I hope I'm posting this in the right place because I really need some help, quickly. Here's the deal. After a very long dry spell, I was just hired on a new job. The job requires a great deal of work-from-home responsibility and I'll be online with the company everyday. The problem, which I was made aware of during training, is that the company uses Internet Explorer for most things and says Firefox and Safari just simply won't do. Rather than turn in my resignation tomorrow, or go out and buy a PC (gag), I was hoping somebody could tell me if it's possible to download and use Internet Explorer on my iMac without problems. Thanks in advance.
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There once was an IE for Mac, but it was no way comparable to IE on the PC in any way that your company probably requires. MS abandoned it years ago and it will not run on any current version of OSX nor on any intel processor.
About the only option that you will have that your company will be happy with is running Windows either through boot camp or through visualization.
About the only option that you will have that your company will be happy with is running Windows either through boot camp or through visualization.
My wife works for a local college and she has to use IE at home. I installed VMFusionware for OS X and installed a windows VM. This works out perfectly.
You're only option is to use a VM, but if you're working for a company like http://www.lionbridge.com they usually frown on VMs also, though I'm not sure they could tell.
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I'm totally in the dark here and don't understand what you wrote. Can you explain this to me? It sounds expensive and I'm not sure the job pays enough to warrant it. Much appreciated.
I'm totally in the dark here and don't understand what you wrote. Can you explain this to me? It sounds expensive and I'm not sure the job pays enough to warrant it. Much appreciated.
It's not expensive. In fact I think you can install VirtualBox instead of VMFusion and VirtualBox is free for the non-pro version. Then take any version of windows (preferably Win7) and install it under VirtualBox or FusionWare.
Once finished all you have to do is double click on the created windows icon, and windows will load Inside of OS X. Just use it as you would a windows machine.
If you don't have a copy of some version of windows then yes. That's still a lot cheaper than buying a PC. I purchased a copy for $19.99 using my wife's school account. If you know someone who's a student, that's one way to go on the cheap.
Thanks
That's not bad. My son is a teacher, so maybe he could get it for me. I'm notifying my new employer today about the problem and see what they say. Thanks again.
That's not bad. My son is a teacher, so maybe he could get it for me. I'm notifying my new employer today about the problem and see what they say. Thanks again.
Update
So, I talked to my new employees IT department and they tell me all I need to do is install Google Chrome. Sounds to easy/good to be true. Before I do that, I'd like to hear any comments you all might have. I've heard a lot of negative feedback on Chrome, but if I just use it for my job, it might be okay. Thanks.
So, I talked to my new employees IT department and they tell me all I need to do is install Google Chrome. Sounds to easy/good to be true. Before I do that, I'd like to hear any comments you all might have. I've heard a lot of negative feedback on Chrome, but if I just use it for my job, it might be okay. Thanks.
If they said to install Chrome, then install Chrome. Even if the reviews are bad, your employer said to do it. You'll notice pretty quickly if you have any problems.
If you do have problems, then don't hesitate to go with the other suggestion.
Congratulation on the new job!
Thanks
Thanks for the encouragement. Normally, I feel the same way about employment. You do what they tell you. In this case, the job isn't worth ruining my computer, so that's why I asked the question. I'm coming out of retirement and it's just a part time job to supplement my Social Security. I need the job, so I'll give Chrome a try. Thanks for the good wishes.
Thanks for the encouragement. Normally, I feel the same way about employment. You do what they tell you. In this case, the job isn't worth ruining my computer, so that's why I asked the question. I'm coming out of retirement and it's just a part time job to supplement my Social Security. I need the job, so I'll give Chrome a try. Thanks for the good wishes.
I installed a VM for my wife to access her IT stuff. It has two flavors. One is an old copy of XP and the other has Windows 7. Meanwhile, the IT at her job made most things work through google chrome and she isn't using the Virtual Machines any more. For future reference, there is a way to use IE through a free-to-use virtual machine direct from Microsoft. If you go to modern.ie, there should be ready to use virtual machines compatible with Virtualbox (upper left purple tile under "Dev Tools..." at the time I write this).
Like I said, she is getting away using Chrome and hasn't noticed that the VM doesn't need to load any more for her to do her work-related stuff.
Thank You!
Thanks to everyone who responded. I truly appreciate your taking the time to comment. This forum is and always was a lifesaver for me.
Thanks to everyone who responded. I truly appreciate your taking the time to comment. This forum is and always was a lifesaver for me.
If Chrome will work, there's no reason to make any other changes. I use Chrome on multiple OSs without any issues. Good luck.
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[[ So, I talked to my new employees IT department and they tell me all I need to do is install Google Chrome. Sounds to easy/good to be true. Before I do that, I'd like to hear any comments you all might have. ]]
You might also try the Epic Privacy Browser.
It uses the Chrome "engine", but with all the google stuff stripped out of it.
Epic is designed to be a browser that inherently protects user privacy.
Freely downloadable and worth a look..
[[ So, I talked to my new employees IT department and they tell me all I need to do is install Google Chrome. Sounds to easy/good to be true. Before I do that, I'd like to hear any comments you all might have. ]]
You might also try the Epic Privacy Browser.
It uses the Chrome "engine", but with all the google stuff stripped out of it.
Epic is designed to be a browser that inherently protects user privacy.
Freely downloadable and worth a look..
Install Parallels, stick Windows on top of that, run it in Coherence mode and...
Walla! Intercrap Exploder on Windoze, on ur Mac:
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Walla! Intercrap Exploder on Windoze, on ur Mac:
