VMWare Fusion for Mac - Anyone heard of it?

[preiffer]

So, am I missing something here?

Why this, over just Bootcamp?

[Pete]

Bootcamp requires a restart, where as Fusion lets you run Windows at the same time.

However, it's a couple of feature sets behind its competitor, Parallels, and as our very own Lady Sarah has more than a passing interest in Parallels sales commissions, you might want to consider going with that

[HighFlyer]

Yup, Pete has it. I look after Parallels Desktop for Mac for the UK. Fusion and Parallels are programs that virtualize Windows or Linux on Mac OS X, so there is no need to reboot and no partioning of your hard drive in order to run Windows at the same time as OS X, plus there are a whole host of additional features such as Coherence mode in Parallels that essentially lets Win apps appear to run natively on the Mac, launching from the dock in their own resizable window. If you are a Mac user but really want to run a handful of Win applications then virtualization is the way to go.

Thanks,
Sarah

[preiffer]

Cool, cheers guys.

Sarah,

Don't suppose you know if Parallels and/or VMWare can provide support for the IR port when virtualising? [:?]

[HighFlyer]

Don't suppose you know if Parallels and/or VMWare can provide support for the IR port when virtualising?

Yup, Parallels latest version (3.0) has support for the built in IR reciever on Macbooks. All of the ports and drives (USB, Bluetooth, FireWire, etc) will work within the virtual machine.

Thanks,
Sarah

Just to add my 2c ....... I have used Parallels a huge amount in my old job and cant sing its praises enough. The usage it got in the office was widespread and varied without a single problem.

Now of course I have changed jobs and work for a company with a large HQ in Redmond I dont use it quite so much !

Cheers

Mark