Hayabusa News Page Images Pt.1
Mon 31 Dec 2007Filed Under *Hayabusa BLOG | Comments Off on Hayabusa News Page Images Pt.1
Here are some images from Suzuki’s PR media transferred from my other site:
VMware Fusion Review
Thu 6 Dec 2007Filed Under Apple Computers, Computers, VMware Fusion | Comments Off on VMware Fusion Review
Since I can’t completely stop using Windows based programs so I have been trying SWSoft Parallels and VMWare Fusion to run Windows XP on my new MacBook. What I’m doing is generally called virtualization.
For the non-techies it means that I have Windows XP running along side or within Mac OS X Leopard. It runs like an application under OS X with all the functionality you’d expect from Windows XP. I also created a shared drive so both operating systems can use the same files if needed. The shared drive uses the OS X file system so no need to format.
In the end I chose VMWare Fusion because it seemed to work as well if not with a tad more polish than Parallels. The price was the same.
So far having the two run simultaneously has been fantastic. VMWare sets up everything needed to windows to work, including drivers for the monitor, sound card, network both wireless and wired. I didn’t need to put in new driver disks or anything – it simply worked!
All I need to do now is to install all the programs I used under XP and everything will be fine again.
I could have used Apple’s Boot Camp but that means I have to boot the computer with XP and I didn’t want to partition my hard drive or not be able to switch between Operating systems.
My Macbook
Wed 5 Dec 2007Filed Under Apple Computers, Computers | Comments Off on My Macbook
For Christmas 2007 I ended up with the latest White MacBook 2.2 Ghz Core 2 Duo with 2 Gig of RAM and a 120Gig Hard drive and a dual layer DVD burner. Accessories included a Wireless Apple Mighty mouse, Mini-DVI to VGA adapter and a the thin USB keyboard.
Not exactly cheap outright but value for money for what I was about to get it to do!
I plan to run configure the MacBook to do all my web and graphic development work but running it under Windows XP. If you recall my old ASUS development notebook is over 3 years old and although I haven’t installed any new software on it except for the occasional software update it’s coming up an odd memory reference error! Also the battery pack doesn’t last as long as it used to.
The old ASUS V6V is a great looking notebook its case is made from stainless steel and composite fibre, it’s a very sleek looking machine. (See the latest VX series from ASUS for what it looks like because the VX is based on the original V6. It is a very sturdy and classy compared to other ‘Windows’ notebooks, especially from Dell or HP. (Even better than the Macbook Pro)
In comparison the new Macbook is white and plastic all over. I reckon its friendly to look at. I hope it’s design will age well as the old V6. I also hope that at business presentations it won’t look too out of place.
As for construction the V6 beats the Mac any day. The Macbook although has worked flawlessly so far has a ‘funny’ j key. You have to press it harder than the rest of the keys. Hope nothing else goes wrong with it.
Why not buy a MacBook Pro? Well it’s more expensive and I didn’t see the value of getting it plus I’m up to the hilt in debt with the new Hayabusa!