I am having to access Microsoft CRM over the Internet which also requires Internet Explorer. I do not own a PC but my Mac can now run Windows as well as OSX
It is easy. You can either set up a partition on your Mac's hard disk and use Apple's built-in Bootcamp or use Virtual Machine software.
Bootcamp is OK but it means every time you want to run Windows you have to quit the Max OS and boot up in Windows.
The Virtual Machine option means that Windows can simply run in a window under Mac OSX ... with complete drag and drop integration. I used VM Fusion and Windows Vista. It took a while to install but everything seems to work fine. There is some hit on performance but it is really acceptable.
Still prefer my Mac though.
Saturday, 24 January 2009
GimmeSomeTunes
Sometimes I come across software that is just fantastic and I want to tell everybody about it.
Today I found GimmeSomeTunes (http://www.eternalstorms.at/gimmesometune/) which is just that..fantastic! If you have a Mac and are running OS X 10.5 or above with iTunes, this software goes out onto the web and grabs song lyrics and album cover artwork as you play each tune. Once you have played a tune the lyrics are in iTunes and that's it.
You can choose to view lyrics or not and there are some nice interface tweaks and even an Internet Radio facility. Go to the website I implore you, it explains it much better than I can. Another great reason for running a Mac! Enjoy.
Today I found GimmeSomeTunes (http://www.eternalstorms.at/gimmesometune/) which is just that..fantastic! If you have a Mac and are running OS X 10.5 or above with iTunes, this software goes out onto the web and grabs song lyrics and album cover artwork as you play each tune. Once you have played a tune the lyrics are in iTunes and that's it.
You can choose to view lyrics or not and there are some nice interface tweaks and even an Internet Radio facility. Go to the website I implore you, it explains it much better than I can. Another great reason for running a Mac! Enjoy.
Saturday, 17 January 2009
That Twitter Thing
Twice in the last few months the news has got out first through Twitter. Twitter in case you didn't already know is a micro-blogging service. (Humph what's that!)
First it was the terror strikes in Mumbai and then last week it was the Hudson River air crash in New York. A passer by took a picture on his iPhone and posted the image using Twitter on to an associated website (http://twitpic.com/135xa) and he got there way before the networks who were still up in their helicopters looking for the plane. The pic got some nearly 100,000 views within hours of the post.
So what does this say about Twitter, well some eminent journalists have likened it to a very cheap and not very reliable news agency but for me it has all sorts of other applications, for the most part keeping in touch and making connections... a member of the family on holiday comes to mind, student backpacking that sort of thing. All you need to do is let your mind wander and all sorts of other things seem possible... go on let your imagination run riot! Just imagine if someone took a few pics of Jean Charles de Menezes that fateful day in July 2005.
There's lots of software out there for PCs, Macs and smartphones and apparently you can even get involved using Facebook, SMS or Instant Messaging. The iPhone has lots of free client software but I have started using Tweetie today on the strength of the New York story break!
First it was the terror strikes in Mumbai and then last week it was the Hudson River air crash in New York. A passer by took a picture on his iPhone and posted the image using Twitter on to an associated website (http://twitpic.com/135xa) and he got there way before the networks who were still up in their helicopters looking for the plane. The pic got some nearly 100,000 views within hours of the post.
So what does this say about Twitter, well some eminent journalists have likened it to a very cheap and not very reliable news agency but for me it has all sorts of other applications, for the most part keeping in touch and making connections... a member of the family on holiday comes to mind, student backpacking that sort of thing. All you need to do is let your mind wander and all sorts of other things seem possible... go on let your imagination run riot! Just imagine if someone took a few pics of Jean Charles de Menezes that fateful day in July 2005.
There's lots of software out there for PCs, Macs and smartphones and apparently you can even get involved using Facebook, SMS or Instant Messaging. The iPhone has lots of free client software but I have started using Tweetie today on the strength of the New York story break!
Friday, 9 January 2009
Proper URLs
Well the site now has proper URLs, so what you see in the browser title bar reflects what you see on the web page and it was so easy.
The more I play with RapidWeaver, 'play' being the operative word, the more impressed I am. So far this simple site has Twitter, Skype, LinkeIn and Google Analytics and it was all relatively easy to do. For anyone with a Mac wanting to build a simple website I would recommend it.
The more I play with RapidWeaver, 'play' being the operative word, the more impressed I am. So far this simple site has Twitter, Skype, LinkeIn and Google Analytics and it was all relatively easy to do. For anyone with a Mac wanting to build a simple website I would recommend it.
Monday, 5 January 2009
A Proper Blog
Whoa! My website now has a proper blog. This one can be viewed on both blogger.com and right here on my website. This site is developed in RapidWeaver, a Mac only theme based web creation package that in my opinion has a lot going for it. For any of you who are interested visit:
http://www.realmacsoftware.com
RapidWeaver has a vibrant developer community producing themes and plugins that add functionality to the basic package. This site uses the Chameleon theme from Elixir Graphics (http://www.elixirgraphics.com/themes/chameleon/index.html) the Blocks plugin from YourHead Software (http://www.yourhead.com/blocks) and the RapidBlog plugin from Loghound.com (http://loghound.com/rapidblog/index.html). This last plugin enables you to use Google Blogger, and thus be able to create blog posts from anywhere with an Internet connection and links them directly to your own website. You can also create a post within RapidWeaver, publish it and hey presto it also appears on blogger.com.
The Blocks plugin is also very good and I plan to use it extensively as I develop this site. The Twitter, Skype and LinkedIn links were all dropped in with ease using Blocks.
That's it for now.
http://www.realmacsoftware.com
RapidWeaver has a vibrant developer community producing themes and plugins that add functionality to the basic package. This site uses the Chameleon theme from Elixir Graphics (http://www.elixirgraphics.com/themes/chameleon/index.html) the Blocks plugin from YourHead Software (http://www.yourhead.com/blocks) and the RapidBlog plugin from Loghound.com (http://loghound.com/rapidblog/index.html). This last plugin enables you to use Google Blogger, and thus be able to create blog posts from anywhere with an Internet connection and links them directly to your own website. You can also create a post within RapidWeaver, publish it and hey presto it also appears on blogger.com.
The Blocks plugin is also very good and I plan to use it extensively as I develop this site. The Twitter, Skype and LinkedIn links were all dropped in with ease using Blocks.
That's it for now.
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