May — 2008 — Degutis Insights

Moving VMWare Fusion VM (Partition) to Boot Camp – How?

Posted on the May 29th, 2008 under Technology by Al

Running Vista Business with VMWare Fusion on my iMac is slower than running it on my Macbook Pro. They have the same amount of memory and the Macbook Pro does have a slightly faster processor, but it seems like the hard drive might be the bottleneck. The main difference between the two is the Macbook Pro has Vista installed on the Boot Camp partition from which Fusion runs it, while the iMac has it as a file-based VM. Thinking it would run faster from a Boot Camp partition, I attempted to use Vista’s Complete PC Backup and Restore feature to try and “move” the existing file-based VM to a Boot Camp Partition. Here’s what I tried:

Booted Vista in VMWare Fusion using the file-based VM.
Connected a USB drive.
Performed a Complete PC Backup in Vista.
Shutdown the VM.
Started the Boot Camp Assistant and partitioned the iMac with a 32 GB partition for Vista (same as the file-based VM).
Booted into Boot Camp using the Vista install CD.
Instead of installing Vista, I chose the Repair option and then Restore.
It found the external drive and it said it was going to restore it to the 32 GB partition. Once it completed, it had completely blown away the Leopard installation, leaving only Vista on the iMac.
I was able to recover using my Time Machine backup. (Thank goodness!)

There has to be some way of accomplishing this. The goal is to move Vista and the installed applications to the Boot Camp partition. My data is stored on a server so there is no need to mess with user migration tools which only handle data.

Anyone?

-Al

Think you are having a tough day? Think about Roz…

Posted on the May 28th, 2008 under Adventure by Al

Roz Savage is rowing across the Pacific Ocean. She launched from San Francisco at midnight on May 25, 2008 in a specialized high-tech row boat. She’s doing this solo… no crew, no ships tagging along. Why is she crossing the Pacific ocean in a row boat? Because she already did the Atlantic last year. To learn more about her story, check out her website: www.rozsavage.com

I feel a picture, video in this case, is worth a lot more words. Here’s some footage from her Atlantic crossing:

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Twitter’s Post Holiday Blues

Posted on the May 27th, 2008 under Business, Technology, Twitter by Al

We all have a difficult time getting back into the swing of things at work after a three-day holiday weekend. It looks like Twitter is just one of us as witnessed when you click on the Older link:

Is it tired after the long weekend? Or does it have a fear of getting old?

-Al

What is Twitter worth to you?

Posted on the May 25th, 2008 under Personal, Technology by Al

Twitter can be addicting. It can also be very frustrating when it is down. Some people have suggested that Twitter charge for the service and use those funds to provide a more reliable “Pro” service. So, the question is “What is Twitter worth to you?”

Rainbow Tower May 23, 2008

Posted on the May 23rd, 2008 under Leisure by Al

Driving to work I noticed a rainbow tower in the southwestern sky, opposite the sunrise. I snapped some photos which didn’t really capture the view. Here are two versions of the same photo (cropped from the original).

Original