VMware Fusion is a powerful and convenient tool for running Windows or other operating systems on a Mac. This book teaches you all the fundamentals of Fusion, as well as tips and tricks to get the most out of running Windows on your Mac.
After introducing you to a few basic concepts, the ebook offers advice for mixing Fusion and Boot Camp, and notes the hardware and software you'll need.
You'll find steps for installing Windows for use in Fusion in these scenarios:
When installing a new copy of Windows XP or Windows Vista
From an already-installed copy of Windows under Boot Camp, VMware Fusion 1.x, Parallels Desktop, Virtual PC, or an actual PC
From a slipstream disc that contains Windows plus service packs, updates, drivers, and settings
On the MacBook Air, which lacks an internal optical drive
With Mac OS X Leopard Server as a guest operating system
For running a virtual appliance that encapsulates both an operating system and a ready-to-run application
Next, you'll learn how to work with Windows in a Fusion virtualmachine, with key details like how to remap mouse buttons, simulatemissing keys, set keyboard shortcuts, switch display modes, andwork with external devices.
Other topics covered include:
Pros and cons of different ways of using Boot Camp and Fusion
Configuring Fusion's Settings window to get the most out of the software
Real-world advice for smart ways to make Windows and Mac environments simultaneously available on the same computer
Options for sharing files between your Windows and Mac environments
Keeping your copy of Windows secure, backed up, and updated
The basics of working with Fusion from the command line for advanced users
Joe Kissell has written numerous books about the Macintosh, including many popular Take Control ebooks. He's also Senior Editor of TidBITS, contributes frequently to Macworld, and previously spent ten years in the Mac software industry. Joe Kissell joined the TidBITS staff in 2006 as Senior Editor and currently lives in Paris. He has written more than a dozen Take Control ebooks, including the best- selling Take Control of Mac OS X Backups. He's also the author of numerous print books about Mac OS X and a frequent contributor to Macworld magazine. Joe runs a business called alt concepts, which publishes such Web sites as Interesting Thing of the Day and Truffles for Breakfast.
