PC switching to Mac - software question.

I am switching from a PC to MacBook Pro...
I am not sure of the best newsgroup to put this in, but I will start with this one.
I have installed Parelles to run a particular Windows app; most others that I use have a mac version.
I have a considerable investment in Win software (i.e. adobe software, Office 2007 etc.). To get the mac version, do I just have to buy it and loose my investment in win software? Will software key numbers from windows work while installing a comparable mac version? My question is about mac software, not win software running under Parallels.
Please advise.
Bob

To get the mac version, do I just have to buy it and loose* my investment in win software?
No, you can either:
1. Ask if a crossgrade is available from the software vendor.
2. If none is available, sell the license for your PC software and buy a Mac software equivalent.
Will software key numbers from windows work while installing a comparable mac version?
That varies by software title. Some allow you to change licenses. Check with the software vendor.
There are some almost free and free equivalent software titles to Windows software available for the Mac**:
http://www.macmaps.com/crossplatform.html
- * Just for your information, the word is lose, not loose. It is an easy mistake to make, which I have in the past when I wasn't as familiar with English spellings and meanings.
- ** Links to my pages may give me compensation.

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Since switching to Apple is bloody expensive (nearly double the budget of what I usually spend on laptops), I want to carefully calculate my decision.
I know that the most recent MBP to be released was in October 2013, and it updated to Intel Haswell processors. BUT I also happen to know that Intel Broadwell processors are coming out within the next couple of months, and are said to be around 30% more efficient. Do any of you know if Apple has the tendency to regularly update their MBPs?
The reason I ask is because if there won't be an update to the MBP until October 2014, then I might as well invest in one now, but if there is a chance that a newer model will be released in the coming months, I'll definitely hold out until then!
Also, another couple of questions:
Without tweaking the MBP (by adding extra ram, processing power, etc...), how well will it run software like Ableton Live, as well as various games such as call of duty?
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There will always be some kind of upgrade to the macbook pros every year. You shouldn't stress about trying to keep up with technology I have a 13" retina late 2013 and am very happy with it.
I did do some research and found out that Apple will not release the Broadwell processors until late 2014.
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/broadwell-to-launch-2h-2014,24765.html
A $300 PS3 can run Call of Duty so of course a $1,000 +Mac will run it just fine. Ableton Live will run great.
If you are going to have lots of apps open, then the 4GB ram on the base model of the 13 inch might not be enough and I would recommend upgrading to 8GB ram or get the mid model 13 inch as it has more storage anyway.
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2. PDA SYNC: Will the Mac sync calendar & contat items with my Windows based PDA?
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Help! MASSIVE MacbookPro ISSUES with all mac softwares - diagnostic report incl.

