PC Quicken data to MacBook Air? (and Photoshop...)

A long time PC friend is dreading switch to Air due to much old Quicken (and Photoshop) data.
Is it possible to import PC Quicken data onto a MB Air using the Mac version of Quicken? If so, does anyone have links to a 'help' resource for this purpose?
Same thing re: Photoshop. She knows she'll be forced to upgrade PS, but are there any sites or documents to help with the arduous process of transferring from PC to Air.
She doesn't want to use the Apple version of PC software.
Thanks,
Karen

Thanks all for the responses. I decided to bite the bullet and buy an iMac since the extra horsepower and the bigger screen are more handy. I'll sure miss the mobility, but it was more of a convenience than a necessity. Also, the Macbook Air's incredibly small hard disk and its lack of ethernet (and the absence of the usb ethernet adapter on the store) were a deal breaker to me.
Oh, well. Maybe next time. Thanks again.

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Thanks all for the responses. I decided to bite the bullet and buy an iMac since the extra horsepower and the bigger screen are more handy. I'll sure miss the mobility, but it was more of a convenience than a necessity. Also, the Macbook Air's incredibly small hard disk and its lack of ethernet (and the absence of the usb ethernet adapter on the store) were a deal breaker to me.
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