Boot Camp Tips

30 October, 2008 (10:46) | boot camp, leopard, mac, quick tip, vmware fusion, windows | No comments

I haven’t actually tried Boot Camp for a few reasons:

I like the idea of running Windows and OSX side-by-side* AND I don’t have enough hard drive space (I run all my VMs off an external drive) AND I haven’t rebuilt my Mac in a long time to free up enough space

Yes, I am aware VMWare Fusion has [...]

List of Essential Mac Applications

29 October, 2008 (10:44) | essential application, leopard, mac | No comments

So, after about a year of using a Mac as my primary computer, I decided to share the list of applications I consider essential on OSX. This is not a comprehensive list of every application I have installed; it only includes the ones it would be really tough to deal without. What are your essential [...]

VMWare Fusion 2.0 Keyboard Mapping

28 October, 2008 (19:31) | leopard, mac, vmware fusion, windows | No comments

Nice example and video about using the VMware Fusion 2.0 Keyboard Mapping feature. VMWare Fusion 2.0 is a huge improvement over 1.0 – highly recommended.

VMWare Fusion 1.1 Upgrade On Hold

15 November, 2007 (21:55) | mac, vmware fusion | No comments

Looks like I’ll have to wait on the VMWare Fusion 1.1 upgrade.

Parallels vs VMWare Fusion

23 October, 2007 (11:14) | mac, parallels desktop, vmware fusion, windows | 1 comment

So, what virtualization software should you use to run Windows simultaneously on Mac OS X?  Well, the good news is that the two primary choices, Parallels Desktop and VMWare Fusion, are both excellent options and the choice really just comes down to personal preference and your intended usage. There are several reviews and comparisons [...]