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Post by Forum Cat on Nov 24, 2008 15:57:16 GMT
Fusion is definitely the way to go...although I recommend a bare minimum of 1GB RAM (expect bottlenecks) and would use 2GB RAM if you can. Then just get a cheap office disk off eBay or somewhere for the PC and away you go... But don't you also have to buy a copy of Windows? Crossover avoids that need.
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Post by wierdostomps on Nov 24, 2008 19:08:41 GMT
Indeed Mr Cat is right, you need a copy of Windows with Fusion - and my experience is that 2Gb of RAM is barely adequate. Once booted, it would run fine, but it took up to 15 minutes for Windows to be fully operational. I've just upped my RAM to 4Gb and can now boot Fusion from cold start to fully logged in to my XP domain in less than 5 minutes. It's still horrible once I get there, but that's another matter
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Post by Forum Cat on Nov 24, 2008 19:26:17 GMT
and can now boot Fusion from cold start to fully logged in to my XP domain in less than 5 minutes. The search for cold fusion has been a long one, and you are just 5 minutes away from it
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Post by davidmn on Jan 6, 2009 20:43:26 GMT
Gahh its the same in my school, there is NO support for macs, but I dont do ICT/IT anymore, its one of the more pointless subjects. Im sure that with parents who use macs, he can use computers fine and you can adapt what you know already to different OSs.
I personally would go along the lines of a virtual machine to avoid the clutter of a physical windows machine which Im sure will not be used other than for ICT work.
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Post by Jinja on Jan 6, 2009 22:45:47 GMT
I've got VMWare Fusion 2.0 and I've got to say that as far as software goes this really impresses me more than any other program I've seen before and I've had a few...lol It works absolutely seemless with OSX and is so easy to switch and swap items between windows and OSX. Two things I recommend are that you get XP for it and not Vista as all that will do is slooooooooow your system (plus there are way too many bugs in vista) right down and you have AT LEAST 2gig RAM or again, it will slow your system down. I have 4gig RAM and windows is booted and ready to rock in less than 3 minutes...!!! Not even a PC can top that! Other than that, it's an amazing and very polished bit of software, can't recommend it highly enough.......Go for it
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Post by benjamin on Jan 11, 2009 21:38:37 GMT
School is a hindrance to ICT skills. I'm in year 9 and I'm learning: – How to email. – How to use web browsers. – How to put files into folders (yes, really). Strangely, you have to take screenshots to prove it. The instructions are so unclear I wouldn't be surprised if I failed, despite being a Mac software developer at home. Next year my ICT options include *sixty hours* of installing applications, but just 30 hours of creating video. You really have to wonder what they are installing. It's probably just a reflection of the ICT standards of the British government. In answer to your question, I do like Crossover, but I haven't tested it with MS Office.
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Post by Alex Coplan on Jan 12, 2009 17:23:53 GMT
School is a hindrance to ICT skills. I'm in year 9 and I'm learning: – How to email. – How to use web browsers. – How to put files into folders (yes, really). Strangely, you have to take screenshots to prove it. I'm in Year 8 and I totally agree At home I am developing for mac and HTML devoloping, and rebuilding systems, and at school you learn how to send an email, the lamest one was how to use a search engine, I found that one really challenging
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Post by Forum Cat on Jan 12, 2009 19:54:05 GMT
, the lamest one was how to use a search engine, I found that one really challenging A few years ago this would have been less lame. Back then there were lots of homes with no computer and so many kids had never used a search engine. Mind you there are still search engine tips that are handy to know. The use of inverted commas to define phrase The use of the minus sign to exclude words The use of the plus sign to force inclusion of words Image search tips like the one below are not obvious.
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Post by davidmn on Jan 12, 2009 22:12:34 GMT
In my school the ICT teachers LOVED databases! Literally they loved them, and i have never had the urge to use one since!
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Post by Forum Cat on Jan 12, 2009 22:37:05 GMT
In my school the ICT teachers LOVED databases! Literally they loved them, and i have never had the urge to use one since! It IS one of the areas of IT that can earn you a lot of money.
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Post by Alex Coplan on Jan 13, 2009 8:17:36 GMT
A few years ago this would have been less lame. Back then there were lots of homes with no computer and so many kids had never used a search engine. Mind you there are still search engine tips that are handy to know. The use of inverted commas to define phrase The use of the minus sign to exclude words The use of the plus sign to force inclusion of words Image search tips like the one below are not obvious. Very useful, I suppose most of you know the AND and OR statements. Also it works as a dictionary define: what you want to say OK, I suppose there is quite a lot you can do with a search engine
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Post by Forum Cat on Jan 13, 2009 10:26:35 GMT
Very useful, I suppose most of you know the AND and OR statements. Also it works as a dictionary define: what you want to say OK, I suppose there is quite a lot you can do with a search engine And as a calculator. Type in 6*5 for example. Classes are aimed at students with a vast range of knowledge and ability. A well structured class has something for everyone in it. That is one of the main skills of classroom teaching. If I were to hold a class and my subject was how to use a pencil you might scoff till I asked you to use it to draw a perfect circle freehand. Of course not all classes are well structured and exam syllabuses can't be a a perfect match to what a student wants or needs. GCSE is a pretty low qualification in the scheme of things and a student who is keen on computers may well be able to sit the examination in year 9 and pass. Some school let you do this. If a student thinks that this applies to them they should ask for a past paper sit the paper at home in exam conditions. The teacher will then mark it. If the grade is high the student can take the examination. They may well let such a student take A level in year 10
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Post by Alex Coplan on Jan 13, 2009 12:57:26 GMT
Are these papers OS specific, it annoys me when you hear "Microsoft Word" and "Excel" all over the syllabus, I haven't heard of mac terms ever in school.
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Post by Forum Cat on Jan 13, 2009 13:58:22 GMT
Are these papers OS specific, it annoys me when you hear "Microsoft Word" and "Excel" all over the syllabus, I haven't heard of mac terms ever in school. Well MS Word and Excel ARE Mac terms. They are both very popular applications for the Mac. I think they have them on the PC side too, but it has been a while since I used one. I don't know if the examinations are specific to one manufacturer of software though. Past papers can be obtained here eiewebvip.edexcel.org.uk/pastpapers/default.aspxFor free if you know your centre number or click the students link on the left to buy one.
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Post by benjamin on Jan 13, 2009 16:19:38 GMT
Of course, they don't teach us normal tips at school. They teach us outdated tips which would be useful if they actually still applied: +title: instead of intitle:, + before each word, etc. The only useful one was the double quotes. I haven't heard of mac terms ever in school The only time Apple was ever mentioned in my school was to say that they had been stupid and greedy with the Mac by integrating hardware and software.
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