[Framers] Bootcamp vs. Parallels or VM, WAS: FrameMaker and Salesforce

Wed Mar 9 14:30:54 PST 2016

My world looks a lot like Scott's...

On Wed, Mar 9, 2016 at 1:28 PM, Scott Prentice <sp14 at leximation.com> wrote:

> I've been running Windows on a Mac for the past 7 years, using VMware
> Fusion. I'll never go back to the "old" world. If I just wanted to run
> Windows, stand-alone, I might consider using Bootcamp, but I find the
> ability to run multiple OSes simultaneously on the same system a huge
> bonus. I often run two instances of Windows along with the Mac OS, and
> switch between them for various tasks. All of my general computer tasks are
> done on the Mac side (email, web browsing, image management, non-FM
> content, XML coding and other development tasks), while FM (many versions)
> and Windows-specific development are all done in Windows.
>
> I've got VMs for XP, Vista, Win7, Win8, Win10, as well as a few Linux
> variants and a DOS VM just for kicks. I've got separate VMs for certain
> clients who may have special needs and I don't want to taint my development
> system with their stuff. I can run a server VM and connect to it from
> another VM to test CMS integration and development.
>
> Most of the "data" on the VMs actually resides on the Mac side of the
> system, and is accessed as a mounted drive from the VM .. so I can access
> the same data from each VM as needed. Also, this makes it easy for the data
> to get backed up through the Time Machine application running on the Mac OS.
>
> This is the most productive and flexible computer system I've ever used.
> I'm sure a similar setup could be done with Parallels, I just locked into
> Fusion when I started because that's what a client used at the time. They
> seem to go back and forth through the years as to which is "better", but I
> think it's probably a bit of a toss-up.
>
> My use of a computer is probably a little different than most, since I do
> development, and it's really nice to have easy access to so many Windows
> OSes, but I still think it's  a great way to work, if you need Windows.
> When (not if, but when) Windows crashes, it's easy to just restart the VM,
> and I haven't lost my general computer functionality. And I think that
> Windows starts faster as a VM than otherwise.
>
> Anyway .. that's my story. YMMV.
>
> Cheers,
> ...scott
> On 3/9/16 12:51 PM, Pat Christenson wrote:
>
>> Hi, John -
>>
>> I've run FrameMaker under both Parallels and VMware Fusion but have only
>> used in on a Windows platform for the last several years. I may soon be in
>> a position to use a Mac again. I'm curious about your preference for
>> Bootcamp (which I've never used). I would also love to hear from other
>> Framers on this topic.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Pat Christenson
>>
>> ------------------------------------------------
>>
>> John Sgammato wrote:
>>
>> In other news, we are also a Mac house. Over three years of
>> trial-and-error, we have determined that our best setup is Bootcamp on the
>> Mac, not Parallels and not VirtualMachine.
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Mar 9, 2016 at 3:26 PM, Robyn Chittister <rchittister at vlocity.com
>> >
>> wrote:
>>
>> Hello,
>>>
>>> Does anyone use FrameMaker and then integrate that documentation with
>>> Salesforce?
>>>
>>> I'm 1 of 1-1/2 technical writers at a start up that creates cloud apps
>>> for Salesforce. We are currently using Salesforce Knowledge to create
>>> and deliver our documentation. Knowledge is possibly the worst
>>> documentation tool I have ever used. We've been looking at various
>>> single-sourcing solutions, and we're down to MadCap Flare and FrameMaker.
>>>
>>> I'm a FrameMaker user from way back - I started with FM+SGML 5.5 in
>>> 1999. I developed templates and tools for FM+SGML and FM+XML from
>>> 1999-2005. I've used FM 12 in an unstructured environment, and am
>>> happy to see the improvements. I'm not sure how many improvements
>>> there have been in the structured environment, however. I've tried to
>>> contact Adobe, and have gotten a human being to say he'll give my
>>> questions to a solutions specialist to answer. Knowing Adobe, I'm not
>>> going to hold my breath.
>>>
>>> My questions are:
>>>
>>>     - Is anyone here writing doc for Salesforce or Salesforce apps? If
>>> so,
>>>     what tools do you use?
>>>     - Is there a good comparison of the most recent versions of Flare v.
>>> FM?
>>>     The only ones I've been able to find are from several years ago.
>>>     - Is anyone here using FM+XML (either v12 or 2015) who could answer
>>> some
>>>     specific questions I have about it?
>>>
>>>
>>> We're a Mac house, so I can't just download the trial versions. We
>>> understand that we will need to get me set up with a VM and Windows to
>>> use the software we choose.
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.
>>>
>>> ~Robyn
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>>
>>> *Robyn Chittister  |  Senior Technical Writer*
>>>
>>> E: rchittister at vlocity.com  |  P: 925.695.5710 |  W: www.vlocity.com
>>> <http://www.vlocity.com/>
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