Kate, I switch back and forth between pcs and macs on a daily basis and haven't had any problems.
Book: I believe I just... I think I'm on the wrong ship. Inara: Maybe. Or maybe you're exactly where you ought to be.
'Serenity'
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Kristen - Aug 16, 2005 4:34:58 pm PDT #4048 of 10003
DCJensen - Aug 16, 2005 5:13:25 pm PDT #4049 of 10003
All is well that ends in pizza.
Word and Excel are available on both Macs and PCs.
Also? you can get NeoOffice/J for free and have Word and Excel compatible documents. [link]
In most things, Macs do Windows connectivity better than vice-versa.
Oh, and budget to buy more RAM. We can help you find more after the fact, too. Unless there is an extrordinary special, aftermarket is always cheaper.
Jessica - Aug 16, 2005 5:35:59 pm PDT #4050 of 10003
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Kate, we were able to get the academic version of MS Office for Mac with DH's computer without either of us being in any way students or professors, and it's much much cheaper than the full version.
Steph L. - Aug 16, 2005 6:15:35 pm PDT #4051 of 10003
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Oh, and budget to buy more RAM. We can help you find more after the fact, too. Unless there is an extrordinary special, aftermarket is always cheaper.
Oh HELL yes. If you go the Mac route, DO NOT -- let me repeat that -- DO NOT buy memory from Apple when you order your computer, b/c it is WAY overpriced. And if you get a laptop, memory is wicked easy to install yourself.
DCJensen - Aug 16, 2005 7:55:56 pm PDT #4052 of 10003
All is well that ends in pizza.
Yeah, with some exceptions, most modern computers are very easy to add and replace RAM.
sj - Aug 17, 2005 5:43:33 am PDT #4053 of 10003
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Help, please. I am trying to access Yahoo games, and every time I click to join say Semantics in Literati all I get is a little red 'x' in the left hand corner of my screen. Clicking on it does nothing. I have changed my pop-up blocker settings to allow yahoo games, but obviously something is still blocking the game tables. I am clueless.
Wolfram - Aug 17, 2005 5:53:10 am PDT #4054 of 10003
Visilurking
You might want to go to the Sun website and download the latest java. [link]
Kate P. - Aug 17, 2005 6:39:06 am PDT #4055 of 10003
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Kate, we were able to get the academic version of MS Office for Mac with DH's computer without either of us being in any way students or professors, and it's much much cheaper than the full version.
OK, good to know. How were you able to get that? Do you buy it separately? If I order an iBook with OSX, will I be able to install MS Office for Mac myself, or can I ask to have it included?
Also, duly noted about buying more RAM later. Thanks for all your help!
Jessica - Aug 17, 2005 6:41:19 am PDT #4056 of 10003
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
How were you able to get that?
The guy who sold us the computer offered it to us and we said yes. (Sorry, not much help, I know!) It wasn't preinstalled -- they just gave us the discs.
Kate P. - Aug 17, 2005 6:47:10 am PDT #4057 of 10003
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Heh. Well, at least I know to look for it now.