When is it / Is it Coming?

Posted At : April 12, 2008 10:46 AM | Posted By : Michael
Related Categories: VMWare,Macintosh

I heard several weeks ago (during MacWorld, I believe) that VMWare would be releasing a version of VMWare Fusion that would allow you to run virtual Mac OS X server images. I think they even demonstrated an early version that was actually running OS X server at their booth at MacWorld. I haven't seen or heard a word about it since, not even on the VMWare site. Has this idea been abandoned? I'm anxious to evaluate the Mac server platform and this solution would allow me to do so without spending a small fortune on equipment. If you know anything about this, please leave me a comment.

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OS X Leopard - So far, so good

Posted At : November 5, 2007 2:38 PM | Posted By : Michael
Related Categories: VMWare,Macintosh

I installed Apple OS X Leopard on my MacBook Pro the day it was released almost a week and a half ago and, so far, so good. The only casualty I've noticed thus far is my screen saver application (a really cool little app from UselessCreations that takes a screenshot of your desktop, then uses it as the backdrop of a realistic looking fish tank). The app still works, but the desktop screen cap has been replaced by a dull gray background. I may just need to play around a bit with the settings, but so far, it's the only issue I've had with Leopard. Granted, I run my SQL server(s), web server(s) and ColdFusion server(s) within VMWare so I'm not having the CF, MySQL and Apache issues that a lot of other folks have complained about post upgrade. All in all, I'd have to call it a flawless upgrade process. The new OS features are well worth the upgrade costs, too.

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VMWare Fusion

Posted At : October 28, 2007 9:50 PM | Posted By : Michael
Related Categories: VMWare,Macintosh

A few years ago, an author who's name escapes me right now coined the term "killer app". "Killer app" essentially defines an application (software, process, or otherwise) that so dramatically improves the way a thing is done as to revolutionize it. I firmly believe that VMware products can properly be classified as killer apps. In particular, VMWare Fusion for the Macintosh platform is among the best applications I've ever used on any platform. When I recently migrated all my applications and development environments from the PC to Macintosh platform, I was concerned that I'd be giving up the power and flexibility typically afforded to software developers on the Windows platform. I'd grown accustomed to running multiple Windows Server images within the VMWare application on XP and Vista which, of course, provides one of the most efficient ways to design and write software without lugging around 3 or 4 PCs/Laptops. The very first application I downloaded to my shiny new MacBook Pro was an evaluation copy of VMWare Fusion. About 15 minutes after loading it up and testing a couple of my images (unmodified PC images I might add), I was back on the VMWare website purchasing my full-up license for the product. If you've never experimented with virtual machines, I strongly recommend that you take a look at VMWare Fusion. It's a great product and I think it's only about 80 bucks. I'm really starting to love this Mac stuff....(as I take another sip of the cool-aid).

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