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    • IRJI
      IRJ @scottalanmiller
      last edited by

      @scottalanmiller said in VMWare OSx:

      @IRJ said in VMWare OSx:

      @JaredBusch said in VMWare OSx:

      @IRJ said in VMWare OSx:

      I am curious why you would want to run OSX in a VM anyway?

      What advantages does OSX give you over Windows or Linux Distros other than the obvious video or music editing which probably isn't ideal in a VM anyway?

      He said a couple posts up that he hopes it was good for learning. So maybe self education.

      In the IT field, that would be the last OS I would be interested in learning. Especially if your company doesn't have any so you have to download a poorly made image.

      Depend what kind of support and IT you are interested in. Lots of people work in OSX support areas.

      I have yet to meet one in person. Maybe it's an east coast thing. Macs seems to be much more popular in business on the west coast.

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      • dafyreD
        dafyre @IRJ
        last edited by

        @IRJ said in VMWare OSx:

        @scottalanmiller said in VMWare OSx:

        @IRJ said in VMWare OSx:

        @JaredBusch said in VMWare OSx:

        @IRJ said in VMWare OSx:

        I am curious why you would want to run OSX in a VM anyway?

        What advantages does OSX give you over Windows or Linux Distros other than the obvious video or music editing which probably isn't ideal in a VM anyway?

        He said a couple posts up that he hopes it was good for learning. So maybe self education.

        In the IT field, that would be the last OS I would be interested in learning. Especially if your company doesn't have any so you have to download a poorly made image.

        Depend what kind of support and IT you are interested in. Lots of people work in OSX support areas.

        I have yet to meet one in person. Maybe it's an east coast thing. Macs seems to be much more popular in business on the west coast.

        My both my previous and my current employer deal with Macs... [but both are higher ed]

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        • IRJI
          IRJ @dafyre
          last edited by

          @dafyre said in VMWare OSx:

          @IRJ said in VMWare OSx:

          @scottalanmiller said in VMWare OSx:

          @IRJ said in VMWare OSx:

          @JaredBusch said in VMWare OSx:

          @IRJ said in VMWare OSx:

          I am curious why you would want to run OSX in a VM anyway?

          What advantages does OSX give you over Windows or Linux Distros other than the obvious video or music editing which probably isn't ideal in a VM anyway?

          He said a couple posts up that he hopes it was good for learning. So maybe self education.

          In the IT field, that would be the last OS I would be interested in learning. Especially if your company doesn't have any so you have to download a poorly made image.

          Depend what kind of support and IT you are interested in. Lots of people work in OSX support areas.

          I have yet to meet one in person. Maybe it's an east coast thing. Macs seems to be much more popular in business on the west coast.

          My both my previous and my current employer deal with Macs... [but both are higher ed]

          Did they hire a specific tech for Macs?

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          • bbigfordB
            bbigford @scottalanmiller
            last edited by

            @scottalanmiller said in VMWare OSx:

            @nvila said in VMWare OSx:

            i'm using VMware workstation to run an OSx i downloaded but it didnt continue loading. I'm not installing but its actually a VM machine.

            I don't think that there can be a legit OSX machine. Not sure how licensing works for OSX images, but that seems like a high chance of being a counterfit image, and could easily be corrupt or malware or something. The issue is likely with the image.

            They make the compliance extremely simple. You can either get it from the Mac App Store with a machine already running OSX (recommended), or like a Linux distro (since the OS is now free), you can torrent it (just not recommended since you can get a validated copy from the App Store).

            After you download it, the host that you run the VM on must be Apple hardware. They are completely inflexible and very clear on that one.

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            • bbigfordB
              bbigford @IRJ
              last edited by

              @IRJ said in VMWare OSx:

              @scottalanmiller said in VMWare OSx:

              @IRJ said in VMWare OSx:

              @JaredBusch said in VMWare OSx:

              @IRJ said in VMWare OSx:

              I am curious why you would want to run OSX in a VM anyway?

              What advantages does OSX give you over Windows or Linux Distros other than the obvious video or music editing which probably isn't ideal in a VM anyway?

              He said a couple posts up that he hopes it was good for learning. So maybe self education.

