Hate having toclick on the dock because you can’t restore minimized windows with Command+Tab?
Command+Tab to your minimized window and keep holding the Command key. Now press and hold the Option key and then let go of the Command key. Serenity. With a little practice you’ll be able to just slide your thumb and get it to work.
Other alternatives? … learn to hide instead of minimize (Command+H) or install Witch.
Some of us have no escape. It’s a necessary evil. Windows. Whether it be for Internet Explorer or Adobe Audition, some of us need full powered Windows and virtualization sometimes just won’t cut it. In those cases, we have Boot Camp. If you’ve got the cash, you can even get your XP on without leaving your Mac by running the partition as a virtual machine with VMWare Fusion. (version 2 beta supports DirectX 9!!1!) For a while now, there’s been one big drawback. When you choose your Boot Camp partition size, it’s set in stone. Until I found this little gem.
Winclone is a program for OS X that images partitions recognized by your Mac. I had a 12 GB partition for XP when I realized just how big modern games have become. Call of Duty 4 was 7GB installed and I was over by about 3. I fired up Winclone and imaged my XP partition in about 10 minutes. I destroyed my Windows partition (nerd joke: rm -rf /Windows) and recreated a new one with 32GB. When it gets to the point where it tells you to insert your XP disk and reboot, skip it. The new partition will mount. Once it does, start Winclone again and restore your image file. 20 minutes later I had a new, fully functional, freshly expanded XP partition.
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The first time you boot into it, it will run a check disk because things aren’t quite as it remembered them. Let this run. Afterward, you’ll be good as new. I’ll keep this entry short and sweet since I have to work on my resume. I have a severance package in one hand and a transfer to Denver in the other. You can never be too sure.
Some drawbacks, Winclone runs on an OS. It isn’t bootable like Ghost or Acronis. Unless you get creative, you won’t be doing any rollouts with Winclone. It also doesn’t have a smart update feature like SuperDuper! does. You’ll have to do a full backup each time. Lastly, it has it’s own format, *.winclone. Can’t be used with other programs.
Have any other ways of enlarging you Boot Camp partition? Let us know, leave a comment.
Update: If you do have VM Ware Fusion, you will not be able to boot into your Windows partition at first since the tables have been modified. To fix this, rename, move or delete the VM file found in: - username | Library | Application Support | VMWare Fusion | Virtual Machines | Boot Camp
Fire up VMWare again and you should be straight.
Also, make note of the first comment below. Thanks!
It’s actually more like DC++ but the reference seemed like it may have been too obscure.
Mojo is a genius application that lets you share your iTunes library over the internet through the Jabber IM protocol. Basically, add your buddies and start sharing right away. Downloaded tracks are automatically added to your iTunes library (optional). While browsing a friends library, if you already own that track, it will be displayed in gray. If it’s DRM protected…it will display in red. The application is available to Mac and PC users and is cross platform as well. There also exists a playlist subscription option. Let’s say your friend has a playlist of podcasts you enjoy. Anytime you are both signed on to Mojo, any new tracks in their playlist will automatically be added your iTunes. Mojo is very customizable in terms of where downloaded songs go and how they are sorted (playlists) If you want to check it out for yourself, head over to http://deusty.com/ and enjoy. The app is free but if you’re absurdly popular, you’ll need the pro app (11 dollars) to get unlimited buddies.
See you on Mojo! My username is AleX2
Update: New free version now limits 3 buddies. I’ve got 2 licenses up for grabs.
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