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What do you use Windows for?
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Some of the software that I need to use for classes, most notably UGS NX 5 (CAD software), is Windows-only. Other than those things I use it for games (Battlefield 2142) that still haven't been ported to Mac. Its been easy to find Mac replacements for most of the everyday stuff that I used to use my desktop PC for.
I don't use it that much in all honesty. For starters, it makes my MBP way too hot and I get really crappy battery life in XP. But I do some gaming on it (particularly classic older games), and also run SoundForge (for when Audacity sometimes won't work for me) and some other small apps.
Gaming. And programs that help with gaming (Xfire)
There's a few other little apps here and there, but that's the brunt of it.
There's a few other little apps here and there, but that's the brunt of it.
Work.
Unfortunately, all the offices I have ever worked at use windows only (stupid AutoCad). I still have my "old" Gateway laptop that has XP on it and I use that quite a lot (for work and lounging around). It angers me sometimes.
I did just get my hands on Vectorworks and have been toying with that. I hope to be mac only within the next year or 2.
What do you use Windows for?
I have not installed BCamp/Win yet. Brand new to the Mac world! But I plan to immediately try to run MS FlightSim X - my favorite and only "game activity". And also a smattering of Business programs i cannot o w/o.
Any experience among you folks about FS X under B/C+Win?
I'll appreciate!
- Roger T
MBP - 2.4gh - 2gb mem - 7200rpm 160 gb HD
I have not installed BCamp/Win yet. Brand new to the Mac world! But I plan to immediately try to run MS FlightSim X - my favorite and only "game activity". And also a smattering of Business programs i cannot o w/o.
Any experience among you folks about FS X under B/C+Win?
I'll appreciate!
- Roger T
MBP - 2.4gh - 2gb mem - 7200rpm 160 gb HD
some .NET programming at times. also once in a while you end up needing to use certain apps that wont work on OS X. like recently i wanted to download all my pics from flickr. i found this neat little app which would do the same, but it was on .NET! windows to the rescue
Microsoft publisher / office - any file anyone ever gives me to print has generally seen some pc action at some point. I generally use distiller to create pdf's from thier ms office / publisher files and then lay them out in pages (weird I know, but I cant get my boss to shell out for Indesign - yet!)
Strangely adobe reader 8, as it isn't supported under mac os x 10.3 which I run on my mac mini at work, and some of the newer pdf functions arn't supported by preview
Home is all about the tigers tho- got one on my desktop, and another nibbling at my feet...
Strangely adobe reader 8, as it isn't supported under mac os x 10.3 which I run on my mac mini at work, and some of the newer pdf functions arn't supported by preview
Home is all about the tigers tho- got one on my desktop, and another nibbling at my feet...
For bit density (and others interested) re: High-end Windows Chess on Mac
Hello, bit density (and others interested)-
I'm very interested in running high-end Windows chess programs with OS-X 10.5.2 on my 2.2GHz MacBook with 2GB RAM and lots of storage. I'm especially interested in some of the very programs you mentioned in a recent post, especially: Fritz, Fritz Trainer, Personal Chess Trainer (which is now Chessimo), Mentor, playable e-books at ChessPublishing.com, and other programs that seem to require ChessBase.
I'd very much like to email/message/talk with you regarding your experiences with Parallels and VMWare Fusion, particularly with running the above chess programs. Any advice you could give me before I make these major software investments would surely be appreciated.
Thanks very much.
Jack Clark
Idyllwild, California
clarkj02@yahoo.com
Hello, bit density (and others interested)-
I'm very interested in running high-end Windows chess programs with OS-X 10.5.2 on my 2.2GHz MacBook with 2GB RAM and lots of storage. I'm especially interested in some of the very programs you mentioned in a recent post, especially: Fritz, Fritz Trainer, Personal Chess Trainer (which is now Chessimo), Mentor, playable e-books at ChessPublishing.com, and other programs that seem to require ChessBase.
I'd very much like to email/message/talk with you regarding your experiences with Parallels and VMWare Fusion, particularly with running the above chess programs. Any advice you could give me before I make these major software investments would surely be appreciated.
Thanks very much.
Jack Clark
Idyllwild, California
clarkj02@yahoo.com
Hummingbird Exceed, which is a terminal emulator I need to access my Alphaserver running OpenVMS. OSX terminal connects fine, and emulates a VT-series terminal OK, but I can't find a way to make OSX/terminal recognize a DEC keyboard. As anybody who's ever used a VMS editor knows, working on a keyboard without the editing keypad is only for emergencies. So when I got rid of my last PC, I had to install XP on a MBP or drag an old VT520 out of the barn.
Also I have some specialized RFID software that's only available for Windows. Since I shut down my company I only have to use it two or three times a year, and doing so on the MBP/XP should work just fine.
I will say that just as soon as I connected the MBP/XP to my network, it found my NAS and held onto it perfectly, over reboots. My main OSX (Leopard) complaint is that working with my NAS box is always a big headache. Finder finds it but won't open it, or doesn't find it...it's annoying.
Also I have some specialized RFID software that's only available for Windows. Since I shut down my company I only have to use it two or three times a year, and doing so on the MBP/XP should work just fine.
I will say that just as soon as I connected the MBP/XP to my network, it found my NAS and held onto it perfectly, over reboots. My main OSX (Leopard) complaint is that working with my NAS box is always a big headache. Finder finds it but won't open it, or doesn't find it...it's annoying.
Viewing certain web sites in IE that only seem to work right in IE. Like hotmail . . big surprise and amazingly google docs spreadsheet
I also really like Microsofts "high end" photo editor. its quick, convenient and the tools I need are right at hand.
I've also now got office on the VM. I use it to work on the highly formatted and macro'd docs that are templates from our PMO.
Don
I also really like Microsofts "high end" photo editor. its quick, convenient and the tools I need are right at hand.
I've also now got office on the VM. I use it to work on the highly formatted and macro'd docs that are templates from our PMO.
Don
Mostly because the tight fisted college i work for wont support Mac & for checking my attempts at webdesign on IE7
& for checking my attempts at webdesign on IE7
I currently use Windows XP Pro to test sites in IE7 and also Firefox as I only use safari on OSX and I see no point to have firefox installed.
Now that I actually think about it... I only use Windows for my Blackberry. There still isn't a viable solution for syncing, backing up and copying files to and from my Blackberry for mac yet. Other than that I don't use Windows for anything else.
When I first got my MacBook there were some sites that pretty much refused to work except in IE, so I used Windows for IE then, but now I've simply decided if a site doesn't allow the use of Safari, then I don't really need to view that site.
When I first got my MacBook there were some sites that pretty much refused to work except in IE, so I used Windows for IE then, but now I've simply decided if a site doesn't allow the use of Safari, then I don't really need to view that site.