Re: Dual Boot versus Virtual Machine

2014-01-17 Thread Chris Blouch
The virtual machine and all it's setting show up a a single big package file on OSX. I usually keep it on my desktop as VMWare doesn't seem to care where you stick it. So I can copy that file as many times as I want and throw them in the trash if I don't want a particular instance, just like an

Re: Dual Boot versus Virtual Machine

2014-01-17 Thread Chris Blouch
Generally Windows viruses won't work on OSX so it's not like having a virtual windows box is going to add much risk. As a virtual windows machine it is just as susceptible to viruses as a real windows box. That also means you could create a document in Windows that is infected, use your Mac to

Re: Dual Boot versus Virtual Machine

2014-01-17 Thread Terje Strømberg
Do you only need to make a copy of the original Windows by clicking command + c and store it on a free space? Then throw it in the trash and copy it back with command + c and paste it into the virtual machine folder again? That would be fantastic in a way, because we are sort of talking about a

Re: Dual Boot versus Virtual Machine

2014-01-17 Thread Terje Strømberg
One question, in unity mode, in VMWare Fusion, do you risk any virus from the Windows side to run into the mac side? It could be configured for Windows OS and Mac OSX? Is it maybe best to keep Windows fun in Windows in shell mode or what i can call it? Take care 17. jan. 2014 kl. 22:25 skre

Re: Dual Boot versus Virtual Machine

2014-01-17 Thread Daniel Hawkins
Hello all, I would like to add. On top of this. If you are looking at other Options other than Duxbury, you can use Libre and install the OBT2 extention and that can translate. I have seen that on a Windows side, but I have not seen it on the Mac side since I don’t have an embosser. Daniel Hawk

Re: Dual Boot versus Virtual Machine

2014-01-17 Thread Chris Blouch
The little I do in Windows didn't require a dedicated Bootcamp setup so I've always used VMs. The other nice thing is the virtual windows hard drive is just a (large) file. So I keep a master copy around and if my running copy gets mangled somehow I just put it in the trash and clone another on

Re: Dual Boot versus Virtual Machine

2014-01-17 Thread Robert C
Chris, Thanks. Have you used both modes? Since the Mac experience is new for me I want to do what works right the first time. I can keep using the Windows machine and have to until I find a Windows 7 dvd anyway, but it would be a tidy office here to have only one computer. I hope there

Re: Dual Boot versus Virtual Machine

2014-01-17 Thread Chris Blouch
You can set up a mac to 'dual boot' where you partition your hard drive in two pieces with Windows on one and MacOS on the other. Then Apple's BootCamp tool lets you pick which one you want to start up. When running Windows this way it's no different than any other PC laptop and your Apple turn

Dual Boot versus Virtual Machine

2014-01-17 Thread Robert C
Hi everyone, Just joined the list. Got a MacBook Pro recently, and will start training on it next week. First of many questions, but will not fire them off too quickly. I am switching from Windows 7 to the Mac. One program that is not yet supported by OS X Mountain Lion is Duxbury. I wi