I tried them, but the audio games I tried did not run. I had a dialog with someone from their support team who found that Wine, the underlying framework for running Windows programs on *nix systems, lacked some libraries that my games need. I tried the $5 app Winonx with similar results. On Jan 31, 2013, at 4:13 PM, Chris Blouch <[email protected]> wrote:
> If you're just trying to play games, I wonder if Crossover Games might be > more up your ally. You can download a free trial. I played with it a bit and > the setup UI seems accessible but I don't actually have any Windows games to > install into it to test things out. > > http://www.codeweavers.com/products/ > > CB > > On 1/31/13 2:44 PM, Alex Hall wrote: >> I know, but I can't see spending $40 on something I can use, albeit less >> independently, for free. I do like my vm, though, it's so much easier than >> rebooting just to play a game. Well, if there's a trial, I'll give it a shot >> and see how I like it. Wow, I think that's the most disjointed email I've >> ever written! >> On Jan 31, 2013, at 2:35 PM, Chris Bruinenberg <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi Alex. >>> I'd try the 30 day trial of VMware fusion. >>> It's really nice. >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> On Jan 31, 2013, at 11:13 AM, Alex Hall <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Don't bother trying it on the mac, it is totally inaccessible. I had to >>>> configure things in Windows (on bootcamp), then export the finished vm, >>>> copy it over to the mac partition, and import it. Now I just open the >>>> .vbox file and it works. I'll have a sighted person give me a hand with >>>> that host keys option, thanks for the tip. The volume slider in windows >>>> does absolutely nothing, and at a guess, I'd say the mac is twice as loud >>>> as windows even when windows is at 100% volume. >>>> On Jan 31, 2013, at 1:52 PM, Chris Bruinenberg <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi Alex. >>>>> I am not sure about virtual box. >>>>> I wasn't able to use it when i tried it last, i use vmware fusion. >>>>> I will try this today however. >>>>> The volume control, i think within windows 7, just change the volume >>>>> slider with in windows. >>>>> It still will be a little lower however. >>>>> Under the preferences in virtual box, you should see mac host shortcuts. >>>>> Disable these and your f keys should work as well. >>>>> >>>>> On Jan 31, 2013, at 8:20 AM, Alex Hall <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi all, >>>>>> I just set up win7 in a vm through Virtualbox, and am having some odd >>>>>> problems. >>>>>> >>>>>> First, my audio is very low, and the volume control seems to do nothing. >>>>>> The mac's volume is pretty loud, so I don't want to turn it up anymore. >>>>>> Is there anything I can do? Forums suggest an update to the Realtech >>>>>> drivers, but I don't see realtech in my sound devices. >>>>>> >>>>>> Second, and more relevant to this list, some keys still have an effect >>>>>> even when I should be in "windows only" mode. Specifically, anything >>>>>> with f12 or control with arrows brings up that pointless dashboard. and >>>>>> some vo commands still get issued. For instance, I hit alt-f to go to >>>>>> the file menu, but that triggered my vo keyboard action to find the next >>>>>> form field. It is as though the mac is not letting go of the keyboard >>>>>> correctly. Has anyone experienced this? >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks for any help on either of these problems. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Have a great day, >>>>>> Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>>> email to [email protected]. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>> >>>> >>>> Have a great day, >>>> Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) >>>> [email protected] >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>> email to [email protected]. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>> >>>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> >> >> >> Have a great day, >> Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) >> [email protected] >> >> >> > > -- > ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > Have a great day, Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) [email protected] -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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