Category Archives: Mac

Can I use Merlin for project management on Windows?

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A question we receive eventually in support is the following:

We have seen Merlin running on mac and are pretty sure it covers our needs for project management. Where do we find download files for Windows or Linux? We have no Macs in our company.

Our answer:

Merlin is a native Mac OS X application and Merlin Server is implemented as a MAC OS X system preference pane. Following system requirements apply:

  • Mac OS X, version 10.4.9 or newer
  • Mac OS X, version 10.8.x recommended

There is no Windows or Linux version available, sorry, but should you have at least one mac in your company you may install and use Merlin to share your projects for access over a web browser*, iPhone, iPad or iPod touch**.

(In case you’ve missed the “Get a Mac” ads series of 2008 here is a link on YouTube  ;-))

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*) Supported browser: IE7, IE8 in compatibility mode, Safari 4, Firefox 3

**) Merlin Server or additional Merlin sharing licenses required.

Greetings from Stateside!

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Us_flag_largeSince this is my first official blog posting as a member of ProjectWizards, I thought I would start out with something simple… the story of how I came to know Merlin, why I think it completely rocks, and why that might be relevant to the opening of an office in the U.S.

I should start out by saying that despite the fact that I am a long time Mac user, over the past 15 or so years, I’ve worked at a lot of companies that were completely standardized around windows. I’ve been the guy who brought his Mac in every day, pushed his company issued windows machine into the corner and got to work. I did this for a simple reason, I was faster, more efficient and just plain happier working on a mac. The one hitch for me was that since I was a project manager, I was more or less stuck with using a windows based project management application. Continue reading →

Ch-cha-changes; News in our blog

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Ch-cha-changes… This is to inform you that the name of our blog ‘MacPM.net‘ as shown in the navigation menus of our website  http://www.projectwizards.net/en is now ‘News’. Please note that only the name changes, the URL remains the same. The contents of our MacPM.net blog for Project Management with Merlin on Mac OS X remain. We will keep you posted in the usual frequency.

CeBit 2010

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Merlin and ProjectWizards are this year as intended at the CeBit 2010 in the OS X Business Park. According to the organisators, CeBit is

… the world’s foremost tradeshow for the digital industry in Hannover – Germany

If you prefer some independent information about Cebit 2010 ;-) you may want to check this one.

OS X Business Park: 25 companies with business solutions for Macs and iPhones. A fitting place for your favourite wizard.

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Our CEO, Frank Blome presenting Project Managent on the Mac OS X with Merlin.

Merlin_OSXBusinessPark

How similar is Merlin for Mac OS X to…

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One of the questions we get from experienced project managers which have used MS Project on Windows and are looking now for a project management on the Mac, is the following:

How similar is Merlin to that product?

Well, Merlin and MS Project are both programs for project management but for different operating systems and with different concepts. Merlin is designed for Mac OS X only and works perfectly together with the integrated software like Address Book or iCal.

The easiest way to see the differences is to download the demo version from our website and give it a try.

If you prefer doing some reading before testing, here you are. A post of a Merlin user comparing the two software approaches:  Merlin vs MS Project