It so happened that I needed to run some other Windows software on my Mac. So I installed a Virtual Machine (VMWare: http://www.vmware.com/) and installed Windows on that. Hey -- I can install...

David Ward: I suspect this is what I'll end up having to do. I'm hoping for a solution that requires less programming of my Mac and less re-programming of my reptile brane... :-)

I find that my efficiency is at least PI times faster (3.14...) when I don't have to use the mouse.

Accelerator keys are a way for Windows users to select menu options without the mouse. Generally they are the first letter of each word across the top of the menu (although sometimes more than one...

I've been a Windows Finale user since windows 3.1 days, and the accelerator keys are deeply programmed into my reptile brane, e.g. ALT-T selects 'tools' on the menu, then K selects the 'key...