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        <title><![CDATA[Yes, Leverage!]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Exerting the power (of the 64 bit processor) to influence (the performance of the virtual Operating system).]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sysadmin/Babysitter]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 07:24:53 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Dual Boot WITH Crossover support on the OSX for flexibility!]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I use the Dual Boot (OSX &amp; XP) WITH Crossover support on the OSX for flexibility!I also use MacDrive to store ALL my data for BOTH OS's in a &quot;Data&quot; directory on the larger OSX partition.&quot;Crossover&quot; allows me to install a working version of MS-Office on my OSX partition so that my Exchange server connection is ALWAYS available in BOTH OS's.(although I am slightly annoyed that web links are NOT active withing my OSX version of MS-Office/Exchange mail).]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sysadmin/Babysitter]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 07:20:10 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Converting Bootcamp partitions]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I primarily use Fusion, because my Windows requirements are infrequent (for now). Be careful before you decide to convert your Bootcamp partition vs. creating a new Fusion VM.  Once you do, the Windows partition can't be automatically selected for booting, but can be chosen during boot by holding the Option key down.In addition, a Bootcamp partition used within Fusion can't take advantage of some of the Fusion features, like snapshots.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[greg.harry@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 08:11:21 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Complicated]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[With VMware Fusion, I now have to patch and update three different software stacks: OS X, Windows and Fusion itself!  Fusion also doesn't allow me to share my Firewire sound device reliably.  As someone who dabbles in music production, I often have to plug strange devices in my machine.  The only way to share those devices is with Bootcamp.  Why take the chance that something isn't going to work right with Fusion after I have spent a great deal of time getting everything to work right?One of the advantages to Fusion is the snapshot feature.  To replicate that feature (somewhat) with Bootcamp, I use Winclone to create images before I do anything stupid.  Another advantage is the ability to shrink virtual machines.  Winclone can also shrink and expand--it's just more work.  The third advantage that I can think of is the ability to create as many virtual machines as I have disk space for; no such luck with Bootcamp, due to limited number of partitions.One advantage for Bootcamp is the hardware flexibility.It's also easier to diagnose problems since you only have to go through two layers.  Another advantage is I can create virtual machine images for any virtual machine from a physical partition.  Converting virtual machine images is still a pain.If I had to choose one, I would have to go with Bootcamp.  Bootcamp wins because I don't have to maintain another software stack and I flexibility with hardware.  Plus, I can always create virtual machines later if I need to test a piece of software and then delete them when I don't need them.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[brokenspokes]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:22:23 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[VMware fusion with bootcamp very slow]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Hi,Thanks for your assessment of VMware. I also love vmware fusion but I too am just using bootcamp and windows 7. Creating a virtual machine out of the bootcamp partition just seems to run way too slow to be pleasant.I am runnning it on a macbook 2.26ghz dual core. Perhaps it is because I am using a beta of windows 7 and its a 32 bit one (Build 7100).I am not sure if this is the best we can get or perhaps VMW Fusion 3.0.1 is just not optimised enough Cheers,Ariel]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ariel Liebman]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:49:00 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[RE: VMware Fusion improvements close gap on Boot Camp for dual-boot Macs]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-322995-3217818]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[I wish I could run Mac on my PC.  Is there a way?]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jarib]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 11:31:38 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Fusion provides CPU capacity with a lever?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[lev?er?age??[lev-er-ij, lee-ver-]  verb, -aged, -ag?ing.?verb (used with object)5.to exert power or influence on.6.to provide with leverage.7.to invest or arrange (invested funds) using leverage.http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/leverage]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[gormark]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:31:45 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[RE: VMware Fusion improvements close gap on Boot Camp for dual-boot Macs]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I have 2 Macs, 1 with bootcamp and the other VM. Bootcamp out performs VMware Fusion over the network. I do a lot of compiling using VFP and the difference in speed is very noticeable.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[bryant@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 03:15:24 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Tough Decision]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I was just blessed with a MacBook Pro by my employer. As much as I love the Mac, I cannot avoid the use of Windows. I use Crystal Reports quite often and sometimes I am in it for days. Not to mention the Oracle client need to connect to a remote data server. I must decide between Boot Camp and a virtual environment. Sounds as if I want to run native, to get the speed I need, Boot Camp is the only solution? Also, when is Windows 7 support coming to Boot Camp?]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Indiana Jon]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 07:34:31 -0800</pubDate>
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