I've been running Windows on a Mac for the past 7 years, using VMware
Fusion. I'll never go back to the "old" world. If I just wanted to run
Windows, stand-alone, I might consider using Bootcamp, but I find the
ability to run multiple OSes simultaneously on the same system a huge
bonus. I often run two instances of Windows along with the Mac OS, and
switch between them for various tasks. All of my general computer tasks
are done on the Mac side (email, web browsing, image management, non-FM
content, XML coding and other development tasks), while FM (many
versions) and Windows-specific development are all done in Windows.
I've got VMs for XP, Vista, Win7, Win8, Win10, as well as a few Linux
variants and a DOS VM just for kicks. I've got separate VMs for certain
clients who may have special needs and I don't want to taint my
development system with their stuff. I can run a server VM and connect
to it from another VM to test CMS integration and development.
Most of the "data" on the VMs actually resides on the Mac side of the
system, and is accessed as a mounted drive from the VM .. so I can
access the same data from each VM as needed. Also, this makes it easy
for the data to get backed up through the Time Machine application
running on the Mac OS.
This is the most productive and flexible computer system I've ever used.
I'm sure a similar setup could be done with Parallels, I just locked
into Fusion when I started because that's what a client used at the
time. They seem to go back and forth through the years as to which is
"better", but I think it's probably a bit of a toss-up.
My use of a computer is probably a little different than most, since I
do development, and it's really nice to have easy access to so many
Windows OSes, but I still think it's a great way to work, if you need
Windows. When (not if, but when) Windows crashes, it's easy to just
restart the VM, and I haven't lost my general computer functionality.
And I think that Windows starts faster as a VM than otherwise.
Anyway .. that's my story. YMMV.
Cheers,
...scott
On 3/9/16 12:51 PM, Pat Christenson wrote:
Hi, John -
I've run FrameMaker under both Parallels and VMware Fusion but have only used
in on a Windows platform for the last several years. I may soon be in a
position to use a Mac again. I'm curious about your preference for Bootcamp
(which I've never used). I would also love to hear from other Framers on this
topic.
Thanks.
Pat Christenson
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John Sgammato wrote:
In other news, we are also a Mac house. Over three years of trial-and-error, we
have determined that our best setup is Bootcamp on the Mac, not Parallels and
not VirtualMachine.
On Wed, Mar 9, 2016 at 3:26 PM, Robyn Chittister <[email protected]>
wrote:
Hello,
Does anyone use FrameMaker and then integrate that documentation with
Salesforce?
I'm 1 of 1-1/2 technical writers at a start up that creates cloud apps
for Salesforce. We are currently using Salesforce Knowledge to create
and deliver our documentation. Knowledge is possibly the worst
documentation tool I have ever used. We've been looking at various
single-sourcing solutions, and we're down to MadCap Flare and FrameMaker.
I'm a FrameMaker user from way back - I started with FM+SGML 5.5 in
1999. I developed templates and tools for FM+SGML and FM+XML from
1999-2005. I've used FM 12 in an unstructured environment, and am
happy to see the improvements. I'm not sure how many improvements
there have been in the structured environment, however. I've tried to
contact Adobe, and have gotten a human being to say he'll give my
questions to a solutions specialist to answer. Knowing Adobe, I'm not going to
hold my breath.
My questions are:
- Is anyone here writing doc for Salesforce or Salesforce apps? If so,
what tools do you use?
- Is there a good comparison of the most recent versions of Flare v. FM?
The only ones I've been able to find are from several years ago.
- Is anyone here using FM+XML (either v12 or 2015) who could answer some
specific questions I have about it?
We're a Mac house, so I can't just download the trial versions. We
understand that we will need to get me set up with a VM and Windows to
use the software we choose.
Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.
~Robyn
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