Hello all,
I have posted something almost 1 year ago but never got a reply.. The issues became so bad lately that even checking emails becomes a performance (for my nerves..)
My computer is a Macbookpro from mid-2012 OSX 10.8.5
bought in 2013, in france (azerty keyboard)
(NOTE: I'm french, so some of my terms might be a translation of the error messages i get in my descriptions)
The 2 browsers I'm using (ideally in parallel) are Safari & Chrome, I have their latest versions for both ot them
The programs i'm mostly using are : those 2 browsers, textedit, itunes, sometimes preview and rarely iphoto (but nowadays, only safari and textedit, as every click already takes up to 40sec...)
Here are the issues I'm experiencing daily:
- Any click, any command takes a min. of 5sec to be fullfiled - sometimes up to 30sec - be it wanting to switch from one progr to another or turning the volume up/down via the keyboard)
- Rainbow ball spinning at almost every click i make..
- When i open a finder window, it takes min. a few seconds, up to 10sec for its content to appear
- If 2 finder windws are open, sometimes clicking on one of them does not put in the front (the other window remains, overlapping the one i'm selecting though)
- same thing happens with a finder window and itunes
- Pages on ANY browser take sometimes up to 40 sec to load
- Chrome gives me all the time the message that "the pages so and so won't respond" and that i can either "wait" or "close" those windows.. waiting moslty won't help.. - i have to quit the program.. wich mosly doesn't work.. so i try to force quit..which also sometimes doesn't work..or only after several minutes...
- When opening a progr. in the dock bar, the prog icon keeps bouncing over and over (takes between 15sec-1mn for the program to open, nomatter which one)
- Lately, when reopening Chrome, some tabs are missing : not being retaured, they are just ..gone.
In SAFARI:
- as soon as not ON a tab left open on browser, the page is first completely WHITE (takes up to 30sec for content to appear)
- Safari "force reloads" all page and tabs open several times a day, lately directly after restarting the browser
- After force reloading, the page happen to be blank, and/or no address in the url bar : i have to click the "back" arrow, in order to make the url reappear,
-..but sometimes even this isn't possible, though the name of the page is still showing on the tab window
- After a force reload, pages such as youtube display as a simple text content - have to REload for the page to display properly
- Computer often freezes sometimes completely,
.. and the mouse disappears
.. sometimes so hard (rainbow ball spinning non stop) that i can't force quit, not even shut down properly (exit through the "physical" start button as only chance)
- Computer sometimes freezes but by making a restart on his own : screen becomes blue, grey, everything disappears, big start button symbol appears on screen with message in several languages and computer restarts on his own..
- Dock/program bar sometimes won't show up.. all i can do is restart the computer
- Force-Quitting programs can take up to 2 to 10 min until the force quit window appears...
- Computer generates aliases or copies (?) of documents, that can't be open anyway, adding things in the name of doc such as "NAME.rtf.sb-0352fd77-9bU6Yb"
- Bottom line : Mac softwares (and NO other!) crash or freeze on regular basis (such as : textedit, safari, iphoto, preview etc.), they mostly show not to be responding in the force quit window
...But sometimes, one of these programs won't respond BUT no sign of it in the force quit window
- Dashboard always takes 10 to 40 sec to make information/content appear
ISSUES that occured ONCE lately:
- was looking for files via the search field of the finder, it worked normally until it became all blank and nothing, not a single file would show - had to restart computer
- could not make a copy-paste anymore from one tab to my tab with gmail account - had to restart computer.
Desperately trying to improve if not solve those problems I happen to do more and more often those things:
onyx automation and clean
erasing cache in chrome and safari
checking the disk with utility disk (always says it's all fine!)
repairing the "rights" via utility disk progr.
(if i happen do it every day : i happen to have an endless list each time of repaired issues)
I also start the computer with cmd+alt+p+r.. never changed anyhting
I recently did the SMC restart.. didn't change a thing
I'm desperate !
Bottom line : those problems occur ever since 2 months after i bought this computer (new!), giving it for repair 3 times and deinstalling + reinstalling the whole system 5 TIMES NEVER changed anything.. Even partitioning the disk, by following someones advice didn't change anything.. As a matter of a fact, the problems are recurrent and only becoming worse and worse...
Last but not least, it's been 2 months now that the trackpad is "dead"..i can't press it anymore and have to use the "finger tip" mode or whatever it's called..
