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Mac OS X Leopard - ARCAism

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CHAPTER 27 WORKING WITH MICR<strong>OS</strong>OFT WINDOWS AND OTHER OPERATING SYSTEMS<br />

Not only does RDC allow you to access a remote Windows computer, but it will allow you<br />

to copy and paste files and move them back and forth from your <strong>Mac</strong> to the connected Windows<br />

computer. You can even print items on your connected Windows computer to the printer connected<br />

to your <strong>Mac</strong>. Of course, you can also take full advantage of any application installed on<br />

the remote Windows computer.<br />

The downside to RDC is that you need to have access to a computer running Windows. And<br />

of course, depending on the network connection between your <strong>Mac</strong> and the Windows computer,<br />

your performance may vary.<br />

Summary<br />

As any <strong>Mac</strong> user will tell you, <strong>Mac</strong>s are just better computers with a better operating system.<br />

With the switch to an Intel architecture, a <strong>Mac</strong> not only can run the best operating system (<strong>Leopard</strong>,<br />

of course) but is more than capable of slipping over into the world of Windows when<br />

necessary. Not only do apps such as Boot Camp, Fusion, and Parallels Desktop provide compatibility<br />

when necessary, but for people switching from Windows computers to <strong>Mac</strong>s, they provide<br />

a way to maintain your investment in Windows software while you discover the advantages of<br />

using a <strong>Mac</strong>.

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