What do you use Windows for?

[opticalserenity]

I have VMWare Fusion Beta running and XP Pro runs great...but, what do you do with your setup?

I find myself rarely ever launching XP....

 

[janey]

visual studio, mostly.

gaming blows on my macbook (understandably), so pretty much everything else is reserved for the PC I built.

 

[Osarkon]

I went and built myself a Desktop running Vista so that I'd have a backup machine for when my macbook needs to go in for service.

It's mainly used for gaming, and that's only rarely.

 

[After G]

SolidWorks ... and all the other Windows-only CAD software.

 

[swiftaw]

Microsoft Money

 

[wrldwzrd89]

Winamp. I have some sound files that only Winamp can play, so I use Winamp's WAV writer to convert them to WAV files, then import them into iTunes and convert them to something more iTunes-friendly

 

[Mitthrawnuruodo]

Cross reference: Why do you use Parallels?

(Note: If you've already posted in that thread, and haven't found any new uses, there's no need to post again here.)

 

[iSaint]

Looking at the birdies outside!

I've no need for Windows. I left it behind three years ago. Yay!

 

[0098386]

Half Life 2: Deathmatch. The only PC game I play these days. And a suite of applications for building my game, which runs very well under Parallels.

Mac ports of both of them - I'm done with Windows

 

[MRU]

what do you use windows for ?

generally I use them for looking out at things, and for brightening the room.

As much of a romantic glow my mac osX gives me, there's nothing that can beat the sushine coming through windows...... except when it's raining of course.

 

[techlover828]

For onenote, does anyone know any note taking software for mac?

Thanks

 

[synth3tik]

I use Windows for those times that I just don't seem to hate the world as much as I think I should. Other then that just at work.

 

[macuserdk]

Gaming....

 

[jabrowntx]

For home - Microsoft Money
For work - VPN & MS Office

 

[FireArse]

I use boot camp for...

...watching HD-DVD's on my xBox 360 HD-DVD drive. Any way to do this on OS X Tiger right now would be greatly appreciated!

F

 

[wako]

I usually use Windows for its advance features like the Calculator, Notepad, and Paint





mostly gaming though

 

[hogmog]

Only use Windows XP (currently as part of VirtualPC) to run apps for which no Mac version exists of a Mac version lacks functionality. The list includes UCINET/Netdraw (used for analysing social networks), SPSS (stats package - Mac version is always 2 versions behind Win which causes no end of problems sharing files between platforms), and AMOS (for structural equation modeling). As the BBC has decided to launch its TV catch-up service on Win only will also have to start using Int Exp and Win Media Player again - the worst of all possible worlds!

 

[Am3822]

I use windows (via parallels) mainly for visio and handling Hebrew office documents. Another thing is using Imagemagick's convert utility (I didn't want to upgrade the one installed as a part of the MacTeX package before I'm done writing). The rest (net-related time-wasting, numerics, writing) I do on the mac.

 

[xUKHCx]

Office 2007 and Fluent

 

[bit density]

What I use

High Quality Chess Software.

Chessbase products including Fritz. Chess Media Products such as Fritz Trainer, and thing like Personal Chess Trainer.

Without being able to run windows, I would have to have a windows machine.

 

[bit density]

For onenote, does anyone know any note taking software for mac?

Thanks

Try Here
www.circusponies.com

 

[someguy]

My copy keeps condensation from coming in contact with the surface of my desk.

 

[Ish]

I was going to say for looking through at the garden and keeping out the rain but it seems we've been through all that already!

I'm happy to say I haven't had to touch Windows since changing to Mac about two and a half years ago. There was a demo copy of Microsoft Office on the PB when it was new but it was too aggressive in jumping in first to open everything and I got rid of it after a few days.

 

[iPoster]

Gaming...you know, Minesweeper and Solitare!!

(OK, I meant games that I can't get on Apple, or won't run on my G4 )

That, and Access for school work. (shakes fist at M$ for not releasing Access for Mac)

 

[timswim78]

- GIS Software (ArcGIS and Mapinfo)
- Stats software (SAS and sometimes SPSS)
- Windows Media Center (Awesome to use for recording HDTV)
- Media server and file server for other computers