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<blockquote data-quote="Hunter49" data-source="post: 1035717" data-attributes="member: 150526">I'm investigating switching to Mac, but software is holding me up.I currently run a PC and have several business programs for which there is no Mac equivalent.&nbsp; Some of these are standard stuff like QB and Quicken.&nbsp; Yes, I know there are Mac versions, but I don't want to buy new versions when these work fine.&nbsp; A couple of them, though, are industry specific and work only on PCs.I currently have a decent PC laptop with Windows 7 that I could use to run these programs.&nbsp; It occurred to me that I could use the laptop for the programs that I need Windows for and buy a new Mac for my everyday computer usage.I use Gmail, Google Docs and some other 'cloud' programs and it appears that this is the wave of the future.The thing that is holding me back is that I hate the idea of having two computers running at once (I use these business programs a lot).Does anyone have any experience with this sort of setup?&nbsp; Is it a big PITA like I imagine it is?&nbsp; I have years of historical data on some of these programs and the thought of abandoning it and starting fresh is probably more than I could take.&nbsp; OTOH, in reading the threads on VMware, Parallels and the like, I hate to pollute a new Mac with non-native software and then deal with performance and compatibility problems.Thanks for your comments.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hunter49, post: 1035717, member: 150526"] I'm investigating switching to Mac, but software is holding me up. I currently run a PC and have several business programs for which there is no Mac equivalent. Some of these are standard stuff like QB and Quicken. Yes, I know there are Mac versions, but I don't want to buy new versions when these work fine. A couple of them, though, are industry specific and work only on PCs. I currently have a decent PC laptop with Windows 7 that I could use to run these programs. It occurred to me that I could use the laptop for the programs that I need Windows for and buy a new Mac for my everyday computer usage. I use Gmail, Google Docs and some other 'cloud' programs and it appears that this is the wave of the future. The thing that is holding me back is that I hate the idea of having two computers running at once (I use these business programs a lot). Does anyone have any experience with this sort of setup? Is it a big PITA like I imagine it is? I have years of historical data on some of these programs and the thought of abandoning it and starting fresh is probably more than I could take. OTOH, in reading the threads on VMware, Parallels and the like, I hate to pollute a new Mac with non-native software and then deal with performance and compatibility problems. Thanks for your comments. [/QUOTE]

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