Software Discounts and Coupones http://www.easy-organizer.net Software Coupones and Discounts Tue, 21 Oct 2008 14:32:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Run Windows, Linux and more side-by-side on Mac OS X without rebooting. Virtualization software review. http://www.easy-organizer.net/run-windows-on-mac.html http://www.easy-organizer.net/run-windows-on-mac.html#comments Mon, 02 Jun 2008 14:51:54 +0000 dmitry.goncharenko http://www.easy-organizer.net/?p=16


I recently purchased a MacBook and now think about how to run my favorite and useful Windows apps on it. The software market offers several virtualization solutions and Apple Boot Camp a free utility from Apple allowing users to run Windows on a Mac.

First of all, I didnt use Boot Camp as it requires me to reboot for changing OSes, so this solution doesnt work for me as I prefer deeper integration.

I compared two solutions from virtualization software vendors:


Parallels Desktop for Mac from Parallels and VMware Fusion from VMware.



The products are absolutely similar at the first sight thats why I tried to describe both product benefits in this review.

Each of these software solutions allows you to run Windows on your Mac at the same time without any rebooting with a deep integration from one OS to another, You can even drag-and-drop files between desktops!

Both products have the same $79,99 price, so looks like from the price point there are no advantages from both vendors.

Both software companies provide a free fully-functional trial version for users to decide.

Installation

The whole install process took about 20-25 minutes, which is quite few for Windows + VM installation process.

Parallels try to offer a very easy-to-use installation process, so user just need to install Parallels Desktop and then install Windows with 3 clicks of the mouse. Looks like Parallels made installation of Windows process more simple in virtual machine than on the real PC machine.

One thing I did enjoy about the Fusion installer is that you can input your username, password and product CD key and it will autofill all of that information during the install process. It also automatically installs the VMWare tools (mouse, video, etc drivers) right away, while Parallels makes you manually do that.

OS integration

Both software solutions allow full screen mode and a special mode (called Coherence in Parallels and Unity in Fusion) where only the windows are shown as if they were just applications running directly on the Mac. One difference I noticed very soon: Parallels is better integrated into the Mac OS desktop by means of registering file types with the Parallels guest applications, MS Office applications could be opened by just clicking on them. Parallels seems to set up shared folders between OS X and Windows quite nicely. Fusion seems to require you to do this manually.

Fusion lets you access Windows programs from its Applications menu. Parallels let you run programs from its Applications menu or the dock icon.

Parallels have a “snapshot” feature which lets you save a copy of your virtual machine at a point in time. You can create a snapshot for a stopped or running virtual machine. When I created a snapshot of my Windows XP, it took about 23MB. Parallels also have a nice UI for managing the snapshots. VMware also has snapshots, but they seem less robust. It appears that there can only be one snapshot available at a time and it was very hard to find where the snapshot files are stored. Parallels lets you have any number of snapshots and they can all be managed nicely.

When you right-click on a file and select Open With in Parallels, you can pick from a list of both Windows and Mac applications (this is a built in feature SmartSelect). If you choose a Mac application, it starts in OS X with the file. Its very slick. It is really facilitate the working process and make the barrier between real and virtual machine less noticeable. The capability of Parallels is more likely, you just don’t notice that you are working with virtual machine, it seems to be just a real.

Performance

After working with both solutions I think Parallels Desktop is faster in one-step tasks like launching applications, scrolling through them and printing documents. Cross-platform tasks that focus on interaction between Mac OS X and Windows and Internet Explorer works better through Parallels Desktop for Mac. One thing you have to consider about VMware is that they support 64-bit virtual machines (think guest OSes) and SMP while Parallels don’t.
Also, one more important thing is that VMware supports large memory (RAM) 8Gb.

Small Test

I made a couple of small tests on performance and copied a 250MB file from Parallels to Mac OS X. When dragging it from Windows Explorer to the Finder, the copy took about 2 minutes. If I opened up the Parallels Shared Folder within Windows Explorer and then did the copy from within Parallels it took about 20 seconds only.

Games and Entertainment

Both solotions include an option to run 3D games and support DirectX 8.1. However, Fusion supports about 1/4th the amount of games that Parallels does. Considering OpenGL, Parallels offer support of this technology while Fusion does not.

Purchase convenience and pre- and after-sale support

Both solutions are available in ESD and boxed versions at companies websites www.parallels.com and www.vmware.com in products section. The purchase process on Parallels website (which I purchased finally) is very simple and fast without any problems.

I was glad to find out that Parallels really try to take care about their customers and think about the after-sale software use. You can simply download several utilities from their website that will make your work with virtual machine much easier.
If you have any problems , Parallels offers FREE email support and phone support for $29,99, instead of VMware suggesting you the email support only for the same price VMware phone support is much more expansive. I think this aspect (not very important as many of us think) plays a great role, because this all is about software where we as customers need to be supported on upcoming issues.

VMware has a great reputation in virtualization space and I probably would go with their Fusion but I consider Parallels to be more deeply integrated for convenient use of both Windows and Mac applications, thats why I preferred Parallels.

