The ultimate testing platform?

[[AK]Palooka]

VMware Fusion has changed my life.

[[AK]Bribo]

I'll be loading it tomorrow.

[[AK]Palooka]

FYI, I accomplished that with two XP virtual machines--one with IE6 and one with IE7. I'm running each VM in Unity mode. Being able to test in IE6, IE7, Win/FF, and Mac/FF all at the same time is a huge boon to me.

[[AK]Squidly]

This stuff is great for developers, or users with vital "must have apps" that they need to run for work, say.

I strongly believe that new adopters should stay away for awhile...maybe a couple months.

And for heaven's sake DON'T do something silly like run outlook in a VMwindow. Stay the hell away from windows browsers. Learn the new conventions and paradigms. Use the Mac apps. Once you master them and internalize the way things are done on the Mac, you'll find you need none of the old crap anymore.

And If gaming is your thing, dual booting is the way to go, because a VM solution is always going to impact you in the types of games you are interested in.

[[AK]Swae]

I feel completely intimidated and stupified by this thread.

Just sayin....

[[AK]Palooka]

I agree with you, Squidly. These VMs are purely for browser testing; I have no intention of running any other Windows apps unless absolutely necessary. I didn't buy a Mac just so I could go back to using Windows!

I was a UNIX guy stuck in a Windows world until now.

[[AK]Bribo]

How much memory do you have installed on your Mac?

[[AK]Palooka]

4 gigs

[[AK]Squidly]

I agree with you, Squidly. These VMs are purely for browser testing; I have no intention of running any other Windows apps unless absolutely necessary. I didn't buy a Mac just so I could go back to using Windows!

Yeah, that was directed at Bribo.

[[AK]Bribo]

There are certain things that simply will not run under OSX - namely Steam, Counterstrike Source, HL2, and QW). While I will undoubtably find replacements for my "utility" apps I'm sure I will need to set up a WinXP partition for these one-offs.

I have no intention of making the new machine a Windows machine or spending any more time in Windows that I don't have to by necessity.

VMWare Fusion is highly cool though and the thought of having a whole WinXP system running inside a window on my Mac makes my nipples hard.

[[AK]StitchJones]

VMWare Fusion is highly cool though and the thought of having a whole WinXP system running inside a window on my Mac makes my nipples hard.

Good lord, picturing Bribo with hard nipples... I'm not going to be able to sleep tonight.... Maybe I shouldn't have given you VMWare... I've created a monster.

[[AK]Rocks]

Can;t believe u didn;t loaded linux too, to get Super Geek Status!

[[AK]StitchJones]

Can;t believe u didn;t loaded linux too, to get Super Geek Status!

Palooka likes to show off in stages. He didn't want to choke us out all at once. I'm sure he's prepping a Linux post to come.

[[AK]The Beast]

I just got my new MacBook yesterday, and I'm loving the VMware fusion platform. I even have my BootCamp Windows partition running as a virtual machine. The only "gotcha" with doing that is that right now, I have to reload my graphics driver every time I reboot straight into Vista with Boot Camp. Does anyone know a way around that (other than "uninstall Vista"?)

Update: that problem disappeared after the first post-VM boot into Vista. Looks like the OS just needed to get its mind around the difference between the virtual graphics and onboard adapter.

[[AK]StitchJones]

Beast!! welcome to the light side!