Guides
Plain answers to awkward Windows questions.
Written for people who work on a Mac, a tablet or a Chromebook and keep running into software that only exists for Windows.
No. 01 · 9 min read
How to run Windows software on a Mac
Every real way to run a Windows program on a Mac today: virtual machines, compatibility tools, cloud PCs and streaming, and where each falls short.
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How to use Windows apps on a Chromebook
Chromebooks cannot install Windows programs, but you can still use them. The real options: remote machines, cloud PCs and streaming, and what to check first.
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Can you use Windows apps on an iPad?
An iPad cannot install Windows programs, but it can control them from afar. How it works, what feels awkward on a touchscreen, and how to make it comfortable.
Read itNo. 04 · 9 min read
Remote desktop, app streaming or a VM?
Three common ways to use Windows software from another device, compared in plain terms: who each suits, what it costs in effort and where it breaks.
Read itNo. 05 · 8 min read
A second computer for one Windows program?
A second PC for one program can cost more than it looks. How to count the real cost, the alternatives, and when buying the machine still makes sense.
Read itNo. 06 · 8 min read
Windows software licensing in the cloud
Moving a Windows program to a remote machine does not erase licensing. What to check with Windows and with the software vendor, in plain terms, before you move.
Read itNo. 07 · 8 min read
Working with a client's Windows-only tools
A client needs you in their Windows software and you work on a Mac or tablet. A checklist for access, licences, files, security and handover.
Read itNo. 08 · 8 min read
Share one Windows program with a small team
Five people, one Windows-only program, no desire to run a server. The practical ways small teams share Windows software, and the trade-offs of each.
Read itNo. 09 · 9 min read
Keeping client files safe on a remote PC
Using a remote Windows machine can keep client data off your laptop. What actually protects files, what does not, and the habits that make the difference.
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How to make a remote Windows app feel faster
Laggy typing in a remote program usually has a few fixable causes. A practical guide to latency, jitter, Wi-Fi and the small habits that help.
Read itNo. 11 · 6 min read
What is a remote Windows app?
A plain explanation of remote Windows apps: what is running where, what travels over the internet, what stays put and why it does not need installing.
Read itNo. 12 · 9 min read
Windows accounting and tax software on a Mac
Many accounting and tax programs are still Windows-only. How accountants and bookkeepers on Macs can use them: options, data, licences, backups and printing.
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