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Yes, it’s possible to have Linux and Windows installed on the same PC – and why wouldn’t you have both? You can install Linux using a live CD or even a USB drive. You could also use something like VMWare Fusion, as well.
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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.
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I was involved in a conversation on the 888-PIRILLO line the other night, when the talk turned to using Parallels. The caller has been using Parallels, but has been having a lot of troubles with the CD drive not wanting to mount. It has been SO long since I’ve used Parallels. I asked if it’s happening on all builds, or just one Virtual Machine. My first suggestion, of course, is to try a second VM. If it doesn’t connect there, there may be an incompatibility with that drive and Parallels.
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This caller had two questions for me! The first was that they are having a difficult time installing VMWare Tools in Linux inside a Virtual Machine. The second question dealt with iPhone Hacking.
Marcus Asmussen writes:
First of all, I would like to congratulate you on your recent purchase of a Mac Pro, I have been using one myself for the last 12 months after years of using windows based machines have never been happier with a computer than I have been with my Mac Pro. Just wanted to share 1 or 2 tips with you and maybe a few of your subscribers that may be holding out on a Mac purchase. One of the best programs I have been using I discovered through your site is VMware Virtual Desktop, which I have been running on my Leopard installation since its release. Prior to VMware I was using Boot-camp to run a few windows apps that I still use and PC based games. One of the great things about Leopard of course is Spaces, which allows you to run multiple desktop instances at once. While I use Spaces for everyday tasks, one of the most practical and useful things I now use spaces for is VMware virtual desktop.
I’ve been a fan of VMware for quite some time now, stretching back years (long before they were sponsoring my video endeavours) – and I’m not alone in my fandom. Gus Munguia is with me:
Albert asks:
So my question is: Is there a way to basically run two instances of your operating system, or basically running two computers on your own one system and monitor? I don’t know how to describe it really. What I want to do is basically have two instances of my computer running on a split-screen type thing on my one monitor. This is because I have a program that won’t let me run two instances of it at once. I have two computers setup to the internet, and I have to run across my room every time I want to do something on the other computer. I even got one of those “switch” things that makes my two computers connect to my one monitor. But that is still really troublesome, and I’d rather see if I can do everything from one computer and monitor.
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There are two camps forming: one side who loves Parallels for the Mac, and another side who loves VMware Fusion for the Mac. It’s great to see that with a recent patch, many Parallels performance issues were minimized. Kevin emailed me about it the other day:
I say VMware, no contest. Tony Ring is pulling for Virtual PC:
First off, I last saw you way back in the TechTV days – the Screensavers with Kate and Leo. Sadly, TechTV jumped the shark for me when that show morphed out of existence. Tonight I was cruising the net looking for help with Vista problems and ran into you on YouTube, watched some of your videos on Vista, and wound up here.
Parallels owns this space right now, no doubt – Windows virtualization on the Intel Mac platform. Despite its heavy branding, Parallels has yet to prove its worth in performance (and has, up until recently, been the only viable commercial virtual machine contender on Apple’s OS X). I had been taking a tentative look at Vmware Fusion, only after raving about Vmware Workstation solving my Vista woes with an XP VM.
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At the risk of sounding even more negative about the entire Windows Vista situation, I have a steady stream of disgruntled users venting in my inbox. Michelle Rampelt, for instance:
I just experienced the ultimate irony. As I selected your “Mail Me” Icon, the wretched “Allow” Window popped up. I am an exceptionally happy person, although Windows Vista is making me absolutely miserable and frustrated. I can’t run the software programs I need, write or respond to e-mails in Outlook Exchange – I have spent HOURS AND HOURS attempting to troubleshoot what would have been simple in Windows XP world. I am just a real estate broker. And clearly, not very bright. I have been unable to find ANY help via the Microsoft web sites (which they charge for amusingly enough.) Do you have any advice? I would rather poke myself in the eye with a knitting needle than arrive at another Vista roadblock.
http://live.pirillo.com/ – A VM – Virtual Machine – allows you to run a, operating system inside of another operating system; for example, with Parallels you can run Windows inside of OS X, or with VMWare you can run Linux inside of Windows.
Not an hour goes by when I don’t see a twitter, email, forum post, etc. chock full of Vista complaints. Reporters, bloggers, regular users, the galactic senate – they’re not just disappointed, they’re disillusioned.
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