s/o: Mac Planners?

[KristinaBreece]

For those of you who are running planning software on a Mac, I have a few questions. Do you run Windows on your Mac? Or do you have a program that is actually Mac compatible? What planning program(s) do you love for your Mac? And which do you hate?

 

 

I'm posting the poll, but I know it can't possibly cover every issue. Let me know!

[desertmum]

This is a big bone of contention in our house. My hubby is a dedicated Mac user...I miss my "cheap" programs that ran perfectly well in my old pc. We need to buy a laptop because fight like tasmanian devils over the one computer in the household .

 

I tried a Mac planner but I haven't been able to make it work. The developer is still working on it and it's had many teething problems. I tried Appleworks to make a "excel" planner but it freezes all the time so I use Open Office behind dh's back. I am now looking at online planners as excel type of planners are not very flexible :tongue_smilie:

 

I'm told windows on a mac runs better than windows on a pc but it is an added expense.

[ourjourney]

I have both a mac and a PC - I prefer the mac hands down. However, I am using an online program at the moment called www.homeschoolskedtrack.com I believe is the website. That way it can run from any computer, wether I am home, or out and about. I'm not sure I'm in love with the program, but its free and functional for now. :)

[patchfire]

I'm slowly shaping Bento to my satisfaction. Between it and google docs, I'll have all my needs covered, and I can access Bento & google docs from my computer, iPad, or iPhone. I've tried a couple of online planners but they end up not being flexible enough for me, so I have never bothered to look closely at HST+

[HSMom2One]

I gave up on this one awhile back and decided to use a hard copy planner instead. For actual grade keeping next year I am going to use Mariner Calc, which is just like Excel but made only for the Mac. I've created a nice spreadsheet for regular grades that then track progress and a final grade for each subject. With this, I will be able to generate a transcript for each year beginning in 7th grade.

 

If HST or any other developer ever decides to create a Mac based program I'll happily switch to it, but in the meantime I think what I'm doing is just as thorough and will do the job.

 

Blessings,

Lucinda