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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: steve123 on September 28, 2013, 01:05:11 pm
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Looking at getting a new laptop. Anyone know if its possible to run George on a MacBook?
Don't want to spend a load of dosh then find it won't do what I want it for.
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States on George website it will NOT run.
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it sucks to be honnest,
im using it on a laptop i take in the van with me but it would be much better
if i could have it on my iphone or an ipad
makers of George make a brother called tom and make him work on apple lol
:) ;D
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States on George website it will NOT run.
Yeh i know that but i was wondering if anyone had found a way around that. A friend tells me you can install windows on a Mac, if so I presumed George would run on that.
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Yeah you can dual boot a mac book.
Either load windows or iOS.
But I wouldn't trust that it would work on dual boot as it's a
Third party application
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Yeah you can dual boot a mac book.
Either load windows or iOS.
But I wouldn't trust that it would work on dual boot as it's a
Third party application
I was under the impression that if you partitioned and installed Windows on a Mac that you could run any program developed for Windows?
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Technically it should work like that. But had issues in the past with it so
Gave up
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Parallels for mac would run it.
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Technically it should work like that. But had issues in the past with it so
Gave up
Thats interesting - I was thinking of duel loading my Mac, what type of programs did you have trouble with?
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Third party small applications.
Mainly ones that only run in windows 95 and you have to use an emulator in win 95. They worked fine on pc. But not dual boot. God knows why
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You could use Aworka.
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You could use Aworka.
yeh thats an option. Any news on the other software being developed?
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You could use Aworka.
yeh thats an option. Any news on the other software being developed?
I have only ever used Aworka, but I really like it. Have a trial before making a decision on a Mac.
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Anyone wanting to run Windows apps on a Mac should look at Parallels. Briefly, it lets you run Windows programs on OSX (the Mac operating system) without having to dual boot. I run on both my Macs and it runs all the Windows programs I can throw at it.
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Looking at getting a new laptop. Anyone know if its possible to run George on a MacBook?
Don't want to spend a load of dosh then find it won't do what I want it for.
Just get a real computer & be done with it!!
I can't understand the consumer fascination with Apple products - - I admit they look good, and what they do they do well,... but they're so limiting and so expensive when compared to a windows based machine!
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Oooohh! A heated debate! ;) MacBooks are far better built than their PC counterparts and OSX is by far easier to use than the atrocity that is Windows 8. They are not limiting in any way compared to Windows based machines unless you rake gaming into account and even that gap is diminishing rapidly.
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A generic shop bought pc is miles behind a mac, this is why i custom build my pc's
But the mac book air is awesome, same with the i pad minis.
I am sorting software for the minis this year, so we can use em in the vans.
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i have had a macbook air for nine months now and i will never use a pc again .
Its like going from a skoda to an audi r8.
Use aworka and dont pollute your mac with archaic windows crap.
;D ;D
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A mate of mine has been staying with me for the last 2 weeks, and bought his macbook pro with him,... I was helping him build a website & showing him how to make changes himself, so most of it was done on his Mac. It was slim, lightweight & pretty,.. but the lack of software is what put me off.
On the PC I can get freeware utilities off cnet.com that will do nearly anything i want,. its VERY rare I actually have to pay for software. On his Mac we had huge issues finding decent software for simple things like photo editing without paying big bucks,.. and thats what I found restrictive.
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I've had George running on a mac with windows installed via bootcamp. Basically when you start your computer up you decide if you want to use it as a mac or a pc. I stopped using George in the end as although I thought the software was pretty good the fact that there was no iPhone or Android support it meant that the software was essentially becoming dated very fast.
Simon,
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Lots of options and great replies thanks everyone.
8weekly... the reason I am not keen on using Aworka is cost. Ok 10 quid a month does not sound a lot but i have 3 vans and hope to continue growing. I try very hard to keep running costs to a minimum. I dont see why as a multiple user each operator should pay the same as a single user. I feel it should be scaled like almost every other multiple pack. After all it would only be one account and all vans would be using the same data. I think its just greedy!
Over a 5 year period I would spend £1800 with Aworka, George is £50. So that means with the saving I get around 10 new ClX 22's in that time.
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I didn't realise it is £10 per user. That is expensive.
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I imagine hundred quid a year is a tiny percentage of what each van earns .
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I imagine hundred quid a year is a tiny percentage of what each van earns .
