Since I’ve decided on using the virtualization option to run my LAMP stack, it was now down to deciding between Parallels or VMWare. So… $50? or free? The practical side of me rationalized that $50 was a small amount compared to the sense of well-being Parallels should give me as a commercial product with a customer service department. On the other hand, the class is about utilizing the world of open source products. Also, my personal geek husband was confident enough to install the free program (VMWare) on his spanking new Vaio so I figured my 2-year-old laptop could take the risk program too.
In the meantime I’ve downloaded VMWare Server and will be testing it out on my laptop. At the same time, one classmate is testing out VM Player while another is trying out the trial version of Parallels.
