![]() Keep a backup on a large external drive and just grab it whenever you need it. With all documents on the mac, you can throwaway, or replace the virtual windows environment whenever you like. You can set up Fusion so that it has access to the Mac file system, so you can work with the same set of documents in both systems. Once its running, you’ll swear you’re on your old PC…except for the keyboard □ One of the best aspects of this approach is that you can “virtualize” your existing Windows machine into a single (large) file that can be launched by Fusion. It’s kind of a resource pig, but it general it’s a very good way to run windows on your Mac. However, my expectations might just be the result of some wishful thinking rooted in a dream state. I have high expectations: Power Pivot, Name Manager, Evaluate Formula dialog box, Status Bar Functions that aren’t circa Excel 2003, and elimination of the Menu bar. Which leads me to wonder when the next version of Excel for the Mac will come out. Excel on a Mac is a challenge, but nirvana when compared to Numbers. Living with Numbers is not, in my opinion, a survivable condition. Having a Mac without Excel would be the worst form of torture. So Excel without a Mac is a survivable condition when you have a Windows PC for a backup. When upgrading to a new version of Windows I usually make it a practice to wait until after “service pack 1” is released before making the switch. I would like it to be a PC / Tablet combo machine with Windows 8, but am going to wait until the dust settles on the new operating system. I would love to get Excel 2013 and test it out, but the Dell will need to be replaced this year so I’ll wait until I have a new PC. I’m putting Excel 2003 in my rear view mirror (finally) and will focus on Excel 20. Time to dust off the Dell desktop and reacquaint myself with the “real” Excel. So no more adventures with Excel 2011 for a bit. ![]() I sold my 15″ MacBook Pro yesterday and am waiting on a 21.5″ iMac to arrive in 2-3 weeks.
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