Comments on: Maccast Loop 2008.02.03 - #040 http://www.maccast.com/2008/02/06/maccast-loop-20080203-040/ For MacGeeks by MacGeeks Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:45:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Calum http://www.maccast.com/2008/02/06/maccast-loop-20080203-040/#comment-71304 Calum Mon, 25 Feb 2008 10:00:36 +0000 http://www.maccast.com/2008/02/06/maccast-loop-20080203-040/#comment-71304 Re the English guy who was asking about BootCamp reboots, I don't think either of you really got what he was asking for at all :) What he wants is something like an extra item on the Apple menu that says "Restart into Windows", rather than having to go into system preferences and change boot volumes, or sit around until his machine his shuts down so he can hold down the Option key when it finally restarts. Sounds to me like the change of system prefs is something that could be AppleScripted... then he could just have an icon on his desktop, or an item on his Scripts menu, that he could use to restart into Windows. Re the English guy who was asking about BootCamp reboots, I don’t think either of you really got what he was asking for at all :)
What he wants is something like an extra item on the Apple menu that says “Restart into Windows”, rather than having to go into system preferences and change boot volumes, or sit around until his machine his shuts down so he can hold down the Option key when it finally restarts.

Sounds to me like the change of system prefs is something that could be AppleScripted… then he could just have an icon on his desktop, or an item on his Scripts menu, that he could use to restart into Windows.

]]> By: Calum http://www.maccast.com/2008/02/06/maccast-loop-20080203-040/#comment-71303 Calum Mon, 25 Feb 2008 09:53:33 +0000 http://www.maccast.com/2008/02/06/maccast-loop-20080203-040/#comment-71303 VMware have been doing virtualisation products for a lot longer than Parallels, and it shows. In my experience it's more stable, virtualised apps can make use of both cores of your Intel 2 Duo (not true of Parallels, yet), and if you want to run Linux or Solaris VMs, desktop integration is way ahead of Parallels. Parallels are slightly ahead in terms of 3D support in Windows though, so if that's important to you I guess it's still the better choice. VMware have been doing virtualisation products for a lot longer than Parallels, and it shows. In my experience it’s more stable, virtualised apps can make use of both cores of your Intel 2 Duo (not true of Parallels, yet), and if you want to run Linux or Solaris VMs, desktop integration is way ahead of Parallels.

Parallels are slightly ahead in terms of 3D support in Windows though, so if that’s important to you I guess it’s still the better choice.

]]> By: Michael http://www.maccast.com/2008/02/06/maccast-loop-20080203-040/#comment-70138 Michael Tue, 12 Feb 2008 20:30:53 +0000 http://www.maccast.com/2008/02/06/maccast-loop-20080203-040/#comment-70138 I do not have an Intel mac yet, so I would like to know why you use VMware as opposed to Parallels, (Boot Camp you discussed) and CrossOver for Mac. Has anyone used CrossOver (COfM)? You don't need Windows to run Windows apps. Sounds like the ideal way to use Windows apps and you do not need to buy Windows!! I do not have an Intel mac yet, so I would like to know why you use VMware as opposed to Parallels, (Boot Camp you discussed) and CrossOver for Mac.

Has anyone used CrossOver (COfM)? You don’t need Windows to run Windows apps.
Sounds like the ideal way to use Windows apps and you do not need to buy Windows!!

]]> By: karina http://www.maccast.com/2008/02/06/maccast-loop-20080203-040/#comment-69661 karina Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:04:18 +0000 http://www.maccast.com/2008/02/06/maccast-loop-20080203-040/#comment-69661 hey) have a nice weekend) hey) have a nice weekend)

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