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exe file on my Mac

I recently downloaded some audio files from a website. They are apparently zip files and show up on my Mac as .exe files that can't be opened without a Windows operating system. I have Vista installed with Parallel Desktop, but I don't know how to access the files from the Mac desktop in Vista to convert them and then get them back over to the Mac. If anyone could help I would sure appreciate it.

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a quick procedural question

Hi,

So I've read GTD twice, listened to "Ready for Anything" and have been following 43 folders off and on for a while...

I've started my own GTD system... opting for a note-book in my pocket at all times, taking it back to my laptop at home where i have a system built with smart-folders on my copy of Journler. I have been going throw the work-flow chart and doing a regular review.

I have noticed a problem that i could use help with...

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David Allen's Paper Planner

David Allen's Paper Planner

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TOPICS: Lofi

personalized to-do lists, thanks to Flickr

personalized to-do lists, thanks to Flickr

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TOPICS: Lofi

really capturing everything, including the unconventional

I had an 'aha' moment while listening to the podcasts about 'leaks in the system' today.

I'd thought, until now, of GTD in terms of organizing my online work - the emails and jobs I need to do for my website - and then realized that I could incorporate my writing work and personal administration things - home finance and suchlike. After looking at a mom's organizer with a 'what's for dinner' section on it, I realized that I could include menu planning - it's part of my job, after all!

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Using 2 Keyboards Possible (for triggers, quick keys)

Using 2 Keyboards Possible (for triggers, quick keys)

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TOPICS: Mac OS X

(tip) saving receipts as pdfs

(tip) saving receipts as pdfs

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TOPICS: Life Hacks

thunderbird plus minus

TOPICS: GNU/Linux

Using hPDA and Outlook GTD Add-In. Can it be done?

Using hPDA and Outlook GTD Add-In. Can it be done?

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TOPICS: Lofi
 
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