Mac equavlent PC software

[cojak]

Just organising myself before I go out and splurge.

I've been doing a bit of research and would like the audience's opinion of the following:

Visio = Omnigraffle Pro
Project = Omniplan

(actually, I'm beginning to see a pattern here... )

I realise that my research might have thrown up apps that are massively out-of-date.

[xchaotic]

Antivirus = beer
Anti-malware = beer
registry cleaners = beer

But obviously if you really try hard you can find equivalent apps and you can even pay for them.
Problem is do still want to be stuck in the old Windows 'paradigm'?
If so, you're better off running your old apps on a cheap Acer, not a shiny 2k MBP...

[sasguru]

Just organising myself before I go out and splurge.

I've been doing a bit of research and would like the audience's opinion of the following:

Visio = Omnigraffle Pro
Project = Omniplan

(actually, I'm beginning to see a pattern here... )

I realise that my research might have thrown up apps that are massively out-of-date.

What I'm finding is that there is a dearth of "serious" software for the Mac.
As per my other threads recently my solution is to have a dual boot Mac - use Windows for work and Mac for play.
The Apple "Boot Camp" software that allows you do this is a doddle. It worked first time and works perfectly
Otherwise if you're just running relatively non-resource hungry Windows apps and want to run them "within" the Mac, get some emulator software on top of the Mac e.g. VMware.

[sasguru]

Just realised that may not be what you're asking - you may ve asking the question the other way round?

[cojak]

Antivirus = beer
Anti-malware = beer
registry cleaners = beer

But obviously if you really try hard you can find equivalent apps and you can even pay for them.
Problem is do still want to be stuck in the old Windows 'paradigm'?
If so, you're better off running your old apps on a cheap Acer, not a shiny 2k MBP...

If I wanted to know about antivirus I would have asked - I know what I can get free.

I'm a business - I want business apps with business functionality, and that often (but not always) means paying for it.

If I wanted beer I'd go Linux and Dia...

[cojak]

What I'm finding is that there is a dearth of "serious" software for the Mac.
As per my other threads recently my solution is to have a dual boot Mac - use Windows for work and Mac for play.
The Apple "Boot Camp" software that allows you do this is a doddle. It worked first time and works perfectly
Otherwise if you're just running relatively non-resource hungry Windows apps and want to run them "within" the Mac, get some emulator software on top of the Mac e.g. VMware.

Thanks Sas.

I'm looking at replacing expensive M$ software with not quite so expensive Mac software.

[b0redom]

Why not just get a MAPS subscription?

[cojak]

Will google and let you know when I find out what it is.

[cojak]

Why not just get a MAPS subscription?

That's a possibility...

I thought only developers used that.

[Durbs]

That's a possibility...

I thought only developers used that.

Nah, it includes all sorts of stuff, its designed for 'solution' providers so they may spread the gospel of Microsoft. It includes all sorts of marketing bumph to show to prospective clients so you can flog them a Biztalk/Sharepoint etc etc setup. Devs use it as its packed with all sorts of goodies we use, but i think its more geared towards sales bods.