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Comment from Jim Hamm on 2006-09-02

2006-09-02T23:31:31Z

Hi Leo...Read with great interest your venture into MacBook Pro. I'm interested in reading your comments as you progress further. Next year I plan to do the same after Vista and Apple's new OS Leopard comes out. This way, I'll be up to date with both new OSes. You mentioned using Parallels Workstation, not Parallels Desktop. What is the difference between the two, and why did you choose the one you did? Thanks, and keep your great newsletters coming....Jim Hamm

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Comment from Doug Willard on 2006-05-13

2006-05-13T19:06:39Z

I still can't afford a mac.

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Comment from Jason Dick on 2006-05-12

2006-05-12T22:44:57Z

Leo,
I liked your Podcast on "My Mac is Back, and running Windows." As a PC user during the day at work and Mac user at night I am always happy to hear PC users trying out Mac's.
Jason

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Comment from Mike on 2006-05-10

2006-05-10T19:19:25Z

No viruses on Macs? Ha-ha... you just wait my friend. Viruses will start to pop up out of the woodwork if Macs ever start to dominate PCs.

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Comment from Sam77 on 2006-05-06

2006-05-06T19:20:40Z

Deep Blue says:

>The way I see it, the longer you allow yourself
>to keep Windows around as a crutch, the longer
>you're going to rely on it. Cut Windows out of
>your life, and find replacements for the
>programs you _think_ you need Windows for.

I apologize if this sounds insulting, but I don't know how else to say this:
This "All or nothing" attitude is the same that has literally crippled the growth & expansion of Apple Computers for decades. Geeks & Techies with lots of time, money and interest might think nothing of making this "leap of faith" -- a solid, monitary commitment to an unknown, based on what other people say.

Leo is Dead Right-On! People NEED that 'crutch,' that "safety net" in making a major transition like this. If the Mac is anywhere near as good as you claim, then the "crutch" will be thrown away, end of story. It really IS that simple.

Apple's recent recognition of this showed more wisdom than coming up with the Ipod.

Leo: I'm excited to read of your experimenting and am eager to hear more of how the programs run, and what, if any, advantages, disadvantages & tricks you come up with.

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Comment from Tom on 2006-05-05

2006-05-05T19:31:37Z

> The way I see it, the longer you allow yourself to
> keep Windows around as a crutch, the longer you're
> going to rely on it. Cut Windows out of your life,
> and find replacements for the programs you _think_
> you need Windows for (there's always a replacement
> app, or set of apps).

Ah, but were it so.

I agree with you that dumping Windows ASAP is a good goal. However, I've had the very unfortunate experience of working at a company that uses Microsoft NetMeeting for everything. Even when everyone is in the same room!

My only solution was to run VirtualPC. I hated it -- but fortunately it was the *only* application I *had* to use Windows for. Everything else --- apache, perl, emacs, X11, cvs --- EVERYTHING I did on my PowerBook. With glee.

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Comment from Ken on 2006-05-05

2006-05-05T13:41:42Z

Just curious what sort of performance hit you take by running Windows in a virtual machine, rather than on "bare metal". How does the speed compare to a comparably-equiped "native" Windows box?

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Comment from Deep Blue on 2006-05-05

2006-05-05T09:09:56Z

The way I see it, the longer you allow yourself to keep Windows around as a crutch, the longer you're going to rely on it. Cut Windows out of your life, and find replacements for the programs you _think_ you need Windows for (there's always a replacement app, or set of apps).

For me personally, no application in the world is important enough for me to go through what Windows users go through on a daily basis. Anti-virus scanning, spyware, reboots, etc. No thanks - I'll find an alternative or go without it..

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Comment from Greg Bulmash on 2006-05-04

2006-05-05T04:52:34Z

Worth noting is that a virtual machine is not "emulation" like the old SoftWindows or VirtualPC for the Mac, which both ran agonizingly slow. That was because, in those products, the Windows Intel instructions needed to be translated to Mororola/IBM instructions before they could be passed to the processor.

With virtualization, because you're running an Intel-based operating system on an Intel-based machine, the instructions don't need to be translated. They just get passed straight through. This speeds things up immensely. In general, most applications will seem to run as fast as they do when running them on your Windows box.

3D games, MP3 encoding, and video encoding will show a noticeable slowdown. But there are lots of good free or inexpensive apps for encoding sound and video on the Mac, and hardcore gamers will want more beef than the Macs can offer right now anyway.

I had a Mac from 1987-1993, then moved to the PC platform because I just got more processing bang for my buck. But late 2006, early 2007, when it's time to upgrade my aging Intel box, I'm moving back to Mac. I can't wait to see the PowerMac replacements (figuring they'll unveil them in August at WWDC).

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