http://polizeros.com/2007/02/04/hes-using-ubuntu-at-work-not-windows/ Musings on politics: anti-war, global warming, peak oil and otherwise Fri, 05 Dec 2008 04:34:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 http://polizeros.com/2007/02/04/hes-using-ubuntu-at-work-not-windows/#comment-78104 Eli Stephens Sun, 04 Feb 2007 17:24:41 +0000 http://polizeros.com/2007/02/04/hes-using-ubuntu-at-work-not-windows/#comment-78104 I just upgraded to a new Intel iMac. Adding a program called Parallels lets me run a multiplicity of other operating systems, including any version of Windows (95, 98, XP, Vista, etc.) or any version of Linux as a virtual machine, with essentially full speed (since this is an Intel processor). You can run them either as a window within the main MacOS, or switch with a keystroke to a full-screen view of the second (or third or fourth) OS. With the upcoming version that they demonstrated at MacWorld, you can drag and drop files between OSes, and you can even run Windows programs (not sure about Linux) "desktopless," that is, the Windows document or program will appear on your Mac desktop, but it will be running inside an invisible Windows desktop and still running Windows. And of course it's all multitasking, so all operating systems are running simultaneously. Truly amazing. I've only just started down this path, but it looks like the best of, not just both worlds, but many worlds. I just upgraded to a new Intel iMac. Adding a program called Parallels lets me run a multiplicity of other operating systems, including any version of Windows (95, 98, XP, Vista, etc.) or any version of Linux as a virtual machine, with essentially full speed (since this is an Intel processor). You can run them either as a window within the main MacOS, or switch with a keystroke to a full-screen view of the second (or third or fourth) OS. With the upcoming version that they demonstrated at MacWorld, you can drag and drop files between OSes, and you can even run Windows programs (not sure about Linux) “desktopless,” that is, the Windows document or program will appear on your Mac desktop, but it will be running inside an invisible Windows desktop and still running Windows. And of course it’s all multitasking, so all operating systems are running simultaneously. Truly amazing. I’ve only just started down this path, but it looks like the best of, not just both worlds, but many worlds.

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