I'm not interested in running Windows on a Mac -I don't need emulators adding another layer of complication. I've already ordered a Netbook because they are useful looking devices, and I think this machine is going to die soon. Getting a Netbook now reduces the impact of losing this machine. I'll think about a longer-term solution later, based around my photography workflow, and buy whatever is most suitable for that that I can afford at the time.
Meantime, having re-installed Windows I'm struggling to get the new installation to connect to the network drive where all my photos are stored... Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On > Behalf Of Joseph McAllister > Sent: 02 August 2009 21:51 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: Ping > > Apples campaign to inform PC users about Windows capabilities on the > Macintosh for the past several years must be pretty much a > failure then. > > I run XP on my iMac under Parallels, which allows you to have > both OSs > running at the same time, and copy and paste or move files back and > forth between them. There are others that allow the same > functionality, and others that mean you have to reboot to change OSs. > > If you feel the need to have a Netbook as well, you might > want to wait > until early next year, when Apple will have a tablet form Netbook, > like a large iTouch/iPhone with a 12~14 inch screen (16-9). > Of course, > that is only an informed rumor, as Apple never announces new > products > beforehand. > > Once you go Mac, you'll never go back... > > > On Aug 2, 2009, at 11:10 , Bob W wrote: > > >>> > >>> One possibility is to buy a small netbook to run Office and the > >>> Microsoft stuff I need, but buy a Mac to run Lightroom. > >> > >> Or just a Mac, I can't think of anything, besides games, > >> which is not > >> available for the Mac. > >> > >> Thomas > > > > There's loads of stuff. I work in IT and the main product > we develop > > uses > > the MS toolkit. I'm not interested in the hassle of finding non-MS > > clones > > for this stuff, and I'm not about to pay for it again when > I already > > have > > it. > > > > There are also a few other non-MS development tools I use > regularly > > which > > are not available on Macs > > Joseph McAllister > Pentaxian > > http://gallery.me.com/jomac > http://web.me.com/jomac/show.me/Blog/Blog.html > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly > above and follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