              In the IT field, that would be the last OS I would be interested in learning. Especially if your company doesn't have any so you have to download a poorly made image.

              Depend what kind of support and IT you are interested in. Lots of people work in OSX support areas.

              I have yet to meet one in person. Maybe it's an east coast thing. Macs seems to be much more popular in business on the west coast.

              Is that how I avoid OSX in the work place? Just move to the east coast? 😄

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              • dafyreD
                dafyre @IRJ
                last edited by

                @IRJ said in VMWare OSx:

                @dafyre said in VMWare OSx:

                @IRJ said in VMWare OSx:

                @scottalanmiller said in VMWare OSx:

                @IRJ said in VMWare OSx:

                @JaredBusch said in VMWare OSx:

                @IRJ said in VMWare OSx:

                I am curious why you would want to run OSX in a VM anyway?

                What advantages does OSX give you over Windows or Linux Distros other than the obvious video or music editing which probably isn't ideal in a VM anyway?

                He said a couple posts up that he hopes it was good for learning. So maybe self education.

                In the IT field, that would be the last OS I would be interested in learning. Especially if your company doesn't have any so you have to download a poorly made image.

                Depend what kind of support and IT you are interested in. Lots of people work in OSX support areas.

                I have yet to meet one in person. Maybe it's an east coast thing. Macs seems to be much more popular in business on the west coast.

                My both my previous and my current employer deal with Macs... [but both are higher ed]

                Did they hire a specific tech for Macs?

                Nope. All the techs were at least somewhat familiar with Macs when they started. Some of them got increasingly familiar with Macs... and the others...just pawned Mac tickets off on the folks that knew Mac, ha ha.

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                • dafyreD
                  dafyre @bbigford
                  last edited by

                  @BBigford said in VMWare OSx:

                  @IRJ said in VMWare OSx:

                  @scottalanmiller said in VMWare OSx:

                  @IRJ said in VMWare OSx:

                  @JaredBusch said in VMWare OSx:

                  @IRJ said in VMWare OSx:

                  I am curious why you would want to run OSX in a VM anyway?

                  What advantages does OSX give you over Windows or Linux Distros other than the obvious video or music editing which probably isn't ideal in a VM anyway?

                  He said a couple posts up that he hopes it was good for learning. So maybe self education.

                  In the IT field, that would be the last OS I would be interested in learning. Especially if your company doesn't have any so you have to download a poorly made image.

                  Depend what kind of support and IT you are interested in. Lots of people work in OSX support areas.

                  I have yet to meet one in person. Maybe it's an east coast thing. Macs seems to be much more popular in business on the west coast.

                  Is that how I avoid OSX in the work place? Just move to the east coast? 😄

                  As long as you're not looking to work in Higher Ed ou tthis way.

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                  • scottalanmillerS
                    scottalanmiller @bbigford
                    last edited by

                    @BBigford said in VMWare OSx:

                    @IRJ said in VMWare OSx:

                    @scottalanmiller said in VMWare OSx:

                    @IRJ said in VMWare OSx:

                    @JaredBusch said in VMWare OSx:

                    @IRJ said in VMWare OSx:

                    I am curious why you would want to run OSX in a VM anyway?

                    What advantages does OSX give you over Windows or Linux Distros other than the obvious video or music editing which probably isn't ideal in a VM anyway?

                    He said a couple posts up that he hopes it was good for learning. So maybe self education.

                    In the IT field, that would be the last OS I would be interested in learning. Especially if your company doesn't have any so you have to download a poorly made image.

                    Depend what kind of support and IT you are interested in. Lots of people work in OSX support areas.

                    I have yet to meet one in person. Maybe it's an east coast thing. Macs seems to be much more popular in business on the west coast.

                    Is that how I avoid OSX in the work place? Just move to the east coast? 😄

                    That does a lot, believe it or not.

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                    • scottalanmillerS
                      scottalanmiller @IRJ
                      last edited by

                      @IRJ said in VMWare OSx:

                      @scottalanmiller said in VMWare OSx:

                      @IRJ said in VMWare OSx:

                      @JaredBusch said in VMWare OSx:

                      @IRJ said in VMWare OSx:

                      I am curious why you would want to run OSX in a VM anyway?

