Wagging the Dog(Bark)
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A few days ago I got the horrible news that our token office PC was going to be taken home by a certain Samuel Rainey, M.A in order for him to watch football games, or something ridiculous like that, in his office at home. Don’t get me wrong, I am a 100% Apple Computer guy, have been for 6 years now, but I loved having the PC here so that I could walk through setup for Outlook with customers, as well as work with Internet Explorer for programming and development.

I have tried Parallels in the past and not had any luck with that whatsoever. Despite much work on my computer and how I set up the program I couldn’t get it to run fast enough for what I needed. I really don’t need / want windows, I just need the applications that windows runs. So the guys here turned me onto an application called “Crossover“.

Crossover lets you run applications like Internet Explorer, Outlook, etc (as long as you have install disks and are able to use them legally). (Dogbark accepts no resonsibility for you using pirated windows stuff. Void where prohibited). So I have been using it for the whole day today and have had great results with it. I can use Outlook like normal, I have Internet Explorer 5,6, and 7 which is great for any developer, and I am sure I’ll add things as I go. So for now the verdict is that I am enjoying having all of those applications running on my mac!!

IEXP 6 for Mac

My favorite part of the program is that it simulates a windows reboot inside of crossover so that nothing actually changes on my MAC when I install software for Windows, but it simulates the rebooting process!! Too cool, so if you are an Apple fan that needs access to Windows programs, this might be an answer to your prayers!!

Have fun, good luck, and create something cool!!

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