Electronic Organizer and MAC users
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My MAC clients tell me that the Electronic organizer EXE file will not work on a MAC. Is this true? Is there something I need to do to the E organizer to make it useable on MACs?What is the solution for MAC users who want to get an E organizer?
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That is correct, Windows executable files will not run on a Mac. There is currently no way for a Macintosh OS user to use the Lacerte Electronic Organizer.
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I am new to Lacrete this year and used Ultratax last year. Their organizer was online through a web portal, so it did not matter whether the client was a MAC or PC person. So not having an electronic organizer option for MAC clients is a downgrade in service and a few clients are complaining. You might want to refer this to the programmers and see if they think it is important enough to work on for next year.
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Our new CPA is a Lacerte customer, and has just emailed us the eorganizer, which we can't use as we run Macs.
I believe that it IS possible to run Windows on our Macs, with special software + Windows (VirtualPC?) Mine is a G4 powerbook, OS 10.2.8, the processor is 800 MHz PowerPC G4.
I would really like to use the eorganizer, but do not want to switch to a PC as I have used Macs since 1986 and like them.
Is there any way to check whether we would be able to use the eorganizer if we installed the special software & the correct version of Windows?
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My MAC client told me that there is indeed software available to emulate windows on a MAC computer, but it was too expensive to justify buying just for this one purpose a year. My suggestion would be to borrow a PC to work on the organizer, or perhaps use a pc at the public library. Or use the paper organizer. Those appear to be the only options until Lacerte creates an online organizer that can be accessed by any computer.
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I also checkd and found this to be true. So I went to my public library to use their Windows computers, with my usb zip drive and a zip disk formatted for PC use.
I have used Windows a little in the past, and can deal with the differences with Mac without too much problem.
I downloaded the eorg2006.exe that my cpa had sent me, copied it to the
zip disk, ran the program, and worked for a couple of hours entering data and saving it as I
went. Before leaving, I also uploaded a copy of the saved eorg2006.exe
document to my webfile account just to have a second copy. I also
ejected the zip disk a couple of times and put it back in, and reopened the
file to make sure everything I had entered was there, and it was.
Today I came back to enter more tax data, but having problems! When I
opened my saved file from Saturday on the zip disk, I was back to a blank
document, except for the info my cpa must have input when he emailed it to
me. I tried several times more, with same result.
I then ejected the zip disk, and downloaded onto the desktop the copy of the
saved document from my webfile account, thinking this would solve my
problem. When I opened it, same result, none of my 2 hours work was there.
The How to Use page says "your eorganizer is a simple flexible tool...you
can save it and come back to it as often as you wish..."
There must be a way to save the file and not lose the data. I thought that
by clicking save my data would be saved!
The only thing I can think of was that on Sat. I used a library laptop, which has a newer version of Windows, and today I used a desktop computer, which has Windows XP.
I am sort of frustrated at the waste of time and not being able to get any help or answers.