                      What advantages does OSX give you over Windows or Linux Distros other than the obvious video or music editing which probably isn't ideal in a VM anyway?

                      He said a couple posts up that he hopes it was good for learning. So maybe self education.

                      In the IT field, that would be the last OS I would be interested in learning. Especially if your company doesn't have any so you have to download a poorly made image.

                      Depend what kind of support and IT you are interested in. Lots of people work in OSX support areas.

                      I have yet to meet one in person. Maybe it's an east coast thing. Macs seems to be much more popular in business on the west coast.

                      West coast is primarily Mac, believe it or not. Especially in the Valley. It's to the point that people are surprised when people use Windows.

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                      • bbigfordB
                        bbigford @dafyre
                        last edited by

                        @dafyre said in VMWare OSx:

                        @BBigford said in VMWare OSx:

                        @IRJ said in VMWare OSx:

                        @scottalanmiller said in VMWare OSx:

                        @IRJ said in VMWare OSx:

                        @JaredBusch said in VMWare OSx:

                        @IRJ said in VMWare OSx:

                        I am curious why you would want to run OSX in a VM anyway?

                        What advantages does OSX give you over Windows or Linux Distros other than the obvious video or music editing which probably isn't ideal in a VM anyway?

                        He said a couple posts up that he hopes it was good for learning. So maybe self education.

                        In the IT field, that would be the last OS I would be interested in learning. Especially if your company doesn't have any so you have to download a poorly made image.

                        Depend what kind of support and IT you are interested in. Lots of people work in OSX support areas.

                        I have yet to meet one in person. Maybe it's an east coast thing. Macs seems to be much more popular in business on the west coast.

                        Is that how I avoid OSX in the work place? Just move to the east coast? 😄

                        As long as you're not looking to work in Higher Ed ou tthis way.

                        Did that already. Probably won't do it again. Way too much political BS. Impossible to get fired so you end up with a bunch of dead weight (in my experience). Found that it was a lower paying job, but very cushy.

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                        • bbigfordB
                          bbigford @scottalanmiller
                          last edited by

                          @scottalanmiller said in VMWare OSx:

                          @IRJ said in VMWare OSx:

                          @scottalanmiller said in VMWare OSx:

                          @IRJ said in VMWare OSx:

                          @JaredBusch said in VMWare OSx:

                          @IRJ said in VMWare OSx:

                          I am curious why you would want to run OSX in a VM anyway?

                          What advantages does OSX give you over Windows or Linux Distros other than the obvious video or music editing which probably isn't ideal in a VM anyway?

                          He said a couple posts up that he hopes it was good for learning. So maybe self education.

                          In the IT field, that would be the last OS I would be interested in learning. Especially if your company doesn't have any so you have to download a poorly made image.

                          Depend what kind of support and IT you are interested in. Lots of people work in OSX support areas.

                          I have yet to meet one in person. Maybe it's an east coast thing. Macs seems to be much more popular in business on the west coast.

                          West coast is primarily Mac, believe it or not. Especially in the Valley. It's to the point that people are surprised when people use Windows.

                          The Valley, like Silicon Valley? Why would they be using OSX over a custom build with Linux? Can throw Korora on it for a third the price and looks similar, but way better... Unless it's about the company image I guess. In which case if someone from the top down believes the only culture for the company is the Apple way, then there's really no changing that mentality.

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                          • scottalanmillerS
                            scottalanmiller @bbigford
                            last edited by

                            @BBigford said in VMWare OSx:

                            @scottalanmiller said in VMWare OSx:

                            @IRJ said in VMWare OSx:

                            @scottalanmiller said in VMWare OSx:

                            @IRJ said in VMWare OSx:

                            @JaredBusch said in VMWare OSx:

                            @IRJ said in VMWare OSx:

                            I am curious why you would want to run OSX in a VM anyway?

                            What advantages does OSX give you over Windows or Linux Distros other than the obvious video or music editing which probably isn't ideal in a VM anyway?

                            He said a couple posts up that he hopes it was good for learning. So maybe self education.

