boot-camp

Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed

Josh called in last week during live calls to talk with me about Windows 7. His general opinion at first was just that Windows 7 is a “great operating system”. I had to chuckle at that, because I of course agree. As we talked more, we got into a bit of a discussion about how much better Windows 7 runs on our Macs inside of Boot Camp. In my opinion, anyway, Vista never did run well on any type of virtual machine. It just plain stunk.

Read more on Virtual Machines Love Windows 7…

Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed

Apparently, Virtual Machines are a hot topic! I’ve had a few calls lately asking about them, the differences, and my recommendations. This caller is buying a Macbook Pro, and is wondering what he should use as far as running Windows programs. He has a copy of Photoshop, and wonders what program he needs on the Macbook in order to use Photoshop to its peak performance. He’s also curious as to whether he should use Rosetta.

Read more on Boot Camp vs VMware or Parallels…

Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed

For any of you going through the Boot Camp install on your Mac for the first time, I wanted to show you something that is VERY very important in this process. Failure to do this step properly can result in OS X being completely messed up.

Read more on Boot Camp Hard Drive Warning…

Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes

http://live.pirillo.com/ – Last night, I tried to install a Beta of SP1 for Vista. To put it mildly, it didn’t go so well. Coincidentally, two viewers have written in to ask me how I feel about Vista.

Read more on Vista Rants…

Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes

Exclusive Coupons: $10 Off Parallels Desktop 4.0 for Mac for new customers.

VMWare Fusion Coupons:

• Smith Micro – Save $10 on VMware Fusion 3.0 – Posted on 11/11/09 and Expires on 3/15/10
• VMware – Save $10 on VMware Fusion 3.0 – Posted on 11/11/09 and Expires on 3/15/10
• VMware – Upgrade to VMware Workstation 7 for only $99 – Posted on 10/29/09 and Expires on 12/31/15
• VMware – VMware Fusion Upgrade from Version 2.x and 1.x to VMware Fusion 3 only $39.99 – Posted on 10/28/09 and Expires on 12/31/15
• VMware – VMware Fusion 3 (for Mac OS X) only $79.99 – Posted on 10/28/09 and Expires on 12/31/15
• MacMall – VMware Fusion 1.1 for Mac with a free upgrade to version 2.0 only $15.99 after mail-in rebate – Posted on 10/21/09 and Expires on 11/30/09
• Smith Micro – Get VMware Fusion 2.0 & Rapid Weaver for $99 – Posted on 10/7/09 and Expires on 4/24/10
• VMware – 10% off VMware Fusion – Posted on 6/4/09 and Expires on 12/31/15
• VMware – 10% off VMware Workstation for Windows – Posted on 6/4/09 and Expires on 12/31/15
• VMware – 10% off VMware Workstation for Linux – Posted on 6/4/09 and Expires on 12/31/15

Find More Coupons

Read more on Macbook Pro – Parallels vs VMWare Fusion…

Exclusive Coupon: 20% off Parallels Desktop 3.0 for Mac Upgrade for existing customers OR $10 off for Parallels Desktop 3.0 for Mac for new customers.

Apple is prepping Boot Camp for Leopard inclusion next year. I wouldn’t be surprised if they soon figured out how to enable Windows apps to run “natively” in OS X. CodeWeavers already has CrossOver Mac, which pretty much does that now. Dual booting is for geeks, though I believe that VMWare and Parallels will keep everybody but the gamers happy. I just learned about 2X ApplicationServer tonight:

Read more on CrossOver, Boot Camp, Parallels, VMWare……