Thank you for taking the time to read, I'd be super grateful for any help!
HERE IS THE LAST (todays) DIAGNOSTIC REPORT TOO:
Process:         mDNSResponder [42]
Path:            /usr/sbin/mDNSResponder
Identifier:      mDNSResponder
Version:         ???
Code Type:       X86-64 (Native)
Parent Process: launchd [1]
User ID:         65
Date/Time:       2015-04-04 15:55:28.762 +0200
OS Version:      Mac OS X 10.8.5 (12F2501)
Report Version: 10
Crashed Thread: 2
Exception Type: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGSEGV)
Exception Codes: KERN_INVALID_ADDRESS at 0x0000000000000038
VM Regions Near 0x38:
-->
    __TEXT                 000000010ab9e000-000000010ac2e000 [ 576K] r-x/rwx SM=COW /usr/sbin/mDNSResponder
Application Specific Information:
mDNSResponder mDNSResponder-379.38.1 (Apr 25 2013 19:19:56)
Thread 0:: Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread
0   libsystem_kernel.dylib         0x00007fff8c670686 mach_msg_trap + 10
1   libsystem_kernel.dylib         0x00007fff8c66fc42 mach_msg + 70
2   com.apple.CoreFoundation       0x00007fff86a44233 __CFRunLoopServiceMachPort + 195
3   com.apple.CoreFoundation       0x00007fff86a49916 __CFRunLoopRun + 1078
4   com.apple.CoreFoundation       0x00007fff86a490e2 CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 290
5   com.apple.CoreFoundation       0x00007fff86a57dd1 CFRunLoopRun + 97
6   mDNSResponder                 0x000000010ab9fca4 main + 3362
7   mDNSResponder                 0x000000010abd26ac start + 52
Thread 1:: Dispatch queue: com.apple.libdispatch-manager
0   libsystem_kernel.dylib         0x00007fff8c672d16 kevent + 10
1   libdispatch.dylib             0x00007fff88aacdea _dispatch_mgr_invoke + 883
2   libdispatch.dylib             0x00007fff88aac9ee _dispatch_mgr_thread + 54
Thread 2 Crashed:
0   mDNSResponder                 0x000000010aba42bd mDNS_Lock_ + 24
1   mDNSResponder                 0x000000010abf5ac8 tcpConnectionCallback + 199
2   mDNSResponder                 0x000000010abccfc7 tcpKQSocketCallback + 374
3   mDNSResponder                 0x000000010abb03f9 KQueueLoop + 3003
4   libsystem_c.dylib             0x00007fff87c0b772 _pthread_start + 327
5   libsystem_c.dylib             0x00007fff87bf81a1 thread_start + 13
Thread 3:
0   libsystem_kernel.dylib         0x00007fff8c6726d6 __workq_kernreturn + 10
1   libsystem_c.dylib             0x00007fff87c0df1c _pthread_workq_return + 25
2   libsystem_c.dylib             0x00007fff87c0dce3 _pthread_wqthread + 412
3   libsystem_c.dylib             0x00007fff87bf8191 start_wqthread + 13
Thread 4:
0   libsystem_kernel.dylib         0x00007fff8c6726d6 __workq_kernreturn + 10
1   libsystem_c.dylib             0x00007fff87c0df1c _pthread_workq_return + 25
2   libsystem_c.dylib             0x00007fff87c0dce3 _pthread_wqthread + 412
3   libsystem_c.dylib             0x00007fff87bf8191 start_wqthread + 13
Thread 2 crashed with X86 Thread State (64-bit):
rax: 0x41876e62157f7935 rbx: 0x0000000000000000 rcx: 0x00000000000fc080 rdx: 0x00000000000f9e60
rdi: 0x0000000000000000 rsi: 0x000000010ac1e6ee rbp: 0x000000010aecc2a0 rsp: 0x000000010aecc280
   r8: 0x000000000000001c   r9: 0x000000004de38472 r10: 0x0000000000000000 r11: 0x000000004de38472
r12: 0x000000010ac3ac40 r13: 0x000000010aecc420 r14: 0x000000010ac1e6ee r15: 0x0000000000000000
rip: 0x000000010aba42bd rfl: 0x0000000000010206 cr2: 0x0000000000000038
Logical CPU: 2
Binary Images:
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       0x10ac61000 -        0x10ac62fff com.apple.DeviceToDeviceManager (31.0 - 29) <6ADF4070-B53A-3CA5-888F-09D37FADC05F> /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/DeviceToDeviceManager.framework/Versions/A/De viceToDeviceManager
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deekaygee wrote:
Csound1 wrote:
Open Contacts, see what accounts are attached to it, only the contacts in the iCloud account 'pushes' to iCloud.
Understood. But if I really want the iCloud contacts to synchronize with the contacts "On My Mac", do I have to manually copy and paste (or drag) in the Contacts application? Is this really the definition of "synchronization" ?
Again. The 'On My Mac' account is a local account, it's on your Mac (hence the name) but not anywhere else.
You may be trying to sync it to iCloud but you will fail, put the contacts where they need to be, if you want them distributed by iCloud they will need to be in the iCloud account.
One simple way to move them is to export the On My Mac account to a vcard file and then import the vcard file into the iCloud account (do all this in Contacts, not the website)
deekaygee wrote:
Additionally - will the iCloud contacts remain visibile on the computer when a web connection is unavailable? And - if so - what is the function of "On My Mac" contacts. (Just a bit confused over the concept, I suppose...)
Yes to the first question and as for the second, if you didn't have iCloud where would you keep your contacts?