Perhaps your right, the same as a brush damaged and needing replacing early is just 20-30 quid, and a few hundred liters of water wasted is not much or knocking off 10 minutes early 3 days a week or ..............
but the point is it all adds up and in the end the profit gets hit. look after the pennies and all that :)
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I have been using George on my Mac without any issues for at least three years. I have parallels on my Mac and can use all Microsoft software
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I've ran George on my iMac for the last three years. I run it through Parallels. Works without any problems at all :)
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I've ran George on my iMac for the last three years. I run it through Parallels. Works without any problems at all :)
I have parallels on my mac, do I need to load a windows disc on now?
Tony
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Pop the Windows disc in the Mac's drive, start up Parallels and then follow the instructions to install Windows. It's pretty straight forward.
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Pop the Windows disc in the Mac's drive, start up Parallels and then follow the instructions to install Windows. It's pretty straight forward.
Thanks Craig, what windows disc, 7 or can i go older?
Tony
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I use Windows 7 myself but I think you can go all the way back to Windows 3.1 from 23 years ago! I'd recommend Windows XP or Windows 7 just to ensure the minimum of issues and maximum compatibility.
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I use Windows 7 myself but I think you can go all the way back to Windows 3.1 from 23 years ago! I'd recommend Windows XP or Windows 7 just to ensure the minimum of issues and maximum compatibility.
Thank you again.
I had parallels put on as I needed a windows based system to record the house cctv but never got round to adding it.
Where is the best place to buy a disc or are there copies available?
Tony
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If it won't work on mac, its not worth bothering with IMO.
I needed a new computer a year ago, and was looking at a new windows PC, but was offered a 9-month old MacBook pro for a mega price so I got that instead, despite never having owned a mac or bought into the so-called hype.
Oh. My. God. I will NEVER have a windows PC ever again. I simply couldn't believe how much better mac is than PC. They cost about 3x as much as a PC, but they are worth 10x as much in my opinion.
It never crashes ever. It never gets viruses, ever. It runs complex and demanding programs effortlessly. They are simply a whole different world compared to PCs.
I can't understand the consumer fascination with Apple products - - I admit they look good, and what they do they do well,... but they're so limiting and so expensive when compared to a windows based machine!
Its nothing to with looking pretty, because quite frankly I couldn't care less about how something looks (other than my missus). It's simply a better product, and I have not struggled in any way to find software to do whatever I wanted on it.
In fact I would say that with the appstore, it is arguably easier to find programs to do stuff. Also, IMO the days of installing programs is numbered... most things run over the internet now, like aworka which looks very good.
A good PC would last me approximately 1 year, before it was so slow it wouldnt run the latest versions of stuff. Apple's macbooks last much longer than that, so although more expensive, in the long run IMO they cost less.
Highly recommend.
In fact, on the strength of this experience, I am about to buy an iPhone 5s. Never owned an iPhone, always had android. Just like with PCs, I'm fully expecting it to be far, far better than android too.
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If it won't work on mac, its not worth bothering with IMO.
I needed a new computer a year ago, and was looking at a new windows PC, but was offered a 9-month old MacBook pro for a mega price so I got that instead, despite never having owned a mac or bought into the so-called hype.
Oh. My. God. I will NEVER have a windows PC ever again. I simply couldn't believe how much better mac is than PC. They cost about 3x as much as a PC, but they are worth 10x as much in my opinion.
It never crashes ever. It never gets viruses, ever. It runs complex and demanding programs effortlessly. They are simply a whole different world compared to PCs.
I can't understand the consumer fascination with Apple products - - I admit they look good, and what they do they do well,... but they're so limiting and so expensive when compared to a windows based machine!
Its nothing to with looking pretty, because quite frankly I couldn't care less about how something looks (other than my missus). It's simply a better product, and I have not struggled in any way to find software to do whatever I wanted on it.
In fact I would say that with the appstore, it is arguably easier to find programs to do stuff. Also, IMO the days of installing programs is numbered... most things run over the internet now, like aworka which looks very good.
A good PC would last me approximately 1 year, before it was so slow it wouldnt run the latest versions of stuff. Apple's macbooks last much longer than that, so although more expensive, in the long run IMO they cost less.
Highly recommend.
In fact, on the strength of this experience, I am about to buy an iPhone 5s. Never owned an iPhone, always had android. Just like with PCs, I'm fully expecting it to be far, far better than android too.
All absolutely spot on .
Dont pollute your mac with windows !
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i have had a macbook air for nine months now and i will never use a pc again .
Its like going from a skoda to an audi r8.
Use aworka and dont pollute your mac with archaic windows crap.
;D ;D
My sentiments exactly.. Thats what Im doing and it works a treat..
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I just wish i could afford the R8 to compliment my fantastic computer!
;D ;D