Give the iMac a chance. I was a PC user for decades also, and made the switch to a Mac 6 or 7 years ago. It was a remarkably smooth transition, even for a guy like me who HAS to tinker under the hood. I won't go back to Windows. On 6/7/12 7:51 AM, John Porter wrote: > Thanks for the help I been using PC's for years when s goof friend sold me > on an iMac - So fat so good! > > On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 4:40 PM, Michael Reich<mareich_gen@wideopenwest.com >> wrote: >> If her son opts for a virtual machine (Fusion), which requires having a >> Windows installation disk, there's a free option: VirtualBox from Oracle >> (https://www.virtualbox.org/). My suggestion for Crossover Mac was >> primarily because it does not require a Windows installation disk. In >> overly simple terms, Crossover emulates Windows so you can install >> Windows applications. I have also used Fusion and it works well, but >> not any better than VirtualBox. >> >> On 5/29/12 6:08 PM, Don Strack wrote: >>> Try VM Fusion. It costs $49.99, and works VERY well. I tried >>> Parallels, but VM Fusion was a lot easier to use. Your son would also >>> need a legal copy of Windows to install on the Windows virtual >>> computer that is created inside his Mac. >>> >>> http://www.vmware.com/products/fusion/overview.html >>> >>> I sold my iMac when the hard drive crashed, and I was unable to simply >>> open the box and replace it myself. Otherwise I'd still be using it. >>> >>> Don Strack >>> >>> On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 4:23 PM, M. A. Beldin<mabeldin@gmail.com> >> wrote: >>>> Okay, I probably already know the answer to this, but how can I share >> my RM >>>> data with my son who has a Mac? >>>> >>>> He saw a couple of the Who Do You Think You Are? episodes and has gotten >>>> excited about learning his family history and wants to work on my >> husband's >>>> lines. But, I can't send him my data other than hard copy, is that >> correct? >>> >>> =================================== >>> RM list Archives: >> http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ROOTSMAGIC-USERS/ >>> http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=ROOTSMAGIC-USERS >>> WISH LIST: http://www.rootsmagic.com/forums/ BLOG: >> http://blog.rootsmagic.com/ >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> ROOTSMAGIC-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> =================================== >> RM list Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ROOTSMAGIC-USERS/ >> http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=ROOTSMAGIC-USERS >> WISH LIST: http://www.rootsmagic.com/forums/ BLOG: >> http://blog.rootsmagic.com/ >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> ROOTSMAGIC-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > >