I am desperately trying to convince my boss to let me use a Mac instead of a Windows machine.
The last major hurdle is the fact that our multi-user company database is based on and ran through Microsoft Access 2007 ... a big problem considering that there is no such thing as a Microsoft Access for Mac. The file is multi-user and everyone access it at once and makes changes so converting the data to Filemaker does no good since we don't own copies of Filemaker and I will have a hard time convincing the boss to spend that much on licenses when we have a working solution now that is already installed and comes as part of Office.Suggestions?
Options that are not feasible:
boot camp: the database needs to be accessible in the middle of work flow and rebooting to look at it and then rebooting to work is not an option.
fusion or parallels: boss doesn't like Mac. Giving him ammo against the OS X by saying "Hey, let me run Mac just so we can buy a Windows license and run it ... but on a Mac!" Not going to fly with him.
Filemaker: The file is multi-user and everyone accesses it at once and makes changes so converting the data to Filemaker does no good since we don't own copies of Filemaker and I will have a hard time convincing the boss to spend that much on licenses when we have a working solution now that is already installed and comes as part of Office.
I REALLY hope someone has already solved this particular bug in using a Mac in Windows dominated workplace.
The last major hurdle is the fact that our multi-user company database is based on and ran through Microsoft Access 2007 ... a big problem considering that there is no such thing as a Microsoft Access for Mac. The file is multi-user and everyone access it at once and makes changes so converting the data to Filemaker does no good since we don't own copies of Filemaker and I will have a hard time convincing the boss to spend that much on licenses when we have a working solution now that is already installed and comes as part of Office.Suggestions?
Options that are not feasible:
boot camp: the database needs to be accessible in the middle of work flow and rebooting to look at it and then rebooting to work is not an option.
fusion or parallels: boss doesn't like Mac. Giving him ammo against the OS X by saying "Hey, let me run Mac just so we can buy a Windows license and run it ... but on a Mac!" Not going to fly with him.
Filemaker: The file is multi-user and everyone accesses it at once and makes changes so converting the data to Filemaker does no good since we don't own copies of Filemaker and I will have a hard time convincing the boss to spend that much on licenses when we have a working solution now that is already installed and comes as part of Office.
I REALLY hope someone has already solved this particular bug in using a Mac in Windows dominated workplace.
