Comments on: Virtual Machines vs Parallel Installations http://techticker.net/2008/05/30/virtual-machines-vs-parallel-installations/ educational technology, eLearning & emerging technology Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:05:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Mike Bogle http://techticker.net/2008/05/30/virtual-machines-vs-parallel-installations/#comment-140 Mike Bogle Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:13:48 +0000 http://mbogle.wordpress.com/?p=1626#comment-140 Hi Steve, Following on your point about going fullscreen for vmware, I love the fact that Leopard has incorporated workspaces. Now you can go full screen with your virtual machine in one workspace while continuing to use the native software in the others. The unity option you mentioned is cool as well (e.g. Individual Windows programs appear in the Mac dock alongside native Mac software.) Though I've found at least with the version of VMware fusion I have, RAM-intensive software tends to get a bit confused when you're toggling between programs. For example I'd have Microsoft Outlook and HP Openview open in the Mac Dock, but when I toggle through the software they'd end up on top of each other - e.g. the dock reference to HPOV would include Outlook at I'd be unable to view it as a result. I should stress that's not a common characteristic of vmware and is probably just a bug - either with my computer or with the early version of the software. I've still got VMware fusion installed on my MacBook and use it for Ubuntu and other GNU/Linux distros. It's really good for that. Cheers, Mike Hi Steve,

Following on your point about going fullscreen for vmware, I love the fact that Leopard has incorporated workspaces. Now you can go full screen with your virtual machine in one workspace while continuing to use the native software in the others.

The unity option you mentioned is cool as well (e.g. Individual Windows programs appear in the Mac dock alongside native Mac software.) Though I’ve found at least with the version of VMware fusion I have, RAM-intensive software tends to get a bit confused when you’re toggling between programs.

For example I’d have Microsoft Outlook and HP Openview open in the Mac Dock, but when I toggle through the software they’d end up on top of each other - e.g. the dock reference to HPOV would include Outlook at I’d be unable to view it as a result.

I should stress that’s not a common characteristic of vmware and is probably just a bug - either with my computer or with the early version of the software.

I’ve still got VMware fusion installed on my MacBook and use it for Ubuntu and other GNU/Linux distros. It’s really good for that.

Cheers,

Mike

]]> By: unique_stephen http://techticker.net/2008/05/30/virtual-machines-vs-parallel-installations/#comment-139 unique_stephen Mon, 02 Jun 2008 04:27:12 +0000 http://mbogle.wordpress.com/?p=1626#comment-139 I'm using leopard now, on a MacBook Pro. Ive both Ubuntu and XP running using "parallels" I have access to the best of everything in one machine. One of the cool things about parrallels is that you can have the virtual OS running in full screen if you want or, just the application window. I don't mean a window with the whole OS in it, which you can do, but a window just like any other mac application you want. Right now I'm sending emails about a project and have Microsoft Project running alongside Mac Mail, for all the world like a native mac application. I think that's pretty cool I’m using leopard now, on a MacBook Pro. Ive both Ubuntu and XP running using “parallels”
I have access to the best of everything in one machine. One of the cool things about parrallels is that you can have the virtual OS running in full screen if you want or, just the application window. I don’t mean a window with the whole OS in it, which you can do, but a window just like any other mac application you want. Right now I’m sending emails about a project and have Microsoft Project running alongside Mac Mail, for all the world like a native mac application.
I think that’s pretty cool

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