I'm looking to get an iMac, but...

my work requires that I use Windows only apps as well as MS Office programs. I've been told that publisher and excel files made on a mac don't open properly on a PC. Are they actually compatible, and is there a way to run Windows only programs without Windows on the machine? I don't really want to have to partition the hard drive and run in Windows for work.

You've reached the older iMac forum for PPC machines made in 2005 & older.
The newer mac are intel based.
I'm looking to get an iMac, but...
Microsoft offers office for the Mac, on sale today for $79.99. The file formats .docx, doc, etc. are the same.
Here is what Microsoft says:
"And since Office for Mac 2011 is compatible with Office for Windows, you can work on documents with virtually anyone, anywhere."
http://www.microsoft.com/mac/products
Look under why you will like.
You can run Windows in a special support application called a virtual machine. I'm running xp right.
Have your cake and eat it too!
Don't miss the free VirtualBox.
"VirtualBox is a general-purpose full virtualizer for x86 hardware. " Runs Windows on Mac OS.
http://www.virtualbox.org/
With the Intel Macs, you can run Windows in a virtual machine. Folks are cloning their old windows to a Parallels virtual machine.
Parallels:
http://www.parallels.com/en/products/desktop/
With VMware Fusion, run the most demanding Mac and Windows applications side-by-side at maximum speeds without rebooting
http://www.vmware.com/products/fusion/
my work requires that I use Windows only apps as well as MS Office programs.
I've been told that publisher
I do not believe that MS Publisher is available on the Mac.
and excel files made on a mac don't open properly on a PC.
This info is out of data. I've never had a problem.
is there a way to run Windows only programs without Windows on the machine?
You will need a copy of Windows to run in the virtual machine. Some commercial virtual machine implmentation make the Windows application act very simuliar to Mac Applications.
You could look into the free Wine Windows emulater that does let you run Windows programs on the mac.
Robert

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Firstly I want to say that I do not own a Mac yet but am looking to buy one, I have very limited experience with them and am not sure where to start I also only use computers for general stuff like internet browsing watching a movie or 2 and sometimes editing videos, I don't play any games either. I am also not really up with the ins and outs of computers so bear with me.
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Would you suggest that I buy the 2.66 as it looks like the same unit except for the processor speed and save some money for some more memory? Just on that I would probably buy the memory seperate and not get it upgraded when buying the IMac right? Because of the cost I could get it much cheaper elsewhere yes?!
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I guess that's it for now, I hope you can help me, I'm sure you can.
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Thanks
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Hi BB4L -
I'm from the UK so not sure if I can help re the broadband question but I'll try my best. I use the 20inch 2.66GHz iMac at work and whilst the screen isn't amazing, it's a great, fast machine and would suit your needs perfectly.
You're right, you'd notice hardly any benefit between the 2.66 and 2.8 machines. They have the same HD, RAM and graphics card. You'd be better off spending the extra cash on maxing out your RAM to 4GB - this will give you a more significant speed increase. And don't use Apple to upgrade your RAM, buy it from somewhere cheaper and install it yourself - it's extremely simple. The instructions are [here|http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1760]. A good choice of RAM is [here|http://www.crucial.com> although I'm not sure whether there's an Australian outlet. I just found [this|http://www.buymac.com.au/store/computer-addons/mac-memory-upgrades/imac/i mac-intel-core2duo-penryn] site but obviously have never used them so couldn't say if they're good or not.
In terms of broadband, if you already have a modem/router box which came with your broadband then you can hook it up with an ethernet cable or connect wirelessly if the box is a wireless modem/router.
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Usually when doing upgrades like these from my experience, the graphics cards always dissapoint as well as BIOS compatibility...but i know the Radeon X1600 card is a very solid card that'll last for a while and that intel has promised the yonah and merom boards are backwards compatible. This also means we can finally go past the 2GB RAM limit, which can only leas to good things
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CHANGING APPLE ID/EDIT ACCOUNT INFORMATION/CHANGE ITUNES COUNTRY
Tap Settings / iTunes & App Stores, then tap the Apple ID signed in. Sign out of the current Apple ID account and then sign in with another account or create a new Apple ID http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2731?viewlocale=en_US
Go to settings/facetime and tap the ID there and log out and log in with new ID.
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Go to settings/icloud and delete the account and when prompted select “keep information on your device” then turn it back on with the new ID.
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Looking to buy MacBook Pro or iMac-but which?

I currently have a MacBook, which I bought Feb 2010-- have since added/replaced RAM with generic 2x2GB (so now 4GB ram v. 2GB),-- 2.26GHz Duo Core 350GB drive.
I do LOTS of scrapbooks and movie stuff (have even considered making it more than just a hobby and perhaps make it a business)... anyhow, when I have applications open, such as: iPhoto, Aperture, Photoshop Elements, iMovie, iDVD running or some portion of those, it feels so slow. Encoding is a long process, etc.
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Right now, working on just iPhoto on my MB seems to be slow... my workflow on that for the books is that I have found that I like to work through one event at a time and not pull the photos into the project. So, each time I need to change the event I am working on, I have to exit out of the project, view the event, then load back into the project so that I can select the "recent event" photos. This process seems to take a bit more time than I'd like. (My workflow has changed from the previous version of iPhoto as the information (date, etc) was a lot easier to view while in the project- now I have to have my cursor sit over the photo for like 10 seconds before a date and file name shows up-quite aggravating).
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assume the 7200RPM would be better on the MBP with smaller hard drive?
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was figuring I'd get the hi-res screen no matter what model I got- worth it?
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You need to keep the MacBook Pro for other uses, forget getting a overheating "you can't change anything but the RAM, cost you a arm and a leg to fix it" iMac and get yourself a Windows tower where you CAN upgrade the video card time to time, and CAN tweak things and CAN switch out the monitor, the keyboard, add surround sound cards and tons of other things for your 3D gaming experience.
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Your clearly in the "competitive" aspect of 3D gaming and all the newest, most powerful video cards are on Windows as there are more users on Windows, thus a larger market for buying upgrade cards.
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Windows towers are also a heck of a lot less expensive than a MacPro, and all the "games choices" are on Windows.
Mac's are ALWAYS significantly behind their Windows cousins when it comes to 3D games and with laptops your restricted by battery or heat issues, unlike towers with their massive cooling.
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