My Mac Switch

It has been a little while since I have posted.  No doubt that there are some new Mac owners since Christmas.  The traffic to this site has steadily increased since Christmas.  Today’s tip should be of help to the new Mac owner that needs to control a Windows PC from his Mac.


Let’s say that you recently decided to buy a Mac because you were sick of Windows Vista, or you received a new Mac for Christmas.  It really doesn’t matter why you have a Mac, the fact of the matter is that you do have one and your employer does not.  If you find yourself in this situation, as I do, and you need to control your Windows PC at work, there are a couple of ways to do it.  

The first method that you can use to control a Windows PC from your Mac is to install Windows on your Mac.  I installed Windows on my Macbook, but seldom use it.  After being used to the fast boot times of OS X Leopard, I feel like it takes forever for Windows XP to boot, and it is not half as bad as Vista.  As I addressed in another post, there are several ways to accomplish installing Windows XP or Windows Vista on your Mac.  After Windows is installed, you can boot Windows and use Remote Desktop Connection to control your Windows PC. 

If you need to control a Windows PC from your Macintosh, and you do not want to install Windows XP or Windows Vista, there is another method.  You can download Remote Desktop Connection Client for Mac 2.  Remote Desktop for Mac now has multiple session support to allow you to connect to more than one Windows based PC.  It works with Windows Vista and is a Universal application.  Remote Desktop for Mac 2 allows you to print with any printer that can be configured from your Mac.  You can create your own keyboard shortcuts.  Remote Desktop Connection Client for Mac 2 is a solution for users with Intel Macs or Power PC Macs with OS 10.4 Tiger or later.