Got Parallels working on the Mac Pro (after a few silly hacks, they expect to have new version for the Mac Pro out at the end of the year. It works just fine w/ no hacks on the Macbook Pro)...
And, a 2nd Display. So, Winders on the right, and all the more evolved stuff on the left
I have it running now, it works fine once you know how to beat it into submission They promise a new build by end of year, and hopefully you won't have to go thru these hoops.
I have it running now, it works fine once you know how to beat it into submission They promise a new build by end of year, and hopefully you won't have to go thru these hoops.
||s :poke
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Upgraded wife and son's Mac Mini to the new Intel box. Have to say, Apple makes upgrading soooo easy. Pop a firewire from the old to the new, everything is copied over exactly as it was on the old box. The new machine automagically updates itself with the latest software, and boom-done. Painless. Actually, a joy to do, compared to most experiences I've had in the past with this sort of thing.
boot args? can you tell me what is args? when i create a XP VM, the maximum RAM i can create is 1.5GB. it's no where near 3.5GB (i have 4GB ram)
by the way how do you instantly sleep the MP?
I have it running now, it works fine once you know how to beat it into submission They promise a new build by end of year, and hopefully you won't have to go thru these hoops.
boot args? can you tell me what is args? when i create a XP VM, the maximum RAM i can create is 1.5GB. it's no where near 3.5GB (i have 4GB ram)
by the way how do you instantly sleep the MP?
I've got an external firewire drive that I had formatted Fat32 (so I could use it with both PC and Mac). It was connected to the Powerbook the other day, I deleted a bunch of stuff and then empied trash. The empty took forever and then the Mac hung. Locked up tight, couldn't even get to Force Quit. So I let it sit for a while to see if it'd come back, eventually just powered off.
When I booted again, it wouldn't see the external drive, says it's an un-initialized volume. Windows XP basicly says the same thing. It looks like the partition table's bonked.
:cry
Can anyone recommend a way of boosting my Apple network signal strength? I've tried an Omnibot external aerial for my basestation and it has made little difference.
I'm aware that the Airport Express can be used as a repeater but strangely not if you use WPA encryption, which I do.
When I booted again, it wouldn't see the external drive, says it's an un-initialized volume. Windows XP basicly says the same thing. It looks like the partition table's bonked.
:cry
WORKS AWESOME! It takes FOREVER, but I had the same problem on an internal drive that I crashed using the wrong IRQ's... It recovered almost everything. It was well worth the $70 to get back about 60,000 pictures...
How's it going? Have any commentary from a switcher about pros and cons now that you've got a few months under your belt?
Nothing deep, David.
The thing starts and shuts down a lot faster. No major bugs, some minor oddities that aren't chronic. I've been spared Patch29's unexpected shutdown problem.
I don't like playing Windows video files on the 'net, it's a pain, even with FlipforMac. And I wish I had software for removing the bugs I just know are being planted on the system. I don't care if they work on Macs or not, I just want them off.
I also deeply miss the Windows status bar, where I have an icon on the bottom of my screen for every open program and document. Having it makes it super simple to keep track of everything, especially multiple Word documents. Mac doesn't seem to have an equivalent, so navigation is more challenging - actually, downright frustrating when it comes to multiple Word docs.
I really like the easy program install and uninstall. Drag and drop, very nice. Also, I couldn't believe how easily I could control my video camera and import video - just plug in a cable, start the program and go. Amazing.
I very much like the keyboard and form factor of the Macbook. The screen's OK - like other lappies, if not viewed at precisely the right angle, it's no good for judging photos.
I'm seriously considering a 24" iMac for my next desktop. But I hesitate, because it sounds very much like Universal Binary Photoshop won't be here until April '07, and I don't want to go through the hassle and expense of a slower, interim CS2. Also, I worry a bit about 3 grand on a system - it's expensive, and I wonder how soon it will be out of date, as media files grow ever larger.
I also deeply miss the Windows status bar, where I have an icon on the bottom of my screen for every open program and document. Having it makes it super simple to keep track of everything, especially multiple Word documents. Mac doesn't seem to have an equivalent, so navigation is more challenging - actually, downright frustrating when it comes to multiple Word docs.
What did you do in Windows with multiple Word docs that you can't replicate on the Mac? The Mac Dock has these features if you haven't checked them out yet:
* If there's a black triangle under an application icon in the Dock, that program is running. Therefore you can track all open apps.
* If you right-click on a dock icon of a running app, all of its documents are listed in the right-click menu that pops up, and you can choose any of the docs right there. The frontmost window is marked.
Also, you can flip through open doc windows by pressing Command` (on US keyboard) and you can also use Expose to pick from all windows of a single app, as well as its usual function of picking from all windows in all apps.
I'm seriously considering a 24" iMac for my next desktop. But I hesitate...Also, I worry a bit about 3 grand on a system - it's expensive, and I wonder how soon it will be out of date, as media files grow ever larger.
