Using MS offline files on a MAC

I use MS offline files all the time. I have my own MS server and keep my desk top and lap top syned. I travel all the time and have found offline files helps keep everything syned for me. I am concidering replacing my lap top with a macbook pro machine how would I get the same functionality with this new laptop. I am looking for a simple solution.
Does parallelswork into the posible solution?

BarryEdge wrote:
...so I'm concluding the OS is actually irrelevant to the CS5 apps...
...good conclusion.
No worries.

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