Next computer is going to be a Mac I know I can put all my documents in rtf
By suspenseful
@suspenseful (40192)
Canada
April 12, 2008 8:48am CST
but the problem is that I have rather complicated passwords, and both systems are incompatible. I would get one with the Intel inside, and I do use Firefox, but for those who switched from Windows to Mac, what did you do about passwords? Is there a password protector that works on both? Did you print them on a sheet and then laborishly put them in? Did you change the passwords to something simple and then change them back again? So what did you do about passwords?
5 responses
@suspenseful (40192)
• Canada
12 Apr 08
Well my Compac Preario sucks. I do not want to have it all my life and I do not like the idea of the graphic card, sound card, etc all being on the same card. If one thing goes wrong, they all go wrong.
@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
13 Apr 08
The best approach would be to use PDF instead of RTF, because it was specifically designed as a cross platform format. You can easily download Adobe Acrobat Reader for Mac from the Adobe website and share the documents between Windows and Mac without a problem.
One thing to consider before buying a Mac is that the choice of software available is far less than it is for Windows, which is why Mac are not more popular.
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@suspenseful (40192)
• Canada
13 Apr 08
It could convert the documents into PDf if it were not that I was still working on them. The only software I need is a music writing program that is cross=platformed, word processor, password protector, graphic program, etc. finances and I can get them at Source Forge. And I also use ABi Word.
@winterose (39887)
• Canada
13 Apr 08
You know I only knew one person in my life that had a mac, she loves it, but she is the only one. Everyone else has always used a pc, wish I could help you but I don't know anything about it.
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@suspenseful (40192)
• Canada
23 May 08
The schools usually have Macs, but I found they were more expensive. I also found that the Macs are not as complicated, and that it is easier to use once you get over the learning curve. I have not got enough money to buy it yet but since I am tired of having to format my Pc and things going wrong with it, I want a way to transfer my writing and passwords onto it.
@fourthdimension (135)
• United States
22 May 08
You can always use openoffice. It's cross-platform compatible and can write and read just about any format known to man.
I'd recommend encrypting that file with pgp once you get it on your new computer.
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@suspenseful (40192)
• Canada
23 May 08
I thought pgp was for personal files that you would not even want your grandmother to read and for email. I write novels, and save each chapter separately. I was thinking of using rtf, putting them on a flash drive and have it with me so no one would take it and as soon as I could transfer them. I was also thinking of putting them on the Yahoo briefcase, but I have it almost filled up already and I do not want to pay for it.
@suspenseful (40192)
• Canada
13 Apr 08
I do use Roboform but it is the free version and I do use Firefox and it has passwords in it but some passwords do not work if they are on two pages. I will have to look on Source Forge for a good password protector that works for both systems.