Windows User Switching to Mac – System Install/Setup Help

Hi All,
I’m a (very) long time windows user switching to Mac. I know nothing about Mac’s as in zero zip (I’ve been messing with an iMac for 2 weeks.) Buying a MacBook Pro (spec’s at bottom). I do creative work audio/video/graphics and use a lot of nonstandard peripherals e.g. audio interfaces, RAID, drawing tablets etc. Getting a new system setup is a long and laborious process.
When I get a new computer here’s my normal process:
Step 1
I reinstall windows to get rid of the junk software that’s always added by third parties.
Update all hardware drivers & software (OS and Auxiliary app’s)
Tweak Windows OS for my needs
Make full system backup
Step 2
Install all my major app’s e.g. adobe creative suite, audio programs etc.
Install non-standard peripherals such as audio interfaces, RAIDs etc.
Make full system backup
Step 3
Open up all major app’s and customize e.g. set preferences etc.
Set-up and test app specific peripherals, tweak as necessary
Make full system backup
Step 4
Install virus software and unimportant apps/hardware. No backup.
Is this basically what I should do with the mac? What kind of issues might I expect? Are there steps or issues I’m worrying about that don’t apply to the Mac? Finally, is there an equivalent to the windows Blue Screen of Death? Does the system every get so jammed up that a complete wipe out and re-install of OS and software is required?
I know these are very open questions so I’m only looking for general information.
Thanks
Here’s the machine I’m going to buy:
15” MacBook Pro (Late 2013) | 2.3GHz i7 Quad | 512GB PCIe-Based SSD | 16GB Ram - GeForce GT 750M (2GB)

Just to clarify the Mac includes anti-virus software and updates with no additional software purchase required?
Yes. Unlike Windows OS X was designed from its inception to be a secure multiuser operating system incorporating many protections specifically intended to isolate one user's space from another. Each succeeding release has only added more protections, and Apple updates its virus / malware database regularly.
Third party "anti-virus" products abound, but none of them improve upon anything OS X already includes. Most of them are simply worthless junk. Some will only cause problems, while others are arguably malicious. No one knows more about Macs and how to protect them than the company that builds them.
Apple is the most famously secretive company since E-Systems, yet the vast majority of Mac related problems reported on this site are the direct result of using ill-conceived products from third party developers claiming unique knowledge of OS X's inner workings. The companies selling them are desperate to assert their continued relevance in a market that is seeing rapid contraction of Windows PCs in favor of iPads - and to a lesser extent, Macs - that have never had the need for their products. Many AV vendors have been reduced to sordid scare tactics as they see their market and revenue stream diminish. Unfortunately, scare tactics work, resulting in widespread misery among Mac users gullible enough to swallow them. That represents a threat all to itself.
If it were not for Windows' predilection for malicious alteration from viruses and malware we wouldn't be having this discussion.
Even though I’m doing some heavy lifting e.g. video editing, audio recording (full band), large folders of music files/video clips/animations etc. no system/drive maintenance is required by me or if it is the software to do so is already included?
Correct. As a professional you may not be satisfied with the bundled apps such as iMovie but Apple has professional video and audio recording apps as well. Even they are not very expensive. You can find out more about them in the Professional Applications forum.
A Mac needs no third party maintenance utilities. Like "anti-virus" products most of them are worthless also.
Time Capsule: I thought that was Apples hardware for backup, remote access, streaming etc.
Yes. The Time Capsule is Apple's combination wireless router and backup device. You can just as easily use any inexpensive hard disk to use in conjunction with Time Machine.
Time Machine is Apple's backup software and it's included with OS X. You can use either one, or both. You can also use inexpensive commercial "clone" software such as Carbon Copy Cloner. Each one has its advantages, as well as their limitations. In the interest of redundancy I use all of them.
B&H Photo is a highly reputable vendor, one of the few I recommend.

