Well I am now at the end of the VM loads and have managed to install 4 different Operating Systems. They are:
- Ubuntu Linux 2.10
- Solaris 10 for x86
- Microsoft Windows 2003
- Microsoft Vista Ultimate
All are running side by side and doing the job.
I have also picked a common office application, OpenOffice.org 2.1. I have installed that on the Mac OS X and Vista. It is bundled with Ubuntu.
I have also set up my mobile with the Bluetooth connection. I can now synchronise my calendar and contacts once more. Further I can use the mobile as remote control, great for presentations though the MacBook ships with a remote anyway *shrugs*.
The “wow starts now” is the catch phrase of Microsoft Windows Vista. However, for me the “wow” factor is limited to “wow why did they move that to there”. The real wow is how well it runs under Parallels Desktop. You would not even know it was a virtual machine once its in full screen mode.
I have found that if you want to run the Cisco VPN client in Windows Vista you need a beta version of the product. There is no official version. Bit disappointing but bearable.
Cygwin/X also does not operate reliably. I am sure the Cygwin team will fix that shortly. I have thus moved to XMing which appears to work OK.
The Remedy AR client crashes on a search. I am not too fussed here as I do not search much.
I will continue to update as I find more problems/fixes.
