is the more memory you have in your machine the better, especially if you decide to run a couple of extra virtual machines as well. I tried running Parallels on an old machine with 1GB of ram as an experiement and the machine definetly struggled, but I'm sure on an MBP you'll have no issues, I run Parallels happily on a Core 2 Duo imc with 4Gb ram and Windows runs like a dream.</p><p></p><p>On the student discount front, I've heard friends say there seems to be two levels of student discount. If you take your student ID to an Apple store then you'll get a pre-defined student discount (I'm not sure what discount that is) however I know that if you buy through your college network then you get a bigger student discount. I dont know if this applies to all colleges, it'd be worth speaking to your student union or uni rep to see if they know of any discounts and how you'd go about getting them.</p><p></p><p>In the must have app selection, all the ones stated above are great apps, I'd also add Little Snitch to the mix too a very handy utility for monitoring outbound connections. And since you have a laptop for that vit of extra security you could have an encrypted volume to save your sensative files, have a look at a program called Truecrypt its free and allows you to create password protected volumes, plus its got a lot of other nice features too.</p><p></p><p>All the best</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Vyper007, post: 1004562, member: 144279"] I'd agree with the fine selections of comments you've already had, just to add a little further info. Neo Office is a variant ofOpen Office and is also completely free, and once again will open your word files just fine, its horses for courses which version you chose, personally I like Neo Office. Parallels is a great tool and as stated above will let you transfer your exisitng PC in its entirety. The only thing I'd go as far to say on the Parallels front is the more memory you have in your machine the better, especially if you decide to run a couple of extra virtual machines as well. I tried running Parallels on an old machine with 1GB of ram as an experiement and the machine definetly struggled, but I'm sure on an MBP you'll have no issues, I run Parallels happily on a Core 2 Duo imc with 4Gb ram and Windows runs like a dream. On the student discount front, I've heard friends say there seems to be two levels of student discount. If you take your student ID to an Apple store then you'll get a pre-defined student discount (I'm not sure what discount that is) however I know that if you buy through your college network then you get a bigger student discount. I dont know if this applies to all colleges, it'd be worth speaking to your student union or uni rep to see if they know of any discounts and how you'd go about getting them. In the must have app selection, all the ones stated above are great apps, I'd also add Little Snitch to the mix too a very handy utility for monitoring outbound connections. And since you have a laptop for that vit of extra security you could have an encrypted volume to save your sensative files, have a look at a program called Truecrypt its free and allows you to create password protected volumes, plus its got a lot of other nice features too. All the best [/QUOTE]
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