Question to Web Developers using Leopard!

Hello!

I am using Windows all my life and switching to OS X (Leopard)

So I will do my best to use it totally but my very main concern or my biggest need from windows will only be the need to test the websites on IE6, IE7, Firefox on Windows ( Cross Browser Compatibility)

So I need advice on which is the best method to do that?
1- Using Parallels?
2- Is there Emulators?

or what to do?

Thanks in advance

 

Just use parallels or Fusion to run Windows. Much easier to just load up windows real quick for a test than to deal with rebooting or anything like that.

 

But no such emulator for IE6 & IE7 on Leopard.. I think that would be the best ?

 

I would definitely not run parallels just to check compatibility, it would be very simple to just use a PC if you have one, without having to use up HDD space for a windows partition.

Microsoft stopped developing IE for mac long ago, you can get an older version here, http://www.pure-mac.com/webb.html#mie, as far as being completely compatible with Leopard, who knows.

it may be worth just checking to see if there are major difference between how this older version renders pages and the newest version on a PC renders them.

with Safari now available for Windows, you might let visitors know that the page is best viewed with "______"

but in all honesty, it is really just about checking to see if there are differences, I would not worry a lot about differences between Firefox on OS X/Firefox on Windows compatibility, but like you have mentioned, a large percentage are using the latest internet explorer.

 

Thanks, but thats IE5 on MAC, it differs alot than IE6 which differs also than IE7 on PC... and if I will stick again to my desktop for sake of testing then no need for the AIR

 

well that is the only thing available, but I honestly wouldn't even mess with it.

i don't know what desktop you use, but I definitely know that I wouldn't want to put a windows partition on a 64gb HDD either.

The MacBook Air should be a very nice web development machine, as long as you have a router that can take full advantage of it.

 

Sorry, can you tell me more about that? I didn't get it

 

since the MacBook Air and all other Apple notebook computers use 802.11n wireless cards, you will also want a 802.11n wireless router to take full advantage of the speed available.

all the latest Apple Airpot Base stations use 802.11n as well as many other routers available on the market now.

Apple has done a very smart thing releasing Time Capsule along side the MacBook Air, as it will effectively give you an extra 500gb or 1tb of storage space when you are home.

and trust me, over 802.11n there won't be any noticeable slow down for normal uses like using it to hold your iTunes library, watching movies, etc.

if I didn't have a Airpot Extreme Base Station (802.11n) already, and I was looking into getting the MB Air, I would definitely be looking into getting Time Capsule as well.

 

Aha, but i have router and wireless broadband at home.. but its not N-Draft.. but it works ok.

 

not having a n draft router will really not be a major issue, but it might be worth looking into in the future. especially if you will be using the MB Air to upload a lot of content when going to publish a site.