Should I switch to Mac? Considering the New Macbook pro 13"

Hello,
I am not a mac user and am contemplating switching to mac as I am looking forward to get a new laptop.
I am considering getting a Macbook pro 13" the basic model but I also came across a Sony Vaio 'E' series laptop. The Sony has full HD screen, 500 GB, blu ray drive and an i3 processor. The rest of the specifications are similar to the mac.
Moreover the Sony with its better specifications is a bit cheaper than the mac.
I cannot decide on whether to switch to mac or just get the Sony Vaio.
Hope you guys can help me out in making a decision.
Thank you.

Zane.a,
Welcome to Apple Discussions. I won't go into the specifics of the Sony you are looking at because specifications mean very little, what is important is the experience of using a PC and the experience of using a Mac. Many PC users tend to get hung up on computer specifications, which CPU, RAM, Graphics Card, etc.. One thing you cannot do on a PC is run OS X where with a Mac you can run both OS X and MS Windows. In fact there are several excellent solutions (Fusion, Parallels & Bootcamp) for doing so. In addition Mac's tend to have better build quality and certainly have better resale value.
Apple has some sites I would recommend you look over. One is called:
Switch 101
and the other is
Mac 101
These sites provide useful tips, information and videos.
While Windows 7 is a good OS however it still doesn't have the same experience as OS X. With Windows 7 you still have to worry about about malware including virus's and pay annual fees to keep your antivirus software up to date.
If you need support Apple has the best in the industry. Here in the US when I need help I get someone within 30 seconds on the phone that is local, isn't reading off a script and generally is knowledgeable. Over the years when I've had occasion to call my question is almost always handled on the first call. When I used to own PC's when I had to call support I dealt with someone that frequently was nice but didn't have the knowledge and I also had language barriers and had difficulty understanding. I know it was frustrating for me and must have also been frustrating for the engineer I was dealing with.
Remember specifications are just that and many times have nothing to do with the user experience. What I'd recommend is spending time with both platforms in a store and then decide for yourself which one best suits your style.
If you choose a Mac great, if you don't I hope you enjoy your Windows machine.
Regards,
Roger

Switching to Mac

I am switching to Mac :-D and now I have a few questions that someone can help me out with a few iPod/iTune questions.
1) Will I need to restore my iPod so that it will be able to talk to the Mac. I believe I will but I want to make sure.
2) I have saved/export my library. However, I am left wondering will I be able to still use that library? Since it's going to have reference to a P:\ drive and following path?
Would it be possible to edit the XML file to reflect the new path? If this is the case I will have a follow up question.
3) Is there any thing else I should know?
Thank you

*1) Will I need to restore my iPod so that it will be able to talk to the Mac. I believe I will but I want to make sure.*
Macs can read Windows formatting so you should have no problem connecting your iPod to your Mac. One proviso is that up until now Apple has only fully supported using the iPod shuffle in FAT32 format on Mac (unless the range has been expanded to include the iPhone and the iPod Touch which I've no experience of). What this means effectively is that if you need to apply a firmware update for your iPod and you wanted to maintain the Windows format you would have to do it on a PC. If you were to try and update a Windows based iPod on a Mac it would be restored and reformatted to the Mac file system and have the Mac firmware installed.
*2) I have saved/export my library. However, I am left wondering will I be able to still use that library? Since it's going to have reference to a P:\ drive and following path?*
These pages may be of some help:
How to move an iTunes library from a PC to Mac
Networking with a Windows PC
Don't forget by the way if you have purchased any tracks from the iTunes Music Store to deauthorise your old PC if you are disposing of it so you don't use up your 5 allowances: About iTunes Music Store Authorisation and Deauthorisation

I have CS5 for Windows, can I upgrade to Creative Cloud and switch to Mac

I originally purchased my Adobe CS software for Windows - I recently have switched to Mac . . . so I am forced to upgrade my CS software. Can I use the upgrade discount of $29.99 a month and switch platforms?

