For Mac OS X users, there are several choices when it comes to running Windows on an Intel-based Macintosh. The three top contenders are Parallels, VMware Fusion and Apple’s Boot Camp.

This article is the first of many benchmarking the latest versions of each solution.

Several months ago, MacTech published an article benchmarking the three. The tests run surprised me. The majority of tests run, were not only for situations I haven’t used a virtualization solution for, but were also not applicable for the majority of people I’ve talked to. I’ve set out to do more real-world tests.

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(For the English-only speaking, that’s Sardinia.)

Looks like it was a beautiful vacation!

Last Sunday the CBS show 60 Minutes ran a story about Texas inmates being released after DNA tests¹. One of the stories was quite amazing. A gentleman by the name of James Woodard spent 27 years in prison before a DNA test proved he was not guilty.

That’s not the amazing part. What truly makes Mr. Woodard stand out as a man of integrity, is the fact that he chose not to lie to the parole board even though doing so would have had him released much sooner. Here’s some of the story:

When he went in, Woodard had just turned 28; he is 55 years old now.
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1. CBSNews.com: DNA Helps Free Inmate After 27 Years [↩]