I can't bring myself to touch any Mac desktop under a Mac Pro. The issues are RAM and drive bays. Because of the rising file sizes, if the iMac could handle at least 4GB of RAM, I might look at it. No way would I spend 3 grand on one. I am thinking about getting a dual 2.0 Mac Pro for $1999 after rebate at macconnection.com and using my current monitor. With four cores on board already, I don't have to have the fastest CPU. I need RAM and drive bays.
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This is not true. I imported an album last night that's not in the iTMS, and the album art was there, no problem.
Might not work for all albums, but it did work for me.
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But they did have OK Computer on iTMS when they first started it..I got it off of there. Wish they would bring them back. :cry
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and yes david, i agree this is the best iTunes update yet. It amazes me how far behind it has been though.
how would you compare it with Boot Camp?
I agree with the first comment about feedback.
I trust you're right about the second. I wouldn't know, though.
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||s requires some gentle care when running on a Mac Pro.
1) you have to set your boot args to 3.5gig if you have more than 3.5 gig of ram
2) you have to sleep the machine and then wake it
3) now launch ||s
Otherwise, you get Kernel-panic city. There's plenty of help and commiserating on the ||s forum:
http://forums.parallels.com/forum53.html
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by the way how do you instantly sleep the MP?
Read the forums there, it's really beyond me to actually help, I just copied and pasted stuff....
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but still, it's not perfect yet. so i'll just stick with Boot Camp for now.
When I booted again, it wouldn't see the external drive, says it's an un-initialized volume. Windows XP basicly says the same thing. It looks like the partition table's bonked.
:cry
Know of any software tools that might help?
my words, my "pro"pictures, my "fun" pictures, my videos.
Maybe give this a try.
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ctrl+opt+cmd+8
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I'm aware that the Airport Express can be used as a repeater but strangely not if you use WPA encryption, which I do.
Charlie
Foor PC, www.recovermyfiles.com
WORKS AWESOME! It takes FOREVER, but I had the same problem on an internal drive that I crashed using the wrong IRQ's... It recovered almost everything. It was well worth the $70 to get back about 60,000 pictures...
Perfect Pix
Sounds like Apple released it before it was ready, a great many problems for users.
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Yeah, I've seen that. I got lucky. Upgraded, and nary a problem. I read that an update is imminent.
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Partition Magic.
Apple and Virgin don't mix.
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Patience, grasshopper, wait 'til the Universal Binary comes out, see how much faster it is. I guess that'll give Apple time to get the bugs out, too.
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Sid,
How's it going? Have any commentary from a switcher about pros and cons now that you've got a few months under your belt?
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The thing starts and shuts down a lot faster. No major bugs, some minor oddities that aren't chronic. I've been spared Patch29's unexpected shutdown problem.
I don't like playing Windows video files on the 'net, it's a pain, even with FlipforMac. And I wish I had software for removing the bugs I just know are being planted on the system. I don't care if they work on Macs or not, I just want them off.
I also deeply miss the Windows status bar, where I have an icon on the bottom of my screen for every open program and document. Having it makes it super simple to keep track of everything, especially multiple Word documents. Mac doesn't seem to have an equivalent, so navigation is more challenging - actually, downright frustrating when it comes to multiple Word docs.
I really like the easy program install and uninstall. Drag and drop, very nice. Also, I couldn't believe how easily I could control my video camera and import video - just plug in a cable, start the program and go. Amazing.
I very much like the keyboard and form factor of the Macbook. The screen's OK - like other lappies, if not viewed at precisely the right angle, it's no good for judging photos.
I'm seriously considering a 24" iMac for my next desktop. But I hesitate, because it sounds very much like Universal Binary Photoshop won't be here until April '07, and I don't want to go through the hassle and expense of a slower, interim CS2. Also, I worry a bit about 3 grand on a system - it's expensive, and I wonder how soon it will be out of date, as media files grow ever larger.
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What did you do in Windows with multiple Word docs that you can't replicate on the Mac? The Mac Dock has these features if you haven't checked them out yet:
* If there's a black triangle under an application icon in the Dock, that program is running. Therefore you can track all open apps.
* If you right-click on a dock icon of a running app, all of its documents are listed in the right-click menu that pops up, and you can choose any of the docs right there. The frontmost window is marked.
Also, you can flip through open doc windows by pressing Command` (on US keyboard) and you can also use Expose to pick from all windows of a single app, as well as its usual function of picking from all windows in all apps.
I can't bring myself to touch any Mac desktop under a Mac Pro. The issues are RAM and drive bays. Because of the rising file sizes, if the iMac could handle at least 4GB of RAM, I might look at it. No way would I spend 3 grand on one. I am thinking about getting a dual 2.0 Mac Pro for $1999 after rebate at macconnection.com and using my current monitor. With four cores on board already, I don't have to have the fastest CPU. I need RAM and drive bays.