If you have an Education version you will not receive a discount, since Education versions are already discounted
Once you have the Cloud, the License allows 2 activations http://www.adobe.com/legal/licenses-terms.html
-Install on a 2nd computer http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1452292?tstart=0
-Windows or Mac does not matter... 2 on the same operating system, or 1 on each

New Hard Drive: Mac Face/Question Mark on boot

I installed a new hard drive in my fathers iBook G4 1.33 GHz and installed Leopard. I instantly had problems after the installation was complete and the computer restarted. I got the Mac Face/Question Mark for a second and then it booted to the installation CD.
I used disk utilities to verify and repair the disk and permissions which both finished successfully. I tried to reboot with the same result: Mac Face/Question Mark for a second and then it booted to the installation CD. I decided to erase and reinstall Leopard. Installation complete - Restart - Mac Face/Question Mark. I decided to turn if off for the night.
I powered up in the morning with short-lived success, as I got the Leopard Welcome video. I set up the system and did some software updates, which eventually required a restart. Boom. Mac Face/Question Mark. I decided to hold the option key on my next restart to see if I could select the hard drive installation over the install CD. I was able to do so, and it booted fine to the hard drive. I continued my software updating, installed some more software like iLife '08, Firefox, Open Office, Stuffit Expander, etc. After all my installation and updating, the system operates great, except when I have to start up. I still have the Mac Face/Question Mark.
I have a theory that the hard drive jumper is set incorrectly, but I don't want to waste 45 mins. cracking the thing open to find out. Can anyone confirm? I'm open to all other theories, of course.

No jumper means Cable Select (CS). This would mean that the cable from the motherboard to the drive has a blue connector at the motherboard and a black connector on the end where the drive plugs in. The gray connector in the middle is the Slave position. Master/Slave relationship is determined by where on the cable the device is plugged in.
The CS cables and the setting was not used very often until around 2004 or 2005. Until that time all of the connectors on the cable were the same color and the Master/Slave setting was determined by the jumper on the drive.
It's very possible that you are trying to use a drive that's been setup for the newer systems as Cable Select, when actually you should force the drive to be a Master by installing a jumper on the proper pins.
Are there two deviced on the cable besides the motherboard, and are all of the connectors the same color? Or is the connector that plugs into the motherboard black? Then you are probably not looking at a CS buss.

Word 2011 for Mac: Advanced question regarding the navigation pane--aka sidebar

Hi everyone--
I'm a new Mac owner, with a Macbook Pro 13" 2.4 GHz Intel Core i5, with 8GB RAM, 256GB storage. I'm operating on the latest OS (Maverick), freshly purchased from the Apple store today (July 5, 2014).
Can you help me figure out if there is some way, in Word 2011 for Mac, to use the navigation pane (aka Sidebar) to click and drag entire sections of the document to a new location? This was basic (advanced, but fundamental) functionality in every version of Word I've used in recent years on Windows machines, and it is the critical reason I purchased Word instead of using one of a dozen free options. My job involves managing and editing large documents--from 2500 to 90,000 words--and the navigation pane/sidebar is crucial to my sanity.
Previously, I would open the navigation pane and it would show me the structure of my document based on the Heading types. I could click on a heading (say, a chapter title), inside the navigation pane, and drag it to a new location elsewhere in the document. So simple to rearrange the structure of large documents this way. Now, in the Word 2011 for Mac, I can call up the navigation pane (now called the "sidebar") and view the structure of the doc, but I can't actually click and drag anything in the navigation pane.
Other than this, so far my switch to Mac has gone swimmingly. I love the machine, and am amazed at how much cleaner and easier it is to set up than Windows machines. I'm so frustrated that I even have to interface with Microsoft any more, but this one piece of functionality is critical to me.
Thank you in advance for any help you can provide.
Heather

