Parallels
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I know - you're expecting to find a small hidden note in my message that, when decrypted, says 'Help me I've been taken over by alien zombies'. OK, I'll admit it. I just want to spend a ludicrous amount of money in order to experience that magical 'Unwrapping an Apple Product' moment. :rolleyes:
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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I'm buying a Mac. There, I've said it. I'm not ashamed. Even though the Apple marketing and its blatant distortion (and selective memory) of facts offends me; even though Apple's track record of managing security issues is delinquent, and even though Mac's holier-than-thou attitude makes my skin crawl, and even though Apple treats its users like dumb bovine when it comes to forcing unecessary and unwanted software installs upon them, and even though you pay a massive premium on what is essentially a well packaged Intel box...I'm still getting one. Because PCs are ugly. Because I need to start working again on a non-XP OS and Vista makes me angry and depressed. And because a Mac will allow me to dual boot or to use parallels so I can still use VS and all my comfy-but-bloated apps I've come to lean on over the years. The question is, though: Which version of Parallels should I get? Desktop (basic version)? Desktop Premium (basic + 3 utilitis that seem, well, I dunno...) or Workstation (full VMs)?
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
Actually... Vista runs quite nicely on new Macs. Subjectively, it feels like it starts about 25% faster and is a lot snappier over all on one of these small white shiny notebooks than on a similar PC. Go figure... Background: A customers (that manufacturs high-end trendy designed furniture) IT manager had his sales force threatening with rebellion unless they got to buy those. As he enforces a strict MS policy, the solution was to run Vista on the things. Which turned out to be so good he now has one himself... May not be as strange as it sounds, though: Being multi-vendor and tending to support stuff that should have been obsolete for decades, the PC standard hardware specs are really a disaster waiting to happen (or rather - happening daily). Remove that complexity and life becomes a good deal easier... Edit: And the magnetic plug for the mouse (if I remember correctly) is just SO DARN CUTE!
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I know - you're expecting to find a small hidden note in my message that, when decrypted, says 'Help me I've been taken over by alien zombies'. OK, I'll admit it. I just want to spend a ludicrous amount of money in order to experience that magical 'Unwrapping an Apple Product' moment. :rolleyes:
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
Chris Maunder wrote:
OK, I'll admit it. I just want to spend a ludicrous amount of money in order to experience that magical 'Unwrapping an Apple Product' moment
I can lay my hands on an Apple III for you. It's really quiet when operating because Steve Jobs told them not to put a cooling fan in it.
Jon Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface
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I know - you're expecting to find a small hidden note in my message that, when decrypted, says 'Help me I've been taken over by alien zombies'. OK, I'll admit it. I just want to spend a ludicrous amount of money in order to experience that magical 'Unwrapping an Apple Product' moment. :rolleyes:
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
Chris Maunder wrote:
OK, I'll admit it. I just want to spend a ludicrous amount of money in order to experience that magical 'Unwrapping an Apple Product' moment.
I'm less selective. If it's new, and electronic, the smell of it turns me on! :omg: A colleague just unwrapped his new HP laptop last week, and I still can't resist leaning over the keyboard and grabbing a whiff whenever I visit his office. :cool:
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I'm buying a Mac. There, I've said it. I'm not ashamed. Even though the Apple marketing and its blatant distortion (and selective memory) of facts offends me; even though Apple's track record of managing security issues is delinquent, and even though Mac's holier-than-thou attitude makes my skin crawl, and even though Apple treats its users like dumb bovine when it comes to forcing unecessary and unwanted software installs upon them, and even though you pay a massive premium on what is essentially a well packaged Intel box...I'm still getting one. Because PCs are ugly. Because I need to start working again on a non-XP OS and Vista makes me angry and depressed. And because a Mac will allow me to dual boot or to use parallels so I can still use VS and all my comfy-but-bloated apps I've come to lean on over the years. The question is, though: Which version of Parallels should I get? Desktop (basic version)? Desktop Premium (basic + 3 utilitis that seem, well, I dunno...) or Workstation (full VMs)?
