Platform Peace

WebWorkerDaily writes up a nice comparison of VMWare Fusion 2 and Parallels Desktop.

A comparison of Parallels Desktop 4 and VMWare Fustion 2 from theAppleBlog.

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

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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.

Sometimes I need to know the IP address of a specific Windows computer on my local network.  OS X doesn’t appear to automatically resolve a NetBIOS name to an IP address when using the ping command from the Terminal.  So, instead, you can use nmblookup. <!–

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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 [...]

I am a longtime Windows power user who just recently purchased a MacBook Pro.  This will not be a “switcher” blog as I have no intention of abandoning Windows which, believe it or not, I really like.  Instead I will attempt to cover my experiences running OS X and Windows at the same time on [...]