                            In the IT field, that would be the last OS I would be interested in learning. Especially if your company doesn't have any so you have to download a poorly made image.

                            Depend what kind of support and IT you are interested in. Lots of people work in OSX support areas.

                            I have yet to meet one in person. Maybe it's an east coast thing. Macs seems to be much more popular in business on the west coast.

                            West coast is primarily Mac, believe it or not. Especially in the Valley. It's to the point that people are surprised when people use Windows.

                            The Valley, like Silicon Valley? Why would they be using OSX over a custom build with Linux? Can throw Korora on it for a third the price and looks similar, but way better... Unless it's about the company image I guess. In which case if someone from the top down believes the only culture for the company is the Apple way, then there's really no changing that mentality.

                            Because SV is NOT all that technical. They are driven by marketing and fashion, not technology.

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                            • BRRABillB
                              BRRABill @scottalanmiller
                              last edited by

                              @scottalanmiller said

                              Because SV is NOT all that technical. They are driven by marketing and fashion, not technology.

                              If only there was a Linux notebook with a glowing penguin on the cover.

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                              • scottalanmillerS
                                scottalanmiller @BRRABill
                                last edited by

                                @BRRABill said in VMWare OSx:

                                @scottalanmiller said

                                Because SV is NOT all that technical. They are driven by marketing and fashion, not technology.

                                If only there was a Linux notebook with a glowing penguin on the cover.

                                Someone needs to make it.

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                                • BRRABillB
                                  BRRABill @scottalanmiller
                                  last edited by

                                  @scottalanmiller said in VMWare OSx:

                                  @BRRABill said in VMWare OSx:

                                  @scottalanmiller said

                                  Because SV is NOT all that technical. They are driven by marketing and fashion, not technology.

                                  If only there was a Linux notebook with a glowing penguin on the cover.

                                  Someone needs to make it.

                                  Penguins sell, you know.

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                                  • scottalanmillerS
                                    scottalanmiller
                                    last edited by

                                    It's really that startups like to flaunt their ability to waste money. It's why I'd never invest in a company going into the Valley. The IT talent pool is pathetic and IT controls don't exist. Companies starting there fail like nowhere else. You definitely get the best developer talent, but at a cost that makes it just silly. Give me Spain or Romania or Ukraine or Russia any day.

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                                    • dafyreD
                                      dafyre @bbigford
                                      last edited by

                                      @BBigford said in VMWare OSx:

                                      @dafyre said in VMWare OSx:

                                      @BBigford said in VMWare OSx:

                                      @IRJ said in VMWare OSx:

                                      @scottalanmiller said in VMWare OSx:

                                      @IRJ said in VMWare OSx:

                                      @JaredBusch said in VMWare OSx:

                                      @IRJ said in VMWare OSx:

                                      I am curious why you would want to run OSX in a VM anyway?

                                      What advantages does OSX give you over Windows or Linux Distros other than the obvious video or music editing which probably isn't ideal in a VM anyway?

                                      He said a couple posts up that he hopes it was good for learning. So maybe self education.

                                      In the IT field, that would be the last OS I would be interested in learning. Especially if your company doesn't have any so you have to download a poorly made image.

                                      Depend what kind of support and IT you are interested in. Lots of people work in OSX support areas.

                                      I have yet to meet one in person. Maybe it's an east coast thing. Macs seems to be much more popular in business on the west coast.

                                      Is that how I avoid OSX in the work place? Just move to the east coast? 😄

                                      As long as you're not looking to work in Higher Ed ou tthis way.

                                      Did that already. Probably won't do it again. Way too much political BS. Impossible to get fired so you end up with a bunch of dead weight (in my experience). Found that it was a lower paying job, but very cushy.

                                      Yeah. We have a good team here though, so no dead weight hanging around at the moment. I don't mind cushy. My last few years at my previous job were kinda rough. Getting to decompress and be human again has been rather nice.

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                                      • DashrenderD
                                        Dashrender @scottalanmiller
                                        last edited by

                                        @scottalanmiller said in VMWare OSx:

                                        @IRJ said in VMWare OSx:

                                        @scottalanmiller said in VMWare OSx:

                                        @IRJ said in VMWare OSx:

                                        @JaredBusch said in VMWare OSx:

                                        @IRJ said in VMWare OSx:

                                        I am curious why you would want to run OSX in a VM anyway?

