What do you use Windows for?

visual studio, mostly.

gaming blows on my macbook (understandably), so pretty much everything else is reserved for the PC I built.

 

I went and built myself a Desktop running Vista so that I'd have a backup machine for when my macbook needs to go in for service.

It's mainly used for gaming, and that's only rarely.

 

SolidWorks ... and all the other Windows-only CAD software.

 

Microsoft Money

 

Winamp. I have some sound files that only Winamp can play, so I use Winamp's WAV writer to convert them to WAV files, then import them into iTunes and convert them to something more iTunes-friendly

 

Cross reference: Why do you use Parallels?

(Note: If you've already posted in that thread, and haven't found any new uses, there's no need to post again here.)

 

Looking at the birdies outside!

I've no need for Windows. I left it behind three years ago. Yay!

 

Half Life 2: Deathmatch. The only PC game I play these days. And a suite of applications for building my game, which runs very well under Parallels.

Mac ports of both of them - I'm done with Windows

 

generally I use them for looking out at things, and for brightening the room.

As much of a romantic glow my mac osX gives me, there's nothing that can beat the sushine coming through windows...... except when it's raining of course.

 

For onenote, does anyone know any note taking software for mac?

Thanks

 

I use Windows for those times that I just don't seem to hate the world as much as I think I should. Other then that just at work.

 

Gaming....

 

For home - Microsoft Money
For work - VPN & MS Office

 

I use boot camp for...

...watching HD-DVD's on my xBox 360 HD-DVD drive. Any way to do this on OS X Tiger right now would be greatly appreciated!

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I usually use Windows for its advance features like the Calculator, Notepad, and Paint





mostly gaming though

 

Only use Windows XP (currently as part of VirtualPC) to run apps for which no Mac version exists of a Mac version lacks functionality. The list includes UCINET/Netdraw (used for analysing social networks), SPSS (stats package - Mac version is always 2 versions behind Win which causes no end of problems sharing files between platforms), and AMOS (for structural equation modeling). As the BBC has decided to launch its TV catch-up service on Win only will also have to start using Int Exp and Win Media Player again - the worst of all possible worlds!

 

I use windows (via parallels) mainly for visio and handling Hebrew office documents. Another thing is using Imagemagick's convert utility (I didn't want to upgrade the one installed as a part of the MacTeX package before I'm done writing). The rest (net-related time-wasting, numerics, writing) I do on the mac.

 

Office 2007 and Fluent

 

What I use

High Quality Chess Software.

Chessbase products including Fritz. Chess Media Products such as Fritz Trainer, and thing like Personal Chess Trainer.

Without being able to run windows, I would have to have a windows machine.

 

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My copy keeps condensation from coming in contact with the surface of my desk.

 

I was going to say for looking through at the garden and keeping out the rain but it seems we've been through all that already!

I'm happy to say I haven't had to touch Windows since changing to Mac about two and a half years ago. There was a demo copy of Microsoft Office on the PB when it was new but it was too aggressive in jumping in first to open everything and I got rid of it after a few days.

 

Gaming...you know, Minesweeper and Solitare!!

(OK, I meant games that I can't get on Apple, or won't run on my G4 )

That, and Access for school work. (shakes fist at M$ for not releasing Access for Mac)

 

- GIS Software (ArcGIS and Mapinfo)
- Stats software (SAS and sometimes SPSS)
- Windows Media Center (Awesome to use for recording HDTV)
- Media server and file server for other computers