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Re: [Houston-RoR] Use VMWare instead of Parallels?

On Sep 1, 2008, at 11:56 PM, Stephen Huey wrote:

> Do you guys use VMWare Fusion more than Parallels?

I have both... I use VMWare because it feels like less of a
drain on my host system.

Jeremey.




Tue Sep 2, 2008 1:10 pm

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Question for you guys ... I've currently got a 15" MBP which I absolutely love. I use it for my day to day work, personal, business ... everything. I also have...
Bryan Ray
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Aug 28, 2008
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... I have both (MBP, Mac Pro) and I use the MBP for all my development. I have need of Linux boxes for development work, I run them all (sometimes at once) in...
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Do you guys use VMWare Fusion more than Parallels?  ... From: Jeremey Barrett <jeremeybarrett@...> Subject: Re: [Houston-RoR] Question: Mac Pro and...
Stephen Huey
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I use VMWare Fusion and haven't had a problem with it. I believe it is more or less feature comparable with Parallels. Wes...
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Sep 2, 2008
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I own both - bought VMWare after finding out that the version of Parallels I had did not run 64 bit systems (it does now afaik). I personally like VMWare...
Keith Lancaster
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I can't compare the two, I only have VMware but am very happy with it. ... -- Bob Love "Anyone who says that the solution is to educate the users hasn't ever ...
Robert Love
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... I have both... I use VMWare because it feels like less of a drain on my host system. Jeremey....
Jeremey Barrett
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Sep 2, 2008
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I own both. I originally made the switch because Parallels wouldn't work when trying to install FreeBSD. I also was able to deploy a system where I installed...
Jim Freeze
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Sep 2, 2008
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I used to have a 17" MBP which I used exclusively. When I was at my desk I would hook up an external monitor for the extra real estate and an external mouse. I...
Phillip Toland
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Aug 28, 2008
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This is my thinking exactly ... Appreciate the feedback thus far guys....
Bryan Ray
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Bryan, did you ever try Geany <http://geany.uvena.de/> on your Ubuntu machine? *sudo apt-get install geany* I'm back to doing the majority of my development on...
Jim Mulholland
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After I have purchased my MBP about an year ago, I can pretty much get all my stuff done on it (work, movie watching). Hence to me buying a desktop is waste of...
Daya Sharma
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I have a 17 in. MBP (what I am using at the moment as I sit in Starbucks). I use it when I need to work outside the house - times like today. Its fully set up...
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