[olug] Parallels

[Sean Kelly]

Not having an Intel Mac (sad panda), I can't say I've used Parallels. I
have, however, seen coworkers use it on their Intel Macs. I've also debated
killing them and taking their MacBook Pros...

As far as virtual desktops go, I like this one:
http://virtuedesktops.info/

It even has the "smackbook" feature, so you can give your Apple a good slap
and switch desktops that way. I don't recommend using this, but it is fun
to play with for a few minutes.

On Sun, Oct 22, 2006 at 10:13:49PM -0500, Adam Lassek wrote:
> That's pretty cool, switching from full-screen to windowed in
> Parallels is really broken. How did you do virtual desktops, is it a
> third-party program?
> 
> I consider Parallels to be beta-quality software due to the
> aforementioned resizing issue and the lack of Firewire or USB 2.0
> support.
> 
> On 10/21/06, Michael Osten <mosten at bleepyou.com> wrote:
> >
> > On Oct 21, 2006, at 7:19 AM, Craig Wolf wrote:
> >
> > > As I understand it, you ONLY need parallels if you want to run them
> > > all at the same time.  Boot camp will allow you to run a multi-boot
> > > system BUT backup your stuff before you try it.  The new BIOS of
> > > the MacBook Pro's may prove interesting for the linux OS but I am
> > > REALLY looking forward to seeing what I can do with it when it
> > > comes in!!  8)
> > >
> > > Craig Wolf
> > > Linux Web Server Support
> > > Desktop/Network Specialist
> > > 402-894-6283
> >
> >
> > I've run both boot-camp and parallels on my macbook pro.  I found for
> > me that boot-camp would really only be necessary if your a gamer.
> > Using parallels with virtual desktops I can keep a full screen XP
> > session on say "desktop three" and switch to it in a second with a
> > simple key combo.  I work in a all Linux department for a company
> > that has all windows for corporate functions.  I use XP maybe once a
> > week for a couple of minutes.  There is a mac alternative for almost
> > everything I need to do on windows.
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