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MacRumors.com Parallels released their Windows virtualization solution for the Intel Mac today. The product is called Parallels Workstation 2.1 Beta and a free fully functional copy is available for download now. Unlike Apple's Boot Camp solution which was released yesterday, Parallels solution allows you to run Windows XP (and other Intel-based operating systems) from within Mac OS X. Rebooting or Dual Booting is not required. This allows users to maintain their daily environment while also being able to use any desired Windows applications. It is only available for the Intel Macs and should provide near-native performance. Parallels Workstation 2.1 Beta for Mac OS X is NOT simply a "dual-boot" solution; rather, it empowers users the ability to use Windows, Linux and any other operating system at the same time as Mac OS X, enabling users to enjoy the comfort of their Mac OS X desktop while still being able to use critical applications from other OSes. Parallels appears to be taking advantage of the Intel Virtualization Technology which was included in the Intel Yonah processors that are now shipping in the Intel Macs. While in free Beta testing at the moment, the final software package for Linux and Windows is priced from the company at $49.99. MacRumors.com

try installing the firmware update and see if that helps... I imagine that Canon would also suggest this.

Too funny... Fortunatley I'm in a position to discuss this objectively, rather than cheering for one team and knocking the other. I'm the Head of Tech Support at a school with 900 machines that hosts both windows and macs. I own both platforms and use and support both platforms There are advantages and disadvantages to owning either windows or macs. The big disadvantage to owning a mac is that none of the windows software would work on it, and the big disadvantages to owning a windows machine is that they are much more vulnerable to worms, viruses, popups and hijackers and the OS is significantly flawed. Over time they will slow down dramatically, and every year you have to pay more and more money to have someone come in and cleanup/fix your machine, and renew your antivirus subscription. Fortunately this latest announcement from Apple resolves the issue of Mac users not being able to run windows programs on their machines.

Totally objective thoughts. I love posts like this... Definitely not a Mac user LOL

I really don't know. I don't think they will until they finalize the next version of the Windows Operating System (called "LongWait"), and have redesigned Virtual PC to work with it and and also to work with the intel chip. That's a lot of work for Microsoft, so who knows. Although there's a market for Virtual PC, I don't think it's on the top of their list nor do I think it's in high demand... perhaps "BootCamp" will push it even further away. But maybe I'm completely wrong and they will introduce it next Tuesday! :-)

Apple just released a beta program called Boot camp. It will be included in the next version of the operating system called Leopard. Basically, you can choose which operating system to boot into and either will completely take over your machine... different than virtual pc or other emulation. Huge potential for Apple Sales!

Start --> Control Panels --> Regional and Language Options (little globe icon) --> Languages --> Switch Language to English. OK and restart I don't know it in spanish :-)

I figure out how far from the subject I'll be on the ground... zoom in, manually focus, tape down the dial and zoom out. .43 kenko Sometimes wide, sometimes regular

cd-r, dvd-r, flash memory drive, external drive, ipod, file server... just try to make 2 backups, not 1

dial in your turns using your current canopy... harness turn first and work up to 90s... everything beyond a 90 is just a bunch of 90s attached together. Then downsize.

Which Dropzone in Florida do you jump at? That will help in your search

it's one of the functions under the menus... I think the book says to not use a brush, and to only blow air on it. Make sure you have a charged battery.

I also did mine and it was a piece of cake

it's funny to switch to a mac and then not use the software that mac makes... :-) iTunes is intertwined with imovie, front row, idvd, etc, etc, etc.

You can either have itunes copy the music to your default music location or not... Whats nice is that you can change the default save location from your internal hd to the external hd. iTunes-->Preferences-->Advanced-->General

Here's one from the wedding... :-)

iMovie starts doing funny things when the video goes beyond 60 minutes... The apple discussions are a great place to research things like this

one more...

Thereza and I were married this past weekend in Mesa AZ! The wedding was super fun, and of course, Thereza looked beautiful! The day before the wedding, we reserved 4 hours at SkyventureAZ and a bunch of friends flew together. Amy Chmelecki, Jeffro (my best man), and Roberta were super nice to coach for free, and everyone had so much fun!!! Special thanks to SkyventureAZ for hosting this very, very memorable event.

Steve curtis did it in Eloy...

My 1000 only loses focus if I watch the opening... if I keep my sight on the horizon, no problems... I think for the improvement in video color/quality, the openings going out of focus when you watch the canopy isn't that big of a deal.

i just got (today) the sandisk 2 GB Ultra II from Amazon for $88.

Just to point ou that ther HAVE in fact been a lot of civilian deaths... from bombings, accidental, mistakes... It HAS happened. Sure, there are people setting off bombs all over the place in Iraq, and sure they are Iraqis and other foreign nationals, but truth betold, the US military has also killed civilians. It's comes with the territory... invade a country, expect casualties, both enemy and civilian... This stimulates hate and the impression that the attackers don't give a rats ass

it's probably the center point focusing shooting right past the subject...

i don't thinnk the firmware will resolve the video chat problem, but it should help with the restart problem... when it goes down, just pull the plug on the routeer and the modem and plug them back in. It doesn't matter what order you do it in.