DominickC - I know Wine is not an emulator (obviously), I mentioned VM's as a side note because it seemed to work well with my teammate's Mac, so if that Mac user in this thread is looking for a solution whether it's a VM or not, Parallels is probably the way to go.
Greg - I might go for a VM eventually but I tend to get things working with Wine most of the time, so I'll give it a few more days before I give up. I'm not a student anymore and I have quite a bit of free time on my hands during this season so you know, worths a shot
Also, regarding the NI forums suggestion - will do tomorrow. Thank you!