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Go back to the software providers website and see if you can download the mac version

If there is no mac version and you believe some SEOs do use macs then ask yourself this:

How are they doing there stuff without the software?

Answer is - they don't need it. Can you really tell me that you need all that cr*p?

I used IBP years ago and it was pretty sh*t, and xenu - isn't that for checking links? if you're site is database/cms driven (it is, isn't it? hint hint) then you won't need such software

Hmmm... i would also be pretty disappointed if i got a new imac... i would be bleak about the software not working to.  (j/k... if the opportunity arose i would have one to... not to replace my pc but just to look at)

IBP is cool if you need to spit out pages and pages of keywords and various tests done on em and people linking in and people you want to link out to... etc etc... etc. With all honesty though, spitting out pages and pages of useless information is about all IBP is good for. You should find a stats program you can add into those sites and utilize that information rather, i use godaddys stats and it works great, bounce rates, time on pages, keyphrases, trends... etc etc - essentially if you are doing anything worthwhile on the seo side it shouldnt matter what computer you are on, all these third party apps are just there for business owners to oogle over and feel that they are on top of their sites.

So dont stress about them not working There are other ways of getting relevant information that will prove to be far more useful to you.
(dont hate your apps though, some are useful - seo administrator is good for validating pages... then again, so is validator.w3.org)

Last edited by Ryan_steyn (2008-07-22 01:38:23)

Ok, well, here goes.

First, congrats on the Mac! I've been using a Mac for about two years solid, I'll never go back to a PC.

But, that doesn't necessarily mean I don't have a need for using Windoze every now and then. Cross browser compatibility, etc.

Some options:

1.) Purchase and install Parallels Desktop. You'll need a copy of Windoze, but Parallels allows you to run Windoze inside the Mac OS, like a virtual machine.

2.) Boot Camp. If the iMac you got has Leopard, Boot Camp is already there! This allows you to boot into the Mac OS, or Windoze. You can even specify the default boot disk.

3.) Set up a Windoze machine somewhere, and install VNC software. Then, use a program like Chicken of the VNC to connect to the machine. It's slower, but just another option.

You may wonder why you'd spend so much on a nice shiny Mac just to load it with crap software like Windoze. Well, unfortunatley (IMO), Microsoft still has the biggest chunk of the market share, as most people have negative feelings toward Apple, even though most haven't used one since the Apple II

Here at work I have a MacBook Pro, 120gb HDD, 4gb RAM. I recently reinstalled the OS and got rid of the Windoze installation, but I used Boot Camp and it ran Windoze better than my PC!