Archive for the 'Apple' Category

$250 Desktop Runs Ubuntu, Windows 7 and OS X?

Friday, July 3rd, 2009

I recently wanted to get a new desktop computer to use for some programming projects. Seeing that I have a bunch of old computer parts laying around, I wanted to build my own computer. I started out by looking at some of the newest top-end Intel and AMD processors and motherboards, but the total price [...]

Switching From OS X to Ubuntu: 10 Things I Miss

Thursday, October 18th, 2007

About 2 years ago, I stopped using Windows on my main computers at work and home. I switched to a Mac Mini, then to a Macbook, for all of my daily work, web design, programming, photo organizing, etc. We also have a large install base of Ubuntu Linux machines and a few Windows [...]

Safari for Windows Could Threaten OS X, iPhone and Apple’s Image

Wednesday, June 13th, 2007

As you’ve probably heard, Apple has released a version of their Safari web browser for Windows. A lot has been said about why Apple would do this (my bet is that Jon Gruber is right and it’s about the $$$ that Apple will generate from Google searches), about how fast it truly is, and about [...]

VMWare Fusion: Looking Better Than Ever

Thursday, June 7th, 2007

While Parallels may have got the jump on VMWare in the Mac virtualization market, VMWare Fusion is looking better all the time. I first tried Fusion out of frustration over not being able to install the latest versions of Linux on Parallels. VMWare has a much longer history in the VM market and [...]

Install Ubuntu 7.04 on Your Intel Mac with VMware Fusion

Wednesday, May 2nd, 2007

The latest version of Ubuntu, Feisty Fawn, has been getting a lot of press recently. With news that Dell will soon be pre-installing Ubuntu on some of its systems, it’s almost certain that Ubuntu will only become more popular in the coming months. If you have an Intel Mac and would like to [...]