08.25.07
How stupid am I?
I just can’t get the printer to work. It’s connected to the Windows XP machine of my mother and I wish to print from my Mac over our little network. I’ve tried for hours but get some access denied errors all the time. However I found a solution. I mentioned VMware before. There is Windows XP and from there I can print over the nerwork without a problem. I know there is a solution for Mac OS but until I found it this is it. And since I deny paper anyway (most of the time) I can live with this crappy way. Although maybe I should use Linux instead of Windows to automate things. But now I need to ignore the printer for a while. Maybe it will just change its mind.
08.06.07
VMware Fusion again
I just tried it out and am surprised in a positive way. I never used Parallels, so I can’t compare to that. An assistant helps to install Windows XP. You just give your informations to it and it will set usernames, passwords, the serial key… Folder sharing just works. The mouse is smooth with contrast to VirtualBox. The display resolution can be pretty high. I don’t want to say that VirtualBox is bad, virtualization is not easy to do. The VMware guys have some experience with this kind of software.
Now I wonder how fast the 3d integration will come. In believe VMware and Parallels will support it pretty well in a while.
08.05.07
VMware Fusion
Well, I’m not too happy with VirtualBox. There are several little things that are not really working as I would like them to work. In addition I had some other little problems with shared folders. Maybe this could be solved with a bit more patience. Anyway, VMware Fusion is just going to be released. Today if I’m right. But as long as it is not, you can get it for 40 Dollars. After it’s release the price will go up to 80. That’s why I just purchased it. Let’s see how it works out…
08.04.07
Windows on the Mac
I just installed Windows XP on my Mac. The virtualisation software I use is VirtualBox. There are two versions, one is open source. The other not, but has some additional features. I chose the second one. My first approach failed. It said the installation CD was kind of broken… then I changed some disk image settings and tried again, this time it worked. It is quite an experience to have an other OS in a window of OS X.
Why would anyone do this? I’m sure there are various reasons. I need it for the integration in the network of my University for applied science. That’s what they said in the info-letter. Strange, but in case they are serious I am steeled now.
