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Review by Mark and Jen
I am using this antenna with a pair of Linksys WAP54G wireless APs, one acting as a repeater. The main unit has a 1 watt amplifier hooked to this antenna, the repeater had nothing. I had to locate the repeater in a favorable location within my home .25 miles from the base unit. This worked for 6 months until I redecorated and had to move the repeater. I added a 1 watt amplifier to it with the standard antenna and it has been working for the past 6 months in that configuration.
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Review by Mark and Jen
I am using this antenna with a pair of Linksys WAP54G wireless APs, one acting as a repeater. The main unit has a 1 watt amplifier hooked to this antenna, the repeater had nothing. I had to locate the repeater in a favorable location within my home .25 miles from the base unit. This worked for 6 months until I redecorated and had to move the repeater. I added a 1 watt amplifier to it with the standard antenna and it has been working for the past 6 months in that configuration.
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Review by Mark B
I like the subtle improvements in usability and features. There are some powerful changes; BUT, the rotating beach ball (the equivalent of the Windows hourglass) is a MUCH more common occurrence. There is more lag in applications, and accessing the disk drive is noticeably slower for me. As much as I love Apple computers and the progression of enhancements in OS X, I value the speed of my laptop more; so this is one upgrade I could have done without.
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Review by Mark B
Overview: Great way to run Windows on my MacBook Air (mid-2011), as well as my Mac Mini at work. Complete integration means I can move files between platforms, open Windows applications from OS X (Mountain Lion in my case) and vice versa. I can set application preferences for file types across platforms. And you can run Windows in its own Window or integrate it into the Mac workspace. Installation was very easy, no problems at all.
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Review by Mark B
Not sure why folks like to post negative reviews about a product based on what they WISH it could do versus what the program is designed to do. It does not have the same functionality as its big brother PDF Converter Pro, but it is not designed to. This program does a perfectly fine job creating and combining PDFs. No annotating, nor form-filling, etc. But if all you want to do is create and combine PDFs, this is an excellent, economic alternative to Adobe.
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Review by Mark B
Better interface than Outlook 2003. Cleaner with a nicer calendar. I installed Outlook 2007 and OneNote 2007 as stand-alone Office Upgrades alongside an Office 2003 install. No problems. I had seen reviews where other users say a reinstall screen pops up everytime they switch between 2003 and 2007 products. That has not happened with my install.
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Review by Mark B
Can’t beat this. A fraction of the price but still a full year of membership. Code worked perfectly fine! Sealed package.
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Review by Mark B
Installed on a Mac using Parallels 11 off the MS installation USB. I still prefer the ease of use of Windows 7, but Windows 10 works fine. Lots and menus have become more colorful, and perhaps MS has gone overboard with trying to make things look friendly. But it functions fine. If you are going to install on a Mac using Parallels, be sure to look for specific instructions for this.
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Typical MS Office program, with the functionality and features you would need as a general user. I do prefer the iWork suite except for Pages, where I prefer Word for technical documents. I knocked the rating down a bit since Word and Powerpoint do seem to freeze up on me now and then, and Powerpoint tends to shut down on some graphic-intensive slides.
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Review by Mark B
While the 2012 version of QB for Mac is an incremental improvement, it still does not come close to the functionality and ease of use of the Windows version of the program. Intuit continues to struggle with its Mac line of products. For now, I will continue to use Parallels and the Windows version of QB. I recommend that serious business owners stick with the Windows version for now. But if you’re just a hobbyist with a light recreational income, this version may suffice.