using a PC on MacBook

[sattam]

hi everyone,

I've just bought a MacBook with Mac OS X 10.6.3, however I'm still using my work laptop which has Windows XP.... so every time at office I'm running both machines, the laptop and the MacBook.

Is there a way to connect both machines by a cable, then use the MacBook, and on the same time accessing my PC applications from the MacBook screen.

Many thanks for your help in advance....

Sattam

 

[InfoSecmgr]

hi everyone,

I've just bought a MacBook with Mac OS X 10.6.3, however I'm still using my work laptop which has Windows XP.... so every time at office I'm running both machines, the laptop and the MacBook.

Is there a way to connect both machines by a cable, then use the MacBook, and on the same time accessing my PC applications from the MacBook screen.

Many thanks for your help in advance....

Sattam

Use your LAN with VNC.

 

[NexusEclipse]

Few options

You could try VNC. I hear Tight VNC works well and is multi platform. Essentially allows you to "remote" compute but in this case just control your windows XP machine from your mac.

Alternatively if you have all the software installation discs, you can get CrossOver for the mac (runs most XP apps) or install boot camp (runs all windows apps since its just a full install). Just to note, battery life in boot camp is significantly worse than in Mac OS X.

Hope that helps

 

[sattam]

thanks for the reply... I will try and give a feedback to everyone....

 

[miicah]

realVNC doesn't go through proxies unfortunately 🙁