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
I have a better plan - tell Apple you're prepared to write a favourable review of their equipment on CodeProject and get them to give you one for free. It's what I'd do, and let me tell you I sleep very soundly at night :)
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Chris Maunder wrote:
OK, I'll admit it. I just want to spend a ludicrous amount of money in order to experience that magical 'Unwrapping an Apple Product' moment.
I'm less selective. If it's new, and electronic, the smell of it turns me on! :omg: A colleague just unwrapped his new HP laptop last week, and I still can't resist leaning over the keyboard and grabbing a whiff whenever I visit his office. :cool:
Brady Kelly wrote:
the smell of it turns me on!
I love the smell of new electronics. And old books. /ravi
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Brady Kelly wrote:
the smell of it turns me on!
I love the smell of new electronics. And old books. /ravi
My new year resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Articles | My .NET bits | Freeware ravib(at)ravib(dot)com
Ah, yes, that too. Even better than the smell of crack. :~
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Ah, yes, that too. Even better than the smell of crack. :~
But not as good as the smell of new books about old electronics. ;P /ravi
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I'm buying a Mac. There, I've said it. I'm not ashamed. Even though the Apple marketing and its blatant distortion (and selective memory) of facts offends me; even though Apple's track record of managing security issues is delinquent, and even though Mac's holier-than-thou attitude makes my skin crawl, and even though Apple treats its users like dumb bovine when it comes to forcing unecessary and unwanted software installs upon them, and even though you pay a massive premium on what is essentially a well packaged Intel box...I'm still getting one. Because PCs are ugly. Because I need to start working again on a non-XP OS and Vista makes me angry and depressed. And because a Mac will allow me to dual boot or to use parallels so I can still use VS and all my comfy-but-bloated apps I've come to lean on over the years. The question is, though: Which version of Parallels should I get? Desktop (basic version)? Desktop Premium (basic + 3 utilitis that seem, well, I dunno...) or Workstation (full VMs)?
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
Chris Maunder wrote:
Because PCs are ugly. Because I need to start working again on a non-XP OS and Vista makes me angry and depressed. And because a Mac will allow me to dual boot or to use parallels so I can still use VS and all my comfy-but-bloated apps I've come to lean on over the years.
PCs are actually nice for us hardware geeks. Open Hardware means that I can tweak it to my desire. Did someone say open.... cough.... open-source ahhh.... open-source. Yes, because vista is ugly, I've moved all of my PCs and many many of my customers to Ubuntu or Fedora (Linux) best thing I've ever done. Who needs VS, I'm writing very productive code with open-source products using C++ and boost libraries. I've never been happier. BTW, I will pretty much assume that anyone bashing these statements simply has not taken the time to learn something. Which will be fairly accurate. Once you start using an OS that gives back power to the user it is truly a beautiful thing.
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I'm buying a Mac. There, I've said it. I'm not ashamed. Even though the Apple marketing and its blatant distortion (and selective memory) of facts offends me; even though Apple's track record of managing security issues is delinquent, and even though Mac's holier-than-thou attitude makes my skin crawl, and even though Apple treats its users like dumb bovine when it comes to forcing unecessary and unwanted software installs upon them, and even though you pay a massive premium on what is essentially a well packaged Intel box...I'm still getting one. Because PCs are ugly. Because I need to start working again on a non-XP OS and Vista makes me angry and depressed. And because a Mac will allow me to dual boot or to use parallels so I can still use VS and all my comfy-but-bloated apps I've come to lean on over the years. The question is, though: Which version of Parallels should I get? Desktop (basic version)? Desktop Premium (basic + 3 utilitis that seem, well, I dunno...) or Workstation (full VMs)?