Dear Heather,
I don't know the specific answer to your question.
But as a new Mac owner, you should make sure that you are using the very latest version of Word 2011 for Mac.
My recommendation, if you haven't already done this, is to open Word and do Help > Check for Updates from Word's menu, and install any updates Microsoft has released.
They typically issue updates once or twice a month.
Enjoy your Mac!

Switching to mac with CUBASE should I ?

Hi every one !
simple question :I'm a cubase lover but might want to switch to mac power book g4 latest ...
Is cubase run as good on mac , It's seems not too popular.
should I run cubase on a super tweeked audio pc ?
thank you all, mac lovers.
m.

I used Cubase for years, older VST/24 v.4.1r and was happy with it. I use Logic Pro 7.1 and am happy with it. I do notice a few little things I miss about Cubase (remember it was an older version): I can't open more than one Matrix Edit wndow in Logic (or haven't been able to discover how it can be done, if it can) and I really appreciated being able to work simultaneously in two Edit windows in Cubase; in Cubase, dble. clicking on a region where the progress marker was opened the region to that place, whereas in Logic it opens it to the beginning or some other place, but nevver where I want it to (Maybe there is a way, yet to be discovered.); in logic, if I accidentally dble. click on a midi note in the Matrix winow, the window is suddenly populated with data from what appears to be another midi region, possibly drums, or a mixture of crap not belonging in the window (fortunately, closing and reopening the window resolves the problem). I also really miss the poor tech. assistance I used to (try) to get from Cubase folk (though this may change now that they have changed hands through a buy-out). But I don't see how you could have a lot to complain about regarding either application. They both offer more than the average Joe can probably ever take full advantage of. Pick one, befriend it, and you'll be able to make plenty of hit music. Just be sure to have plenty of RAM and the latest updates.
PB G4, 1.5Ghz, 1.5GB Mac OS X (10.3.9) Seagate 200 FW/USB 2.0 FireFace 800

Switching to MAC from Windows: How to open files in Office 2007 VMFusion?

Dear all,
Intro:
I switched to MAC and now cannot find the solution to a simple problem.
First: I need an Office 2007 PowerPoint FULLY compatible solution.
What did not work: IWork, NeoOffice, Office 2008 (this is not fully compatible with Office 2007 Files)
I also had problems with: Parallels (not stable, too many hangups), codeweaver crossover (office files do not even open sometimes, good idea but not suitable for serious office jobs)
Now I have VMWare Fusion with WinXP and Office 2007 as this seems to be the only truly stable and best solution to run Office 2007 on Mac
Question:
How to open files in Office 2007 on MAC VMWare Fusion easily?
It would be nice to spotlight the file and click and it opens in powerpoint or excel or word 2007 in Virtual Machine.
The only known solution to me is to use the Windows explorer to navigate to the file and then open it from Fusion WinXP. This is very cumbersome and honestly makes me think of getting back to a windows machine as I work with office frequently.
Thank you for your help.

Thank you for the quick reply.
Yes, I have Office 2007 installed. The problem is that to open files in Fusion virtual machine I have to use the windows explorer and navigate to the file to open it. Now that I have the mac I want to use the good feature of spotlight. So when I search and find the file I want to open I cannot click on it on the mac (or in finder) but I have to switch back to the virtual machine, locate the file again and open it from windows.
You might think - ok, why not skip the first step of using spotlight, and look up the file in windows explorer before anything else?
Correct, but I know from parallels that there is a file association possible to directly access the file in office 2007.
This does not seem possible in Fusion - So the question is whether there is a possibility on the mac to associate the file and to click on it in finder/spotlight and the office 2007 application in fusion opens the file. So far I could not find anything.
Thanks

Windows user switching to Mac, finding everything and how to?

