Author: neil

Graphics in Virtualization: VMware Fusion vs. Parallels Desktop

Posted by | Mar 11, 2010 | , |

Ever wonder what graphics really looks like side-by-side comparing VMware Fusion 3 to Parallels Desktop 5? This video will show you a wide variety of graphics tests, running on side-by-side machines so that you can see for yourself.


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Interesting in the full analysis of which product is faster? Check it out at:
https://www.mactech.com/articles/special/1002-VirtualizationHeadToHead/

and read the most comprehensive and definitive set of benchmarks in the industry about virtualization on the Mac. Thousands of real world tests run, primarily with a stopwatch, to give you the best answer possible on which is faster in each area and by how much.

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Disk vs. Tape

Posted by | Mar 4, 2010 | |

Many CTOs and system/network administrators feel that tape is something to be avoided. But a new white paper by the Tolis Group (http://www.tolisgroup.com) — which makes back-up solutions for Mac OS X, Windows, Linux and Unix systems — begs to different.

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What’s in a name: iPhone 4G?

Posted by | Mar 4, 2010 | , |

Watch for it … the discussion on what Apple is going to name it’s next generation of iPhone. Will it be the iPhone 4G? The 3.5? The some-other-name-that-doesn’t-include-G? It’s hard to say. G here could easily mean the generation of the iPhone, or it could mean the G for mobile technology (e.g., 4G comes after the 3G service that AT&T has).

What do you think it will be?

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Expo: Doomsayers were very wrong

Posted by | Feb 12, 2010 | |

When Apple pulled out of Macworld Expo a year ago, the doomsayers started marching out in droves. I was scratching my head at this — and on the first day of last year’s show, committed to our booth at the show, and as a sponsor. Sure, I knew the show would be smaller (after all Apple had previously taken something like 30% of the square footage of the show). And sure, I figured people would scale back on their booth sizes due to concern and the economy overall.

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Expo: Doomsayers were very wrong

Posted by | Feb 12, 2010 | , |

When Apple pulled out of Macworld Expo a year ago, the doomsayers started marching out in droves. I was scratching my head at this — and on the first day of last year’s show, committed to our booth at the show, and as a sponsor. Sure, I knew the show would be smaller (after all Apple had previously taken something like 30% of the square footage of the show). And sure, I figured people would scale back on their booth sizes due to concern and the economy overall.

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