My pleasure. And hear, hear to "things just keep getting better with Apple". :-)
C On 2010-12-28, at 12:13, Chris Burton wrote: > > Hey Carlo > > Thanks very much for that info on Parallels and the Mac App Store....things > just keep getting better with Apple! Yay. > > Best regards > > Chris > > > On 28/12/2010, at 11:46 AM, cm wrote: > >> >> Hi Chris, >> >> I have been using Parallels for some time now over many incarnations of OS >> X, so while I cannot guarantee the latest version will run with 10.5.8, I am >> fairly confident it will... I just checked the Parallels website and indeed >> Leopard 10.5.8 is supported - though no version of Tiger 10.4 is. >> >> As for the Mac App Store, here is a link: >> http://www.apple.com/au/mac/app-store >> >> Basically it is the same as the iPhone / iPad App Store except that it will >> sell apps for the Mac. You will be able to search the most popular apps, >> read user reviews and then download and install the app to your Mac with one >> click. It is a fairly safe bet that your current Apple ID and iTunes login >> will work on the Mac App Store as will your iTunes gift cards. I was lucky >> enough to receive some gift cards for Christmas so I will be amongst the >> virtual door crashes when the store opens. >> >> By the way, I notice from the link above that the store opens on January 7 >> in Australia and not on January 6 as in the US. >> >> Cheers, >> Carlo >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >> On 28/12/2010, at 11:20, Chris Burton <c...@it.net.au> wrote: >> >>> >>> Hi Carlo >>> >>> I have been in need of an alternative to using Bootcamp for PC work, and >>> your suggestion of Parallels sounds like the one. I have a MBPro with >>> 10.5.8 running, will parallels work on this? >>> >>> Also Carlo, what is the Mac App store you mention and does it differ from >>> the Apple store or going to Parallels site to buy the software? >>> >>> Regards >>> >>> Chris >>> >>> On 28/12/2010, at 10:50 AM, cm wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> PS: If you wait until January 6 to purchase, you will more than likely be >>>> able to buy it from the new Mac App Store. Then you will not have to worry >>>> about preserving the original media and it will prompt you when free and >>>> paid upgrades are available. >>>> >>>> C >>>> >>>> >>>> On 2010-12-28, at 10:46, cm wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi Mac, >>>>> >>>>> I have used Virtual Box, VMWare, and Parallels and in my opinion, the >>>>> best one is far and away Parallels. Not only for its superior speed, but >>>>> also for its simplicity and perfect integration with the Mac environment. >>>>> Of the three it is the only virtual environment that is exclusively Mac >>>>> and it can thus take advantage of Mac only interface and features. >>>>> >>>>> It's a paid application, but well worth the outlay in my opinion. >>>>> >>>>> Cheers, >>>>> Carlo >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 2010-12-28, at 10:33, McCallum Malcolm wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On 26/12/2010, at 6:14 PM, cm wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi Mac, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Just re-reading the wording of your question I don't lay claim to >>>>>>> being a guru. :-) I can tell you some things I have learnt, however. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> I have Virtual Box, is this enough or do I need Parallels to make life >>>>>> easy? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>>>>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>>>>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>>>>> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>>> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> >>> >> >> >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> >> > > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au>
