By Yves Avérous
Apple claimed that Hell had frozen over when they released iTunes for Windows. Well, it must be pretty cold down there since the fruit-branded computer maker recently released its free BootCamp application (https://snipurl.com/opye) that allows one to easily install Windows in parallel to Mac OS X on the new Intel-based Macs. This is great if you like the feeling of having two machines and don’t mind shutting down and rebooting to switch from one to another. Personally, I prefer the “virtualization” solution, keeping my Windows in a box inside Mac OS X. Virtual PC was slow on the G4/G5 machines and has not been updated for the Intel ones, but Parallels (https://parallels.com/) has just ported its $40 Workstations solution to the Mac to add all sorts of Intel-based OSs within your Mac–not just Windows XP SP2, like BootCamp. And as noted in a recent TransMUG meeting, there is still the possibility of working on an old PC within your Mac with the free Microsoft Remote Desktop Client (https://snipurl.com/6x5x )-it works with a simple network connection between the two computers. No more “My-client-wants-meto-use-a Windows-translation-tool” excuse to prevent you from enjoying a great Mac anymore! Come discuss about this and many other Mac issues at the next TransMUG meeting, May 13. More details online at https://snipurl.com/omwt.