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I kept going to the Apple store in my area, and after the kids got iPods, I bit the bullet and bought a 20 inch iMac. I kept my Windows XP machine, and use a Airport Express to network. There are 4 things that I need to do that I would like to do on my Mac that I have to do on my PC. Probably because I am unfamiliar with the Mac.
1) Personal Finances. I use Micrsoft Money on my XP, and would like to use something on my Mac instead. My Mac came with Quicken 2006, but it does not support my bank, and crashes 1/2 the time anyway.
2) Database. I use Access on my XP. Would like to do database work on my Mac. Seems like AppleWorks is too basic, and FileMaker is way to expensive.
3) Programming. On my XP, I can just call up Visual Studio. I can always go to a store, and buy several books to teach me the basics of programming. On a Mac, I have no idea where to start.
4) Database Programming. On my XP, I can write programs that access data from a database. These can be desktop or web applications. No idea how to do this on my Mac.
Ultimately, I would like to do all from my Mac. Doesn't seem like it can happen, but I am so new to the Mac, maybe I just don't know where to start.
Please help. Thanks in advance.

1) Personal Finances. I use Micrsoft Money on my XP,
and would like to use something on my Mac instead.
My Mac came with Quicken 2006, but it does not
support my bank, and crashes 1/2 the time anyway.
Using something like Crossover
http://www.codeweavers.com/products/cxmac/
You could continue to use Microsoft Money.
2) Database. I use Access on my XP. Would like to
do database work on my Mac. Seems like AppleWorks is
too basic, and FileMaker is way to expensive.
You could always use open source
PostgreSQL
http://www.entropy.ch/software/macosx/postgresql/
MySQL
http://www.entropy.ch/software/macosx/mysql/
3) Programming. On my XP, I can just call up Visual
Studio. I can always go to a store, and buy several
books to teach me the basics of programming. On a
Mac, I have no idea where to start.
Your install disk has all the relevant documentation and applications.
Install the Developer Tools
http://www.apple.com/macosx/developertools/
http://developer.apple.com/
4) Database Programming. On my XP, I can write
programs that access data from a database. These can
be desktop or web applications. No idea how to do
this on my Mac.
You could use Apache and PHP to get data from a MySQL or PostgreSQL database.
http://www.entropy.ch/software/macosx/php/
Ultimately, I would like to do all from my Mac.
Doesn't seem like it can happen, but I am so new to
the Mac, maybe I just don't know where to start.
You need to quote Apple, think different.
If you have been use to a VB, ASP, .net Access environment, it will take a little time and re-thinking to do similar things on a Mac.

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