I’ve made a point of generally avoiding Windows Vista since it lanched. The hassles of saying YES to everything you click in the attempt to be secure quickly drove me crazy (unlike the Mac which asked you on install, but then lets you be). I’ve kept a machine running Vista for testing purposes but recently decided to move it upstream for some of my 3d needs due to a much better CPU than my main desktop. I upgraded to an Nvidia BFG 8800GT OC2, 512MB and all booted/installed fine. Then the nightmare began…
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Technobabble: Windows Vista and 3d Apps/Games - Nightmare time!
December 12th, 2007 — Vista, Windows, 3d, technobabble, performance, gaming
A Geek Dream…Mac & Windows together in harmony!
July 30th, 2007 — compile, performance, laptop, Parallels, virtual machine, macbook pro, OSX, apple
I finally broke down and bought a Macbook Pro. After many debates the flexibility, OS options, and weight turned me to the light 
The first thing I did upon setup was install Parallels 3.0 w/ Windows XP in Coherence mode (which means XP windows appear just like Mac windows - meaning independantly movable/etc. instead of the old Virtual Machine-in-a-box modes which were ugly).
All the useful data (for those who care) after the break. Benchmarks, bugs, and decision-points… Continue reading →