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<blockquote data-quote="chas_m" data-source="post: 1138842"><p>Cloud transfer would probably be the easiest solution. Or a $5 USB thumb drive.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Install <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/wmcomponents.mspx" target="_blank">Flip4Mac WMV Player</a> and <a href="http://perian.org" target="_blank">Perian</a> (both free). Done.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>MS Office should see them, but get the sender to send you .ppt files instead and that should do the trick.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>A Mac is short for "Macintosh." It's not an acronym, thus it should not be capitalised.</p><p></p><p>To put it another way:</p><p><strong>mac</strong>: a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric</p><p><strong>MAC</strong>: a data communication protocol sub-layer, also known as the Media Access Control</p><p><strong>Mac</strong>: a brand name which covers several lines of personal computers designed, developed, and marketed by Apple Inc.</p><p></p><p>Ditto for iPod. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Now, as for Active X, no you actually don't. There are loads of programs like LogMeIn or Microsoft's own Remote Desktop Connection that will do this.</p><p></p><p>But the Best Buy geek was right that Active X doesn't exist on Macs. Not that that's really an issue ... unless you're a real estate agent.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chas_m, post: 1138842"] Cloud transfer would probably be the easiest solution. Or a $5 USB thumb drive. Install [URL="http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/wmcomponents.mspx"]Flip4Mac WMV Player[/URL] and [URL="http://perian.org"]Perian[/URL] (both free). Done. MS Office should see them, but get the sender to send you .ppt files instead and that should do the trick. A Mac is short for "Macintosh." It's not an acronym, thus it should not be capitalised. To put it another way: [b]mac[/b]: a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric [b]MAC[/b]: a data communication protocol sub-layer, also known as the Media Access Control [b]Mac[/b]: a brand name which covers several lines of personal computers designed, developed, and marketed by Apple Inc. Ditto for iPod. :) Now, as for Active X, no you actually don't. There are loads of programs like LogMeIn or Microsoft's own Remote Desktop Connection that will do this. But the Best Buy geek was right that Active X doesn't exist on Macs. Not that that's really an issue ... unless you're a real estate agent. [/QUOTE]
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