Unless you just have to have the absolute fastest performance I'd go the
VMWare route. The alternative (bootcamp) requires you to partition your
hard drive and then boot into Windows or OSX, so there really isn't any
integration. VMWare just runs a virtual machine in a window which means
you quit it when you don't need it and start it when you do. When
running you can copy/paste between the Mac and Windows and set up the
virtual machine to access files on your Mac desktop. The Windows disk
space defaults to be allocated on the fly so you can give Windows 250GB
but it will only use what you actually store on the Windows side.
CB
On 11/19/13, 11:47 AM, Caitlyn furness wrote:
You're welcome.
there is also a program called vmware fusion which allows you to run
windows as a virtual machine.
this is what I use and a lot of others, too.
If you go the fusion route, you can switch back and forth between the
two os's without rebooting your physical mac. You can also file share
between the two so you don't have to have two copies of things.
Cait
On Nov 18, 2013, at 9:25 PM, Joe <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Excellent. These are great tips. If you have any helpful resources
for getting a good handle on OSX, I'd appreciate that as well. Thanks
again.
Joe
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Behalf Of*Caitlyn furness
*Sent:*Monday, November 18, 2013 9:09 PM
*To:*[email protected]
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*Subject:*Re: Windows on a Mac
Hi Joe,
Wow, lots to cover here!
I'll have a go at some of this and I know others will chime in..
Yes, 250 g is enough space for both operating systems. You can
partition your hard disk in any configuration you like.
I'd personally allow 2 g of ram for windows.
The alt and command keys are switched, but I think you might be able
to use something like key remapped, but I'm not sure about this.
For your cursor question, go into vo utility, and under the
navigation tab, you want to change the option for "vo speaks
caracters the cursor passes. I forget exactly what the option you
want is called..It might be something like, speak the character to
the right of the cursor or something like that.
I don't use boot camp, so unfortunately I can't answer boot camp
questions except to tell you that you *might* need sighted help to
set this up. there is a program out there now that some have used to
set up boot camp without sighted help, but this is way beyond my
knowledge.
hth,
Caitlyn
On Nov 18, 2013, at 8:17 PM, Joe <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Hello,
I've no doubt my questions have come up time after time. I'm new to
the list, so please feel free to point me to the appropriate archives
if my question have already been answered.
I'm considering installing Windows 7 on an 11-inch MacBook AIR. My
questions:
1. How much RAM do you recommend?
2. Is 250 gigs sufficient to run both operating systems?
3. How much space should I devote to Windows using BootCamp?
4. Will the processor be relevant, or can I stick to whatever comes
standard with the MBA?
5. Can someone tell me what keys are used to replicate certain
Windows keys: Delete, Home, End, Page Up, and Page Down?
6. How proficient can one use JAWS under Windows in this arrangement?
7. As for OSX, I know there is a decent startup tour. Is there a free
book or free resource that would let me learn my way around the
operating system in a Voiceover context?
8. How do I go about changing the verbosity setting to allow me to
delete characters in the same style as in Windows?
Thanks all in advance for your help.
Joe
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