[MACEP] Parallels?

[Jim Hendrie]

I use Parallels and Windows XP on my Macbook  because we have a mixed
network of both Macs and PC¹s. Being able to switch back and forth between
platforms allows me to have both sets of tools for administering either
platform. All my Windows Administrative tools are available as is my Apple
Remote Desktop software. I haven¹t found any other reason to use the Macbook
this way unless you had a program specific to Windows that you really needed
that wasn¹t available in Mac OS X.

I¹ve been running my Macbook this way for quite a few months now and haven¹t
experienced any bugginess. The one thing that I don¹t like is that when you
insert a cd/dvd Windows will recognize the disk and not Mac OS X. You will
have to close Parallels in order to use a disk in Mac OS X. Other than that
it¹s been working great!

As far as licensing, you still need to license the software as if you had
two machines. For example, you would need a license for Office on Mac OS X
and a license for Office on the Windows side.

Jim Hendrie
Computer Specialist II
Phoenix Talent School Dist. # 4
Phoenix, Oregon 97504
541-535-1526


On 8/13/07 7:44 AM, "charlie irish" <irishphoto at verizon.net> wrote:

> On the second point I guess my question would be why? If the needed program
> runs on the Mac then why even bother running it under Parallels or Bootcamp in
> the first place? The only reason to even be running something like Parallels
> or BC is if you need to run a program that doesn¹t exist for the Mac, or for
> testing web pages.
> 
>> Has anyone experienced Parallels being "buggy"?  I'm a Bootcamp user but have
>> been enviously looking over the fence at the green grass of Parallels for
>> some time.  
>> 
>> Also, how do you concurrently license software that's installed on both
>> sides?  Does an 80/20 rule kick into effect?  I'm thinking of MS Office,
>> Adobe Dreamweaver, etc.  Do you have to buy two licenses for one computer
>> since both of the sides can be running simultaneously?
>> 
>> ~Tim
>> "Tomorrow is always fresh with no mistakes in it!"       --Anne (with an e)
>> Shirley--
>> __________________
>> Tim Chase
>> Technology / Reading
>> La Pine Middle School
>> Bend La Pine Schools
>> 
>> On Aug 12, 2007, at 12:00 PM, macep-request at macep.net wrote:
>> 
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>>> Parallels now supports drag and drop. You can drag one or more files between
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>>> your Mac and Windows desktops.
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>>> Richard
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>>> -- 
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>>> Richard Kassissieh
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>>> Director of Information Services
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>>> Catlin Gabel School
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>>> kassissiehr at catlin.edu
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>>> http://www.kassblog.com
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