FYI: A Macintosh can be handicap in biz (i.e. GoLeads)

al3 · 11-27-2006, 09:33 AM

I bought a new Mac Mini this summer. I like it it a lot. But then you get this:
https://www.goleads.com/MacUsers.asp

I seem to run across something like the above an awful lot. You find a service you really want to use and you find that it is not compatible with the Mac. Using a Macintosh in business can be a handicap. For most things it's fine, but not all.

Anyone have a subsitute for GoLeads? I could use their Small Business plan, but it's too expensvie to start out. Or maybe I need to just buy a PC. What a PITA :-)

Al

*midwestbroker* · 11-27-2006, 02:54 PM

Get a used PC.

I bought a used desktop for the home for $125. They had used monitors (the old kind, not the LCD type) for $7, and a keyboard and mouse were $10. All we use it for is Quicken for ourselves (wife and I) and emailing. I use my laptop for business and my desktop for home.

Look in your local yellow pages for computer stores and call around. I have had mine for 2 years and no probs so far (knocking on wood).

healthagent · 11-27-2006, 03:02 PM

Here ya go: http://cgi.ebay.com/HP-Pavilion-XG28...QQcmdZViewItem

Vailco · 11-27-2006, 04:44 PM

Run windows on your MAC. I used to run windows on my MAC in the late 90's. It worked fairly well and I could run all PC applications. I would expect that they have improved the software significantly by now. Check it out. It's free.

http://www.apple.com/macosx/bootca mp/

Vailco · 11-27-2006, 04:45 PM

http://www.apple.com/macosx/bootcamp/

al3 · 11-27-2006, 05:15 PM

Originally Posted by Vailco

http://www.apple.com/macosx/bootcamp/

I could get a second HD and maybe run Parallels and XP. Not sure.

Al

flatfive · 11-27-2006, 05:24 PM

Now you can get software that will let you run windows without having to reboot. I use both, but the Mac is a superior machine in every way and the new OSX operating system running on a FreeBSD kernel is several leagues better than WinXP.