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
None, get WMWare instead. You'll thank me later :-)
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I'm buying a Mac. There, I've said it. I'm not ashamed. Even though the Apple marketing and its blatant distortion (and selective memory) of facts offends me; even though Apple's track record of managing security issues is delinquent, and even though Mac's holier-than-thou attitude makes my skin crawl, and even though Apple treats its users like dumb bovine when it comes to forcing unecessary and unwanted software installs upon them, and even though you pay a massive premium on what is essentially a well packaged Intel box...I'm still getting one. Because PCs are ugly. Because I need to start working again on a non-XP OS and Vista makes me angry and depressed. And because a Mac will allow me to dual boot or to use parallels so I can still use VS and all my comfy-but-bloated apps I've come to lean on over the years. The question is, though: Which version of Parallels should I get? Desktop (basic version)? Desktop Premium (basic + 3 utilitis that seem, well, I dunno...) or Workstation (full VMs)?
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
Don't bother with Parallels and go straight to VMWare Fusion. I've used both and I think the VMWare is years ahead of Parallels.
A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects. - -Lazarus Long
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Chris Maunder wrote:
Because PCs are ugly. Because I need to start working again on a non-XP OS and Vista makes me angry and depressed. And because a Mac will allow me to dual boot or to use parallels so I can still use VS and all my comfy-but-bloated apps I've come to lean on over the years.
PCs are actually nice for us hardware geeks. Open Hardware means that I can tweak it to my desire. Did someone say open.... cough.... open-source ahhh.... open-source. Yes, because vista is ugly, I've moved all of my PCs and many many of my customers to Ubuntu or Fedora (Linux) best thing I've ever done. Who needs VS, I'm writing very productive code with open-source products using C++ and boost libraries. I've never been happier. BTW, I will pretty much assume that anyone bashing these statements simply has not taken the time to learn something. Which will be fairly accurate. Once you start using an OS that gives back power to the user it is truly a beautiful thing.
Do you use a graphical development environment for Linux C++ development? A recent project of mine had to be cross-platform, and I used C++/STL/Boost and tried both KDevelop (fast, but flaky) and the Netbeans C++ add-in (slow, but reliable). Still yet to try Eclipse, but I imagine the performance wouldn't be hot.
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I'm buying a Mac. There, I've said it. I'm not ashamed. Even though the Apple marketing and its blatant distortion (and selective memory) of facts offends me; even though Apple's track record of managing security issues is delinquent, and even though Mac's holier-than-thou attitude makes my skin crawl, and even though Apple treats its users like dumb bovine when it comes to forcing unecessary and unwanted software installs upon them, and even though you pay a massive premium on what is essentially a well packaged Intel box...I'm still getting one. Because PCs are ugly. Because I need to start working again on a non-XP OS and Vista makes me angry and depressed. And because a Mac will allow me to dual boot or to use parallels so I can still use VS and all my comfy-but-bloated apps I've come to lean on over the years. The question is, though: Which version of Parallels should I get? Desktop (basic version)? Desktop Premium (basic + 3 utilitis that seem, well, I dunno...) or Workstation (full VMs)?
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
Chris Maunder wrote:
Which version of Parallels should I get? Desktop (basic version)? Desktop Premium (basic + 3 utilitis that seem, well, I dunno...) or Workstation (full VMs)?
None of them. VMWare Fusion is better (in my experience.) (I paid for the all singing, all dancing Parallels and it is very good but Fusion is better still. I have used VMWare on Windows too so it may be a bit of "familiarity bias.")
regards, Paul Watson Ireland & South Africa
Fernando A. Gomez F. wrote:
At least he achieved immortality for a few years.
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Chris Maunder wrote:
Which version of Parallels should I get? Desktop (basic version)? Desktop Premium (basic + 3 utilitis that seem, well, I dunno...) or Workstation (full VMs)?
None of them. VMWare Fusion is better (in my experience.) (I paid for the all singing, all dancing Parallels and it is very good but Fusion is better still. I have used VMWare on Windows too so it may be a bit of "familiarity bias.")
regards, Paul Watson Ireland & South Africa
Fernando A. Gomez F. wrote:
At least he achieved immortality for a few years.
Machine ordered. Once I have recovered from the experience of opening the packaging and swooning I'll get me a copy of VMWare. Can someone tell me, though, where they hide the second button on the mouse? I can't seem to find it.