Hi, I'm currently a Windows 7 user. I'm happy with windows but I could be happier!
I have an iPhone 4 and an iPad 2 and I absolutly love how they work together (via iCloud etc) and also how everything looks and feels. One thing in my opinion that wipes W7 off the age is the fluidness of a Mac. Just how well and easily it works. As Steve Jobs said last year "it just works" and he's right!
Another big thing that I love about Mac is the connection between the iOS and OSX Lion (and upcoming Moutain Lion).
And I feel the need (or want) to switch to Mac because I want that connection with my mobile devices and my Laptop/ Home Computer.
But there's a few things that are stopping me from doing that and it's basically my lack of knowledge regarding OSX Lion etc...
It's simple things like Music. On windows, you press the start menu and you see music where you have all your folders regarding music (Albums, songs, or other audio) and also Photo's with all your photo albums etc etc etc...
Another thing holding me back is Software. For example, I burn a lot of CD's for DJ'ing. I use Nero 10 on my PC. Is there any Mac equivilant software that can let me name the CD, burn at different speeds etc etc....
It's simple things like that. I can't really find any video's on the internet showing me these kind of things.
I hope you can help. Thanks!!

See these:
Switching from Windows to Mac OS X,
Basic Tutorials on using a Mac,
Mac 101: Mac Essentials,
Mac OS X keyboard shortcuts,
Anatomy of a Mac,
MacTips,
Switching to Mac Superguide, and
Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual, Lion Edition.
Additionally, *Texas Mac Man* recommends:
Quick Assist,
Welcome to the Switch To A Mac Guides,
Take Control E-books, and
A guide for switching to a Mac.

Teacher switching to Mac from PC--but worried about difficulty transferring Microsoft Office files?

Hey everyone,
I'm a high school English teacher, and recently my PC at home died after only two years. I'm really wanting to switch over to Apple products, but I'm not sure about the combination of machines to buy and I'm concerned about how easily my 3,000+ Microsoft Office-based files I use every day at work will be transferred to a Mac. I'd really appreciate any advice you may have about your experience using both types of machines!
Issue #1: The first thing I'm unsure about is what combination of machines to buy from Apple. I absolutely am getting an iPad, for the portability and because I love my Iphone but want a larger interface on which to use my educational apps. However, I'm really torn between getting a Mac Pro desktop or the much smaller, much more expensive, but much more portable Macbook Pro laptop. My husband is a gamer (he loves Starcraft!) and his only criteria for our new machine is that it will play his games. Both the Mac Pro and Macbook Pro have the capabilities to play the graphics-heavy game, but I don't know if I want to go back to a desktop computer after having the easy of a laptop at home for two years. Any profession swear one way or the other? Please give me your reasons for your preference! I'd love to hear.
Issue #2: The other thing I'm nervous about is transferring all of the 3,000+ files from my school PC to a Macbook or Mac so I can work on them at home and not have to haul the PC to and from school. I've transferred what I could to Google Drive, but I'm not keen on switch over to Drive completely because it doesn't give me the flexibility that working with Word does. I'd like to know how the transition from PC to Mac is when it comes to Word, PowerPoint, Publisher, and Excel files, since I'll be creating them on the PC at school and continuing work on the Macbook or Mac Pro at home. Is it difficult transition? Please let me know...again, I appreciate your responses.
Thanks very much,
Mrs. Tripp

I think you should purchase the MacBook Pro, because as you stated you are accustomed to using a laptop, or if you would like a desk-top consider the iMac over the Mac Pro (To much for your needs). Both computers can handle your requirements regarding the MS Office files you would need to purchase the Mac version of MS Office.
Starcraft will work on a Mac, another option you have with a Mac, it is possible to run Windows via BootCamp or a software solution like Parallels Desktop and VMWare.
This link will help you with the switch to Mac, http://www.apple.com/support/macbasics/
PS. Welcome to the club!

PC switching to Mac - software question.

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