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Even better - Virtual Machine |
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Technology
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Thursday, 06 April 2006 |
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It is rumored that Apple is working on a virtual machine for running Windows along with Mac OS X for the next version of OS X due out early next year. The just released boot camp from Apple is a step in the right direction. A virtual machine lets two or more operating systems run at the same time using the hardware natively. Virtual PC or other solutions in the past have emulated another chip which seriously undermined performance. This would not be the case with virtualization. The guest OS would run at near native speeds as if it was running all by itself on the hardware. This is exciting because you could run Mac OS X and then run say Microsoft Project or Visio with out rebooting into Windows.
Well it looks like company call Parallels is already working on a virtualization machine for the Mac. We may not have to wait for Apple. Their virtualization machine will also run Linux , Microsoft’s Windows and Sun’s Solaris . Wow. For more information go check out Parallels website. The beta is free and will be $50 when the product is done.
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Apple adds Windows booting feature |
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Technology
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Wednesday, 05 April 2006 |
Apple released a public beta of Boot Camp. It is rumored to be a new feature of Mac OS 10.5 that will enable Intel-based macs to install and boot into Windows XP. I am actually excited for this. Not because I like windows but for the reason that there are programs on windows that you can’t get for a mac. This is the case for my wife. We had to get her a windows laptop because she is a structural engineer and all of the software she uses for work is only windows based. When she is done she comes home and tries to do things on her PC that the mac does much better and easier. She is always getting frustrated with it and wishing her work programs would work on a mac so she could use things like the iLife sweet . With boot camp she can. I would love to see the day when she boots windows at work on a Mac Book Pro then gets home and boots Mac OS X to do the things she likes to without windows getting in the way. I am sure she would love to get ride of that huge PC laptop and get a more powerful one that is only a inch thick. For more info go check out Apple Boot Camp web page.
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Toilet - I hate you part 2! |
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Life
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Sunday, 02 April 2006 |
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 Well the damage to the floor was much worse than I expected. It had spread much further in every direction under the floor. I spent much of the day pulling up the fake 80’s style tile linoleum and then pulling up the sub flooring. The plywood below was wet but I don’t think it is damaged. It did smell like what you would expect after this type of leakage. I had to take a break every once and a while to clear the head.
Once I had gotten all the bad wood up I sprayed it down with disinfectant hoping to kill anything nasty the water may have carried with it and to kill any mold that may have started on the plywood. I am going to let it dry out for a bit and make sure everything is okay before putting new wood down.
We had been planning on doing the front entry way in something new someday. Well this floor project has sped that up. Looks like I will be taking up all the old 80’s style linoleum and putting down new. Looks like next weekend is already booked.
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Bike
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Saturday, 01 April 2006 |
 Today was our first day of training for the STP . Well being typical Washington weather it rained and it was cold. We almost called it off before we started. I hate riding in the rain. We ended up riding anyway. It was cold and miserable but it was good to get out and get some exercise. After todays experience I will be spending the next week or so researching bike rain gear. I am tired of weather taking the fun out of it. I found some good stuff but it is all back ordered. Well here is to hoping it is not raining next week.
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Life
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Friday, 31 March 2006 |
 Okay, so I am using the bathroom this morning and I think what has Cassia stuck under the bathroom carpet. There is a large bump. So I pull up the throw carpet and nothing there. The bump is under the floor. Dang that can only mean one thing. Water! Then I notice the flooring coming up all around the toilet. Pull it back a bit and it is wet underneath it all. So I spend the next hour pulling flooring up and you see what I find in the picture. I guess you know what I will be working on this weekend.
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