Comments on: Makin’ the Switch http://www.commonexception.com/2006/10/makin-the-switch It's just one of those things; I was sitting by myself and my thoughts started pouring out. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:10:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Woofb http://www.commonexception.com/2006/10/makin-the-switch/comment-page-1#comment-9100 Woofb Tue, 21 Nov 2006 11:35:32 +0000 http://www.commonexception.com/2006/10/makin-the-switch#comment-9100 You may want to read my blog entry on 'Switching Sideways' (http://mogcow.blogspot.com/2006/11/switching-sideways.html) This has quite a bit of detail on why I think dual-boot should be viewed with caution, including my experience with keeping a small 'stub system' of early Windows (98 I think) on my Win2K PC to run Tetris and a couple of similar puzzle games. I loved those games, but I booted into old Windows once every few days, then once a month, then...never. A very few people probably boot into 'the best OS for what they're doing at the time', but I bet most people reboot as seldom as possible. Find out about how well Parallels (Windows emulation) works rather than pinning any hopes on dual boot, or do what I did when I switched to Mac and switch sideways (add the Mac to your PC by using a KVM switch or networking it, rather than setting a deadline for *replacing* the PC with the Mac). I actually use Microsoft Remote Desktop to do a few things with my old PC from my Mac, although the number of things I do that way are dwindling off now. Switch in haste, repent at leisure. You may want to read my blog entry on ‘Switching Sideways’ (http://mogcow.blogspot.com/2006/11/switching-sideways.html)

This has quite a bit of detail on why I think dual-boot should be viewed with caution, including my experience with keeping a small ’stub system’ of early Windows (98 I think) on my Win2K PC to run Tetris and a couple of similar puzzle games. I loved those games, but I booted into old Windows once every few days, then once a month, then…never. A very few people probably boot into ‘the best OS for what they’re doing at the time’, but I bet most people reboot as seldom as possible.

Find out about how well Parallels (Windows emulation) works rather than pinning any hopes on dual boot, or do what I did when I switched to Mac and switch sideways (add the Mac to your PC by using a KVM switch or networking it, rather than setting a deadline for *replacing* the PC with the Mac). I actually use Microsoft Remote Desktop to do a few things with my old PC from my Mac, although the number of things I do that way are dwindling off now.

Switch in haste, repent at leisure.

]]> By: Carson http://www.commonexception.com/2006/10/makin-the-switch/comment-page-1#comment-8977 Carson Tue, 17 Oct 2006 01:08:13 +0000 http://www.commonexception.com/2006/10/makin-the-switch#comment-8977 I'm not sure yet. I'd like to do as much in OS X as I can, but the reality is that I probably can't get away from Windows just yet. I haven't decided if I'd prefer to be able to switch back and forth seemlessly (parallels) or dual boot with boot camp. I've heard that both work really well with the Intel chips. I'll just have to see. I’m not sure yet. I’d like to do as much in OS X as I can, but the reality is that I probably can’t get away from Windows just yet. I haven’t decided if I’d prefer to be able to switch back and forth seemlessly (parallels) or dual boot with boot camp. I’ve heard that both work really well with the Intel chips. I’ll just have to see.

]]> By: grngremlin http://www.commonexception.com/2006/10/makin-the-switch/comment-page-1#comment-8976 grngremlin Tue, 17 Oct 2006 00:50:23 +0000 http://www.commonexception.com/2006/10/makin-the-switch#comment-8976 So do you plan on dual booting, running in parallels, or just using OS X? So do you plan on dual booting, running in parallels, or just using OS X?

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