Archive for the 'Mac' Category
Install Windows Vista on your Mac with Boot Camp
Tuesday, November 6th, 2007Ever since Apple switched over to Intel processor, the same processors that are used in some PCs, it has been possible to run Windows on the Apple hardware. Why would you want to do this? While OS X is a pretty OS, Windows applications will not run on it. The only way to run [...]
Vistas troubles bode well for the Mac
Monday, October 1st, 2007The latest evidence that Vista has fallen flat on its pretty Aero face has arrived in an announcement from Microsoft that it will continue selling Windows XP due to customer demand for the older OS. Microsoft had planned to stop selling XP as of January 31, but now will sell it until the end of [...]
Windows 2010 vs. Mac Leopard vs. Linux
Friday, May 4th, 2007Windows Vista didn’t turn out particularly well and even though it is strengthening, and Microsoft’s numbers have reflected this strength, it is slated for replacement in 2009/10 according to Microsoft. Leopard, which has been delayed until late this year largely to get it up to adequate quality for a true Windows replacement product, will be [...]
Running Vista on a Mac
Wednesday, January 31st, 2007Microsoft’s Vista hits store shelves on Tuesday and although it’s got a kicking in the press, there’s one group that actually seems quite excited about it — Mac users. At Macworld, the most crowded booths belonged to Parallels Inc. and VMWare, two software companies that help run Windows a Mac. It was quite remarkable: both [...]
New Vista License Terms Impede Mac Users
Tuesday, October 24th, 2006Microsoft has published the planned licensing terms for Windows Vista. As reported on the HardMac forums, the version-specific addendums contain clauses that specifically address usage of Vista in a virtualized environment. For both Home Basic and Home Premium editions, they state that "You may not use the software installed on the licensed device within a [...]
What Apple Can Do to Trump Vista
Friday, September 15th, 2006Microsoft is actively moving forward with the release of their Vista operating system, and if you’ll remember, Beta 2 was released only a short time ago, but RC1 is already out the door and ready to be tested. Throughout the years of Vista’s development, it’s occasionally been hard to recognize any real progress, but once [...]
Parallels RC for Mac Pro and Vista gets mixed reaction
Tuesday, September 12th, 2006Virtualization software provider for the Apple Macintosh, Parallels, last week announced a release candidate (RC) version of its software that claims to have added support for the 64-bit Mac Pro platform, as well as Windows Vista and the upcoming Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard system.
At present, Parallels has made the RC of its product a [...]
More Windows Vista Options for More Mac Users
Tuesday, September 12th, 2006Mac users can Boot Camp their way to natively running multiple operating systems, but that requires rebooting — a hassle.
The other main option is virtualization software from Parallels, which has now put out a release candidate (RC) that adds support for 64-bit Mac Pros and compatibility with the upcoming Windows Vista and Apple Mac OS [...]
