After my initial post about Virtual PC and subsequent mailings to a couple of Web dev lists that I am subscribed to, I had a couple of interesting conversations on what this release means and why/if it is important. The question also came up as to whether or not the release is related to Apple’s [...]
From the category archives:
OS X
Microsoft has set Virtual PC free. Makes me wonder if the folks in Redmond have taken notice of Apple’s free BootCamp or Parallel’s Desktop app. Use Virtual PC to “run multiple operating systems at the same time on the same physical computer. Switch between virtual machines with the click of a button. Use virtual machines [...]
Remote Buddy “gives you control over the rest of your [Mac] via the remote control and also improves the available functionality in those apps that already supported the remote control by themselves.”
Add right-click to XP on MacBook and MacBook Pro – This should make life much easier while testing code on XP in Bootcamp, and I would assume Parallels as well.
Apparently some games running on XP on the MacTel run insanely fast – too fast in fact. To fix the speed issue, one has to tell the system to only use one of the procesors for the game. Good to know.
Update
I’ve published a new list of software: My OS X Software Setup
In the not-so-distant future I’ll pick up I’ve just purchased a MacBook Pro, cementing my switch from the world of Windows to that of OS X (well, with occasional visits to the land of Gates). The switch brings the opportunity to try, and adopt [...]
The pieces are falling into place… My shift to the Mac will be complete, now that Apple has released Boot Camp, software that will allow users to run Windows XP on Intel based Macs. A tasty quote from the release:
“Apple has no desire or plan to sell or support Windows, but many customers have expressed [...]
The fine folks at Engadget bring word that the installation of Windows XP on an Intel-powered Mac has been verified, generating $13,000 of prize money for the winner, narf2006. It sounds like extensive hacking was involved, so it is by no means ready for the public, but it should provide a starting point from which [...]
Netflix Freak is a neat little OS X app that provides an amazing interface to Netflix that is far more powerful than that available via the Web site.
Mac Geekery has a nice little article discussing how to remotely destroy data on your laptop should it be stolen. The concept is great, and the use of Perl could easily be replaced by other technologies. I like the idea of taking the machine down and notifying the user that the machine is stolen, in [...]
Rosetta Compatibility: PowerPC Applications on Intel Macs
Hivelogic: Articles: Synchronicity – “My goal here wasn’t just to have my files be available on any machine I use, but also to have a live backup of everything, so that the loss of any (or worse, several) machines would have virtually no impact on the integrity or availability of my data.”
DbVisualizer “is a feature rich, intuitive and cross-platform database tool for developers and DBAs, providing a single powerful interface for a variety of databases. DbVisualizer supports simultaneous database connections, it lets you explore and manage database objects, execute SQL queries, visualize information and a lot more.”
From Mac Geekery comes the wireless network aware homepage
Given a list of trusted SSID’s it will test internet connection and:
1. if connected to a trusted network it will load homepage if connected or display an error if not connected
2. if connected to another network it will display SSID and connection status
3. if not connected to [...]
macosxhints – Service Scrubber – Take back the Services menu
macosxhints – A set of AppleScripts to tag songs ‘on the fly’ in iTunes
Photon “is the open source iPhoto plugin that gives you the power to manage your Movable Type™, TypePad™, Blojsom and WordPress photo-blogs in the familiar surrounds of Apple iPhoto.”
OS X Dock Dividers should prove useful for organizing the application dock.
For those with a Mac laptop, Orbicule’s Undercover software could prove a very useful bit of kit, should the computer ever be stolen. If someone absconds with your iBook/Powerbook/MacBook Pro, Undercover will reveal the Net location (IP address) of the machine plus “it also transmits screenshots, enabling you to closely monitor your stolen Mac… [...]
How to enable the OS X Character Palette