How best to run Quicken on iMac

My PC went to it's final reward. I would like to run Quicken 2011 and TurboTax on my iMac (OS 10.6.8)
What would be the best solution?

If you have both apps for Windows, you can install Windows on the Mac using Boot Camp > http://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp
If you have them for OS X, you can install them and use them without any problem on your Mac. Another option if you have both of them for Windows is to download or buy the OS X version if you don't want to install Windows

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Note, though, that you cannot work on your computer simultaneously with her controlling your system and running her applications. Mac OS X (except for X11 and command-line applications) is strictly a one-user-at-a-time OS.
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Model Name:          Mac Pro
Model Identifier:          MacPro3,1
Processor Name:          Quad-Core Intel Xeon
Processor Speed:          2.8 GHz
Number of Processors:          2
Total Number of Cores:          8
L2 Cache (per Processor):          12 MB
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SMC Version (system):          1.25f4
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Name:          pci137a,6
Type:          Video
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MSI:          Yes
Bus:          PCI
Slot:          Slot-2
Vendor ID:          0x137a
Device ID:          0x0006
Subsystem Vendor ID:          0x137a
Subsystem ID:          0x0006
Revision ID:          0x0000
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NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT:
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Subsystem ID:          0x0010
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