Oh, my world for a MacBook Pro. For those times when I absolutely must use Windows, in the past I have struggled with Virtual PC emulation or log into a remote desktop connection on a windows box. Since Virtual PC not only runs Windows XP on top of my puny little powerbook, but it emulates an intel processor, it runs as slow as a dog. And remote desktop is no good for testing networking stuff, which is often the whole reason I want to run Windows.
Now there is Parallels for the new intel-based Macs, which allows you to run Windows, Linux, or whatever else intel-based OS you like. The great thing is you can run it in a window, you don’t need to reboot. And since intel macs don’t have to pretend they are intels, there is very little emulation — this means the speed is much better than Virtual PC. Hooray for virtualization.
Watch it in action on YouTube
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