My world looks a lot like Scott's... On Wed, Mar 9, 2016 at 1:28 PM, Scott Prentice <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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 >> >> ------------------------------------------------ >> >> 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 >>> >>> -- >>> >>> >>> *Robyn Chittister | Senior Technical Writer* >>> >>> E: [email protected] | P: 925.695.5710 | W: www.vlocity.com >>> <http://www.vlocity.com/> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> >>> This message is from the Framers mailing list >>> >>> Send messages to [email protected] Visit the list's >>> homepage at http://www.frameusers.com Archives located at >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/framers%40lists.frameusers.com/ >>> Subscribe and unsubscribe at >>> http://lists.frameusers.com/listinfo.cgi/framers-frameusers.com >>> Send administrative questions to [email protected] >>> >>> >> >> > _______________________________________________ > > This message is from the Framers mailing list > > Send messages to [email protected] > Visit the list's homepage at http://www.frameusers.com > Archives located at > http://www.mail-archive.com/framers%40lists.frameusers.com/ > Subscribe and unsubscribe at > http://lists.frameusers.com/listinfo.cgi/framers-frameusers.com > Send administrative questions to [email protected] > _______________________________________________ This message is from the Framers mailing list Send messages to [email protected] Visit the list's homepage at http://www.frameusers.com Archives located at http://www.mail-archive.com/framers%40lists.frameusers.com/ Subscribe and unsubscribe at http://lists.frameusers.com/listinfo.cgi/framers-frameusers.com Send administrative questions to [email protected]
