Bryan,
Thanks for the help! I'll try the PocketMac Pro suggestion to start.
Greg
Bryan Forrest wrote:
> Some suggestions:
>
> 1. For syncing your iPaq to your Mac, you might want to try PocketMac
> Pro ($40, http://pocketmac.net). From what I've seen it gets better
> reviews than Missing Sync does.
>
> 2. For your MS Project access, you might want to see if your company
> has a VPN or dial in option to access the network. Then you can turn
> on Remote Desktop and use the Microsoft Remote Desktop software to run
> Project on your work computer. Even on a dial-up, the speed shouldn't
> be too terrible since all your computer is doing is drawing what's on
> the remote screen. Best of all, if you're running XP Pro on your work
> computer, the software should be free on both ends.
>
> Barring that, some of our folks use FastTrack scheduler, which exports
> schedules in a format Project can read. It's not cheap though - maybe
> $300 or so.
>
> 3. I don't have a solution for your for MS Money, unless you want to
> change programs and go with Quicken. I've not used MS Money, but I
> like Quicken, and it is cross platform compatible.
>
> 4. Outlook... what can I say? Entourage was supposed to be the answer
> for us Mac users. Unfortunately, they shipped it with no MAPI support,
> so shared calendars and address books are useless. Only solutions I
> see here are, again, Remote Desktop or Outlook 2001 running in Classic
> mode. Neither is a pretty solution.
>
> If you want to use Virtual PC, you should have a beefy enough system
> now to run it without it being too sluggish. You will definitely want
> to boost the memory though. I like checking DealRam
> (http://www.dealram.com) for current prices. They are really good
> about matching your system up with the proper chips.
>
> Hope this helps! Congrats on your new purchase!
>
>
> Bryan C. Forrest
> Macintosh Specialist
> LifeNet
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