                                        What advantages does OSX give you over Windows or Linux Distros other than the obvious video or music editing which probably isn't ideal in a VM anyway?

                                        He said a couple posts up that he hopes it was good for learning. So maybe self education.

                                        In the IT field, that would be the last OS I would be interested in learning. Especially if your company doesn't have any so you have to download a poorly made image.

                                        Depend what kind of support and IT you are interested in. Lots of people work in OSX support areas.

                                        I have yet to meet one in person. Maybe it's an east coast thing. Macs seems to be much more popular in business on the west coast.

                                        West coast is primarily Mac, believe it or not. Especially in the Valley. It's to the point that people are surprised when people use Windows.

                                        Drop Box was 99.9% Mac when I visted last year.

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                                        • DashrenderD
                                          Dashrender @scottalanmiller
                                          last edited by

                                          @scottalanmiller said in VMWare OSx:

                                          @BBigford said in VMWare OSx:

                                          @scottalanmiller said in VMWare OSx:

                                          @IRJ said in VMWare OSx:

                                          @scottalanmiller said in VMWare OSx:

                                          @IRJ said in VMWare OSx:

                                          @JaredBusch said in VMWare OSx:

                                          @IRJ said in VMWare OSx:

                                          I am curious why you would want to run OSX in a VM anyway?

                                          What advantages does OSX give you over Windows or Linux Distros other than the obvious video or music editing which probably isn't ideal in a VM anyway?

                                          He said a couple posts up that he hopes it was good for learning. So maybe self education.

                                          In the IT field, that would be the last OS I would be interested in learning. Especially if your company doesn't have any so you have to download a poorly made image.

                                          Depend what kind of support and IT you are interested in. Lots of people work in OSX support areas.

                                          I have yet to meet one in person. Maybe it's an east coast thing. Macs seems to be much more popular in business on the west coast.

                                          West coast is primarily Mac, believe it or not. Especially in the Valley. It's to the point that people are surprised when people use Windows.

                                          The Valley, like Silicon Valley? Why would they be using OSX over a custom build with Linux? Can throw Korora on it for a third the price and looks similar, but way better... Unless it's about the company image I guess. In which case if someone from the top down believes the only culture for the company is the Apple way, then there's really no changing that mentality.

                                          Because SV is NOT all that technical. They are driven by marketing and fashion, not technology.

                                          I want to plus this a million!

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                                          • bbigfordB
                                            bbigford @scottalanmiller
                                            last edited by

                                            @scottalanmiller said in VMWare OSx:

                                            @BBigford said in VMWare OSx:

                                            @scottalanmiller said in VMWare OSx:

                                            @IRJ said in VMWare OSx:

                                            @scottalanmiller said in VMWare OSx:

                                            @IRJ said in VMWare OSx:

                                            @JaredBusch said in VMWare OSx:

                                            @IRJ said in VMWare OSx:

                                            I am curious why you would want to run OSX in a VM anyway?

                                            What advantages does OSX give you over Windows or Linux Distros other than the obvious video or music editing which probably isn't ideal in a VM anyway?

                                            He said a couple posts up that he hopes it was good for learning. So maybe self education.

                                            In the IT field, that would be the last OS I would be interested in learning. Especially if your company doesn't have any so you have to download a poorly made image.

                                            Depend what kind of support and IT you are interested in. Lots of people work in OSX support areas.

                                            I have yet to meet one in person. Maybe it's an east coast thing. Macs seems to be much more popular in business on the west coast.

                                            West coast is primarily Mac, believe it or not. Especially in the Valley. It's to the point that people are surprised when people use Windows.

                                            The Valley, like Silicon Valley? Why would they be using OSX over a custom build with Linux? Can throw Korora on it for a third the price and looks similar, but way better... Unless it's about the company image I guess. In which case if someone from the top down believes the only culture for the company is the Apple way, then there's really no changing that mentality.

                                            Because SV is NOT all that technical. They are driven by marketing and fashion, not technology.

                                            Never been there, but that sounds awful.

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