Comments on: Idiot’s Rule

By: Justin Makeig

Justin Makeig — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:30:40 +0000

Here’s the link that didn’t show up in my previous post:
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/bonjourforwindows.html

By: Justin Makeig

Justin Makeig — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:29:18 +0000

Parallels rules. If you’re looking to test web stuff beyond static files in Windoze, make sure to install Apple’s Bonjour/Rendezvous in the Windows instance. That way, you can serve a web site on your Mac (e.g. http://mremily.local) and view it live with Windoze without having to muck with network settings on either side. This saved me a metric ton of grief.
Rock on!

By: John A

John A — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:40:37 +0000

Yearly OS install ends up refreshing a lot of my, ummm… less-than-legal registration codes, clears out a lot of the misc bloatware that I’m constantly installating and basically just keeps everything fresh. Big downside of windows app management is that the registry gets huge quick.

Rebuilding is by no means required, but I’ve got it down to a 2 or 3 hour process, and speeds up the PC quite a bit. It’s like a shower for the computer.

By: Mr. Emily

Mr. Emily — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 22:51:31 +0000

Why do you reinstall your OS yearly?

And yes, let’s not start that futile argument.

By: John A

John A — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:47:31 +0000

The is the third horror story (well, mild horror story) I’ve heard about installing XP within Parallels.

At this point, I suspect Parallels is to blame. I routinely re-install Windows on a non-Mac (about once every 12-18 months) with no hiccups other than the need to download 85 Service Pack updates…

Emulation is a hairy business.

(Note: the above is not intended as a mac vs. PC comment and/or argument.

By: Rothko

Rothko — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:48:53 +0000

Yey! So do you have XP or Vista running on Parallels?