"thunder" wrote in message
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On Sun, 01 Feb 2009 18:29:45 -0500, HK wrote:


The simple answer is that there are a few apps I use without Mac
equivalents. Windows runs just as well on a Mac through bootcamp as it
does on a plain old PC that does not run the Mac OS.

If it's only a few apps, why bother with a dual-boot? Why not set up
Windows to run virtualized from within the Mac OS? VirtualBox, I believe
works with Mac OS X.

http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/VirtualBox

I have *1* Windows program that I still occasionally use. I run it from
a box, and never have to leave Linux. There's even a Windows Lite, that
has most of the BS stripped from it. Linux, or in your case, Mac OS,
controls the computer so you don't have to worry about running that
insecure, buggy POS called Windows. ;-)

If you are interested, I can point you to the needed documentations to
get you going.


I recently bought a Playstation 3. Now, don't laugh. It's for a project I
want to attempt, using the
unit as a "server" of sorts. It's quite an impressive machine, as
computers go.
I am a little confused as to what OS it operates on. I've heard that it
runs Linux and I've also heard
that you can now, or will soon be able to load Firefox on it to use as a web
browser.
I've connected to the Internet wirelessly with it on our home network, but
don't quite understand the browser they use.

Anyway, if all works as planned, this thing will be the heart of a home
entertainment center with massive storage for movies, music, etc.

Oh, and the kids (including me) can play games. The one that came with it
(Drake's Uncharted Fortune) has me hooked but I can get beyond the plane
wreck chapter.

Eisboch

Eisboch