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Windows Won't Work? Time For A Mac
Talkback next time, do a reformat before you say you've almost "rebuilt" your laptop.i've been running Win2000 and WInXP machines concurrently for close to 4 years now, and with a bit of careful maintenance and periodic updates, not one time has windows...
[February 27, 2004, 9:38]
Windows Won't Work? Time For A Mac
Talkback Don't write an article saying Windows is unstable because you can't be bothered to do 1 & 2. If winlogin is in your process list, then you probably have a virus (W32.Randex.E, a variant of Blaster: http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc...
[February 25, 2004, 9:35]
Windows Won't Work? Time For A Mac
Talkback This would be cheaper than buying replacement Mac hardware. Rather than junk perfectly good PCs, why not simply install Linux on them instead? You could even try booting off a "live" Linux CD (such as Knoppix) to test the viability of this plan...
[February 25, 2004, 7:45]
Windows Won't Work? Time For A Mac
Talkback Winlogin is indicative of a virus ? HUH ? That's the process XP uses to get you logged into the OS ! Meanwhile, back to the topic at hand. Linux is a pain in the arse to install - speaking from experience.
[February 25, 2004, 10:00]
Windows Won't Work? Time For A Mac
Talkback If too many people switched to Mac, would that cut down the work available for IT specialists? I've worked in Mac offices and PC offices, and it's only in the PC offices that we've had to call in specialists to fix problems - and that on a...
[March 4, 2004, 11:54]
Windows Won't Work? Time For A Mac
Talkback What is your background David, were you just hatched yesterday or something. How many times do I have to make this statement: "MORONS SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO USE ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT OR WRITE SUCH NONSENSE, SHAME ON YOU ZDNET.
[February 25, 2004, 16:25]
Windows Won't Work? Time For A Mac
Talkback how can you compare a virgin mac with a PC that's been completely shafted by third party utils / programs / extensions. Whilst I'm no MS fan, it's hardly fair to equate a badly configured / crippled install of windows with poor operating system...
[February 25, 2004, 9:09]
Boot Camp Passes Muster In Speed Tests
News Despite Apple's historic disdain for Microsoft's Windows operating system, Apple's Boot Camp software lets Windows applications run just as well on a Mac as they do on a PC, performance tests confirm.
[April 10, 2006, 9:15]
Licence Nearly Up On Apple's Boot Camp Beta
News Those considering setting up a Windows partition on a Mac using the test version of Apple's Boot Camp might want to pay close attention to the licensing terms that accompany the beta software. Released as a public beta in April 2006, Boot Camp...
[April 11, 2007, 8:49]
MacKB4Win
Downloads Overcomes problems with using Mac keyboards on Windows, like the keyboard on a MacBook. MacKB4Win allows a Mac owner, using Windows, to use normal PC keys, which are not included on a Mac keyboard. It also lets you use some of the same Mac...
[January 3, 2008, 5:16]
Apple's Boot Camp Is A Virtual Shuffle Forwards
Leader Less than a year ago the idea of Microsoft Windows running on a Mac, with Apple's blessing, seemed about as likely as Bill Gates replacing Tux the penguin as the Linux mascot. The price premium that was once standard for Apple's hardware is fading...
[April 10, 2006, 14:00]
Apple To Develop ITunes For Windows
News The Mac maker said on Monday that it would extend its music service to Windows-based machines by the end of the year, but did not explicitly say that it would do so through a Windows version of its iTunes.
[May 1, 2003, 7:24]
VMware Launches Fusion
News Virtualisation vendor VMware has announced the general availability of VMware Fusion, a software product that allows Apple users to run Windows-based applications on the Apple Mac platform. Fusion is a "virtual machine" that allows users to run Mac...
[June 14, 2007, 14:57]
IBM Tries To Eclipse .Net With Open Source
News It can be used in virtually any environment, including Windows, Linux, Unix or Mac and has been embraced by the global development community. But unlike Microsoft's Office, IBM's Lotus Workplace software is designed to be used over the Internet and...
[May 11, 2004, 12:43]
Windows And Intel Macs: What You Need To Know
News Apple's announcement of new Macs based on processors from Intel raises an interesting question: Since both the Mac and Windows operating systems now run on Intel-based hardware, shouldn't it be easy to run both on the same computer?
[January 24, 2006, 13:50]
Photos: Windows On Mac Moves Forward
News Parallels introduced version 3.0 of its Windows-on-Mac software on Thursday. The software enables users of Intel-based Macs to run Windows and Mac OS X simultaneously. Parallels Desktop version 3.0 adds a feature called SmartSelect, which lets Mac...
[June 8, 2007, 11:33]
Open-source App Seeks To Run Mac Programs On PCs
News Though there's long been a relatively stable application for running Windows-based software on Apple hardware, using Mac-centric programs on Microsoft-minded machines has rarely been possible. A duo of enthusiasts is attempting to buck that trend...
[May 20, 2004, 14:55]
Apple Releases Windows Dual-boot Tool
News We think Boot Camp makes the Mac even more appealing to Windows users considering making the switch," Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice-president of worldwide product marketing, said in a statement.
[April 5, 2006, 16:35]
RSSOwl | RSS / RDF / Atom Newsreader
Downloads Supported OS are Windows, Mac, Linux and Solaris. For easy execution, a .exe is provided on Windows, a shell-script on Linux / Solaris and the Mac version is deployed in an application bundle. RSSOwl is a free RSS / RDF / Atom Newsreader in Java...
[June 9, 2006, 2:00]
Parallels Making Virtualisation Jump To Servers
News Parallels, a subsidiary whose claim to fame is virtualisation software that enables Mac OS X users to run Windows programs, is making the jump to the server. It's just released a product called Fusion that also brings the Windows-on-Mac OS X ability.
[September 14, 2007, 9:02]
