Speaking as "power user" and having tried various linux flavors straight up, linux + windows dual boot as well as virtual, I ended up starting in linux to end up in windows; everyday! Very counter productive. So IMO, I emphatically say yes MacBook pro + windows 8, for those rare occasions, definitely works, at least for me. Sent from Samsung MobileGeorge Irungu <g.irungu@logicalcrest.co.ke> wrote:I guess we'll have to make do with RDP(again) which begs the question, can techies and other power users go about their day to day without using windows, and if so, does it mean the apple environment is best for consumers and artists? is a macbook pro + windows 7 the best of both worlds? -George Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2014 16:07:09 +0300 From: adam@varud.com To: skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] active X on mac/iPad browsers It's ironic that a security system like CCTV would require a deeply insecure technology like ActiveX. +1 Philip, let the Windows user monitor the CCTV :-) -- Kili - Cloud for Africa: kili.io Musings: twitter.com/varud More Musings: varud.com About Adam: www.linkedin.com/in/adamcnelson On Thu, Feb 20, 2014 at 4:03 PM, Philip Musyoki <pmusyoki@gmail.com> wrote: You can use BootCamp to install Windows on a Mac, or just use VMware or Parallels to install a virtual Windows on the OS X. But Apple fans don't get stuck monitoring CCTVs. They are busy living the lifestyle. On Thu, Feb 20, 2014 at 3:59 PM, George Irungu <g.irungu@logicalcrest.co.ke> wrote: What are the apple die hards on the list doing to access sites that require active x which is very common with CCTV web interfaces. That is besides using a windows machine. Thanks, - George _______________________________________________ skunkworks mailing list skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke ------------ List info, subscribe/unsubscribe http://orion.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks ------------ Skunkworks Rules http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 ------------ Other services @ http://my.co.ke _______________________________________________ skunkworks mailing list skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke ------------ List info, subscribe/unsubscribe http://orion.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks ------------ Skunkworks Rules http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 ------------ Other services @ http://my.co.ke _______________________________________________ skunkworks mailing list skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke ------------ List info, subscribe/unsubscribe http://orion.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks ------------ Skunkworks Rules http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 ------------ Other services @ http://my.co.ke