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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Machine ordered. Once I have recovered from the experience of opening the packaging and swooning I'll get me a copy of VMWare. Can someone tell me, though, where they hide the second button on the mouse? I can't seem to find it.
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
What did you get? A tower (Mac Pro) or a laptop?
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Machine ordered. Once I have recovered from the experience of opening the packaging and swooning I'll get me a copy of VMWare. Can someone tell me, though, where they hide the second button on the mouse? I can't seem to find it.
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
My "Wireless IntelliMouse Explorer 2.0" has 5 buttons that all work on my Mac and Linux boxes. :)
A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects. - -Lazarus Long
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Machine ordered. Once I have recovered from the experience of opening the packaging and swooning I'll get me a copy of VMWare. Can someone tell me, though, where they hide the second button on the mouse? I can't seem to find it.
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
Chris Maunder wrote:
Can someone tell me, though, where they hide the second button on the mouse? I can't seem to find it.
Serious answer: If you got a Mighty mouse then you lean your click either left or right. The casing has no separation but it pivots on something inside and you can feel it going left or right. I don't use a mouse though. I use the MacBook Pro track-pad all the time. Enable the "Tap trackpad using two finders for secondary click" option in Preferences -> Keyboard/Mouse -> Trackpad. Enjoy :)
regards, Paul Watson Ireland & South Africa
Fernando A. Gomez F. wrote:
At least he achieved immortality for a few years.
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I'm buying a Mac. There, I've said it. I'm not ashamed. Even though the Apple marketing and its blatant distortion (and selective memory) of facts offends me; even though Apple's track record of managing security issues is delinquent, and even though Mac's holier-than-thou attitude makes my skin crawl, and even though Apple treats its users like dumb bovine when it comes to forcing unecessary and unwanted software installs upon them, and even though you pay a massive premium on what is essentially a well packaged Intel box...I'm still getting one. Because PCs are ugly. Because I need to start working again on a non-XP OS and Vista makes me angry and depressed. And because a Mac will allow me to dual boot or to use parallels so I can still use VS and all my comfy-but-bloated apps I've come to lean on over the years. The question is, though: Which version of Parallels should I get? Desktop (basic version)? Desktop Premium (basic + 3 utilitis that seem, well, I dunno...) or Workstation (full VMs)?
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
Looks like we need a Mac section. Hope XCode doesn't torture you too.
I'd been called 'ugly', 'pug ugly', 'fugly', 'pug fugly' but never 'ugly ugly'. - Moe Szyslak
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I'm buying a Mac. There, I've said it. I'm not ashamed. Even though the Apple marketing and its blatant distortion (and selective memory) of facts offends me; even though Apple's track record of managing security issues is delinquent, and even though Mac's holier-than-thou attitude makes my skin crawl, and even though Apple treats its users like dumb bovine when it comes to forcing unecessary and unwanted software installs upon them, and even though you pay a massive premium on what is essentially a well packaged Intel box...I'm still getting one. Because PCs are ugly. Because I need to start working again on a non-XP OS and Vista makes me angry and depressed. And because a Mac will allow me to dual boot or to use parallels so I can still use VS and all my comfy-but-bloated apps I've come to lean on over the years. The question is, though: Which version of Parallels should I get? Desktop (basic version)? Desktop Premium (basic + 3 utilitis that seem, well, I dunno...) or Workstation (full VMs)?
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
Use Boot Camp and VS won't be so slow and you'll have Aero. Also, Chris loses all his man points for switcthing to a Mac and asking a question. :)
I'd been called 'ugly', 'pug ugly', 'fugly', 'pug fugly' but never 'ugly ugly'. - Moe Szyslak
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Use Boot Camp and VS won't be so slow and you'll have Aero. Also, Chris loses all his man points for switcthing to a Mac and asking a question. :)
I'd been called 'ugly', 'pug ugly', 'fugly', 'pug fugly' but never 'ugly ugly'. - Moe Szyslak