Comments on: My thoughts about switching: From Windows to Mac http://www.dazecoop.co.uk/10-01-2008/my-thoughts-about-switching-from-windows-to-mac Blog and website of David Cooper from Hampshire, UK. Dazecoop includes Mini and rally related tech-talk and Mini events, photography and photo gallery, website development, programming and SEO chat, and a load more. Sat, 17 May 2008 18:01:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Jimmy Page's Trousers http://www.dazecoop.co.uk/10-01-2008/my-thoughts-about-switching-from-windows-to-mac#comment-45062 Jimmy Page's Trousers Fri, 15 Feb 2008 10:28:47 +0000 http://www.dazecoop.co.uk/10-01-2008/my-thoughts-about-switching-from-windows-to-mac#comment-45062 So did you bit the bullet and make the switch then? I got my MacBook before Christmas (despite UPS's best efforts to keep it from me). It's fantastic. I'm a complete convert. Similar to Macca above, I'd worked with Windows for more years than I care to remember. Other than still using it in work however, I won't be going back. If you haven't already, go get your Mac. You won't regret it. So did you bit the bullet and make the switch then? I got my MacBook before Christmas (despite UPS’s best efforts to keep it from me). It’s fantastic. I’m a complete convert. Similar to Macca above, I’d worked with Windows for more years than I care to remember. Other than still using it in work however, I won’t be going back.

If you haven’t already, go get your Mac. You won’t regret it.

]]> By: Sam http://www.dazecoop.co.uk/10-01-2008/my-thoughts-about-switching-from-windows-to-mac#comment-42653 Sam Tue, 29 Jan 2008 19:37:08 +0000 http://www.dazecoop.co.uk/10-01-2008/my-thoughts-about-switching-from-windows-to-mac#comment-42653 I switched a year ago and will never look back. If I wasn't required to use a windows only 3dCAD package i wouldn't even have a windows partition. any questions just drop me an email Sam J I switched a year ago and will never look back. If I wasn’t required to use a windows only 3dCAD package i wouldn’t even have a windows partition.

any questions just drop me an email

Sam J

]]> By: Macca http://www.dazecoop.co.uk/10-01-2008/my-thoughts-about-switching-from-windows-to-mac#comment-39981 Macca Fri, 11 Jan 2008 14:55:37 +0000 http://www.dazecoop.co.uk/10-01-2008/my-thoughts-about-switching-from-windows-to-mac#comment-39981 No worries! TBH, if I didn't use Windows for work I probably wouldn't go back either! No worries!

TBH, if I didn’t use Windows for work I probably wouldn’t go back either!

]]> By: Daze http://www.dazecoop.co.uk/10-01-2008/my-thoughts-about-switching-from-windows-to-mac#comment-39979 Daze Fri, 11 Jan 2008 14:53:16 +0000 http://www.dazecoop.co.uk/10-01-2008/my-thoughts-about-switching-from-windows-to-mac#comment-39979 Hi Macca and thank you very much for your comments. When, or if, the time comes I'll definatly take a look into the software you are talking about. Although, to be honest, I am hoping that I won't have to go back to Windows at all! :) Hi Macca and thank you very much for your comments. When, or if, the time comes I’ll definatly take a look into the software you are talking about. Although, to be honest, I am hoping that I won’t have to go back to Windows at all! :)

]]> By: Adcuz http://www.dazecoop.co.uk/10-01-2008/my-thoughts-about-switching-from-windows-to-mac#comment-39843 Adcuz Thu, 10 Jan 2008 19:37:55 +0000 http://www.dazecoop.co.uk/10-01-2008/my-thoughts-about-switching-from-windows-to-mac#comment-39843 IIRC I pointed you in the direction of a mac! ;) You blatantly have to get one.. IIRC I pointed you in the direction of a mac! ;)

You blatantly have to get one..

]]> By: Macca http://www.dazecoop.co.uk/10-01-2008/my-thoughts-about-switching-from-windows-to-mac#comment-39826 Macca Thu, 10 Jan 2008 18:07:55 +0000 http://www.dazecoop.co.uk/10-01-2008/my-thoughts-about-switching-from-windows-to-mac#comment-39826 I switched to Mac after 14 years supporting, developing for and working in Windows environments and I haven't looked back. For running those Windows apps that you just can't get for OS X, you'd be better off looking at VMWare Fusion than BootCamp IMO. Although bootcamp is free and VMWF isn't (£40), I've been able to completely migrate to Mac including running my work laptop (XP image taken from a live Dell laptop with A2V) on it in VM at the same time. There's also a snazzy bit called Unity which takes the Windows apps (i.e Outlook) and runs them as if they are native OSX apps. On the whole it saves having to restart to get access to XP. If you're new to virtualisation just check out the VMWare Fusion site which explains that stuff well. There's also Parallels as well but i've not used that so can't comment. I switched to Mac after 14 years supporting, developing for and working in Windows environments and I haven’t looked back.
For running those Windows apps that you just can’t get for OS X, you’d be better off looking at VMWare Fusion than BootCamp IMO. Although bootcamp is free and VMWF isn’t (£40), I’ve been able to completely migrate to Mac including running my work laptop (XP image taken from a live Dell laptop with A2V) on it in VM at the same time.
There’s also a snazzy bit called Unity which takes the Windows apps (i.e Outlook) and runs them as if they are native OSX apps.
On the whole it saves having to restart to get access to XP.
If you’re new to virtualisation just check out the VMWare Fusion site which explains that stuff well.
There’s also Parallels as well but i’ve not used that so can’t comment.

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