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Any Issues with Switching from Windows to Mac?

Brad LoescherBrad Loescher
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My HP laptop is on its last leg and as I begin searching for a replacement, I am giving serious consideration to a Mac. 

Has anyone else made the switch?  Worthwhile?  Any issues with Power Agent, Training Center or WKO+?

Any advice or recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

Comments

  • William JenksWilliam Jenks
    WKO doesn't run on the Mac platform at all. You have three choices:
    - maintain a separate Windows machine for that purpose only (even a cheap netbook)
    - use something like BootCamp or Fusion to run WKO (under Windows OS) on your Mac
    - do without WKO.

    This question comes up regularly, and I am a Mac user.

    I've written a Wiki post here: http://members.endurancenation.us/Resources/Wiki/tabid/108/Default.aspx?topic=WKO++options+for+Mac+Users
  • Al TruscottAl Truscott

    I have no troubles seamlessly integraing WIndows and Mac OS with my workout logging and analysis needs, using Parallels to create a virtual windows machine to house things like WKO+, CompuTrainer software, Power Agent, and Training Peaks Erg+. I can't, however, seem to get Power Agent to work on the Mac side for some reason. I do keep the Windows side isolated from the internet to protect my machine.

    - Satisfied Mac user since 1984

  • William JenksWilliam Jenks
    @Al I assume you've done the simple re-installation of Power Agent... can't imagine you wouldn't have. But in case not, there is a relatively recent update to version 7.5.1.19. it was the first installation of that software I did, and it ran just fine from the get-go.

    My machine is a bit old in the tooth and I had poor luck with Fusion. Just interminably slow (and I know people report both good and bad results there. I just wish I knew what the difference was). Haven't tried Parallels. But I'm also not especially motivated to do it, since my free-but-slightly tedious workaround is fine for me, and I don't have a computrainer... But if I were to give it another go, I'd do some research in that direction.

    OK, I got my first Mac in '85....
  • Coach RichCoach Rich

    Mac here.

    Poweragent works fine. I bought Office for Mac (Word, Excel, and PP, only use Word and Excel). 95% of everything I do is cloudbased so OS is largely a none issue.

    For now I'm downloading everything into PA and, when I get serious about tracking my stuff, I'll probably use Joanne's older Windows laptop as a WKO+ machine. I don't want to put Windows, Paralells, etc on this Mac.

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