James. One just has to be careful, that's all. I like to use the
Mac for as much as I can. But whether we like it or not, there are
still some things which it just isn't yet possible to do because of
accessibility. Also, as I said in my last post, I have beta test
requirements. To satisfy these, I need to use Windows. To do that,
I use Fusion which, as far as I'm concerned, is now the best
virtualisation solution because of the accessibility which it affords
in its interface. Parallels Desktop is a good product. But its
interface is inaccessible beyond the top level menu. The developers
were very helpful, at first. But once I started talking to them
about accessibility, things went very quiet. I think that's sad
actually, as Parallels has a lot going for it as well. But there it
is, for whatever it is worth. I get far better benchmarks in Windows
under Fusion than Parallels. Also, Fusion experimentally supports
DirectX 8.1 at the moment, although I'm sure they will improve that.
To my knowledge, this isn't yet supported under Parallels - although
I could be wrong. So to answer your question, I guess it depends
upon your needs. I don't have a problem with the Windows side of it
because I take preventative measures. But that doesn't mean to say
I'm not careful about what I do. I've never made any secret of the
fact that I dislike the Windows operating system in general. But
sadly, it's a necessary evil.
On 17 Apr 2007, at 12:30, James Austin wrote:
So can I ask, is Fusion or soething similar worth invsting in. I am I
would say a complete mac convert, but are there advantages to
running Windows? Arent we then open to viruses on the Windows side
even though t is virtual?