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DESCRIPRION

Convert DVD to iPod with high output quality. iSkysoft DVD to iPod converter is a specially designed for Mac OS users to convert DVD to iPod video and convert DVD audio to iPod audio. iSkysoft DVD to iPod Converter lets you set video brightness, contrast, saturation and so on to set the output movie quality. It allows you to select DVD subtitle and audio track to convert your DVD movie in any language available on your DVD. You can choose to convert any chapters or titles and even trim the length of each title or chapter. If you don’t want to generate a file for every chapter or title, iSkysoft DVD to iPod Converter can join the selected titles or chapters and only output one file. iSkysfot dvd to iPod Converter for mac

Key Features

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5.Powerful encoding settings 6.Video crop Crop your DVD video to remove the video sides and enjoy your movies on your iPhone in full screen.

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10.Easy to use:iSkysoft DVD to iPod has a very simple Mac-style interface that guides you to convert DVD to iPod with just a few simple steps.


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DESCRIPRION

iSkysoft Video Converter for Mac is developed to convert all popular video files from one format to another format and convert video to audio for Mac OS X users. It supports video formats such as MPEG1, MPEG2, MP4, 3GP, 3G2, AVI, Mpeg TS/TP (for HD Video). It can also convert video to audio formats including WAV, OGG, 3GP, Mp3 and M4A. iSkysoft Video Converter for Mac lets you set video brightness, contrast, saturation, crop video, trim video, batch convert your video files, and even merge multiple files into one file. Convert any video format on Mac OS X with iSkysoft Video Converter for Mac!

Key Features:

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4.Convert videos for iPod touch, iPod classic, iPod nano, iPhone, Apple TV, PSP, PS3, Youtube (web), Creative Zen, iRiver PMP, Archos, various video mobile phones and many other digital video and audio players.

5.Merge all added files and output one file.

6.Set movie video brightness, contrast, saturation, and choose to apply special video effects to your video files.

7.Crop your DVD video to remove black sides.

8.You can trim your video files to only convert a part of a video file..


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DESCRIPRION

iSkysoft DVD Ripper Pack for Mac is both a Mac DVD Ripper and a video converter software - a suite pack with iSkysoft DVD Ripper for Mac and iSkysoft Video Converter for Mac combined. It is everything you need to rip your DVD movies and convert your video files on Mac OS for iPhone, iPod, Apple TV, Zune, PSP, Xbox 360, PS3, iRiver, Creative Zen, Archos, PMP, Smart Phone, Pocket PC, PDA, cell phone, MP4 Player, MP3 player, and many other video and audio players. iSkysoft DVD Ripper Pack provides various practical features such as setting video brightness, contrast, saturation, selecting DVD subtitle and audio track, trimming DVD and video, and merging selected files into one file and so on.

Key Features:

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2.It can also select any available subtitle and audio track on your DVD.

3.A professional program developed only for Mac OS X users.

4.Convert DVD and video for iPod touch, iPod classic, iPod nano, iPhone, Apple TV, PSP, PS3, Youtube (web), Creative Zen, iRiver PMP, Archos, various video mobile phones and many other digital video and audio players.

5.Merge all added files and output one file.

6.Set movie video brightness, contrast, saturation, and choose to apply special video effects to your video files.

7.Crop your DVD video to remove black sides.

8.You can trim your video files to only convert a part of a video file.


(From developer’s vebsite)
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DESCRIPRION

iSkysoft DVD Studio Pack for Mac includes DVD Ripper for Mac, Video Converter for Mac and DVD Copy for Mac. It can help you rip DVD to all popular video and audio formats with customized setting . It can also convert video among all popular media formats and copy DVD with 1:1 ratio on Mac OS X.

Key Features:

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4.Copy DVD to DVD with 1:1 ratio More Details

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8.Designed just for Mac OS X. iSkysoft DVD Studio Pack for Mac is developed for Mac PowerPC and Mac Intel (include Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard) users.


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DESCRIPRION

iSkysoft 3GP Video Converter for Mac is a professional 3GP converter for Mac OS users.It can convert all sorts of video formats to 3GP videos that can be played on video cell phones of various bands for 3GP cell phone users.It supports most common video formats and it is an MPEG to 3GP Converter, an MOV to 3GP Converter, a WMV to 3GP converter and so on. iSkysoft 3GP Converter for Mac has various practical features such as batch conversion, setting video brightness, contrast, saturation, video file trim, video crop, video trim, and joining multiple files into one file. Enjoy videos on your 3GP cell phones with iSkysoft 3GP Video Converter for Mac!

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3.A professional program developed only for Mac OS X users.

4.Merge all added files and output one file.

5.Set movie video brightness, contrast, saturation, and choose to apply special video effects to your video files.

6.Crop your DVD video to remove black sides.

7.You can trim your video files to only convert a part of a video file.

8.Preview your video files before conversion to adjust the output quality.


(From developer’s vebsite)
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