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Okay, so some of you know that I've been fighting Mac-based battles against a PC-based simulation game assigned for my class. I've finally managed to bridge the famed gap -- because the new Macs (you remember, with the Intel processors) can actually run Windows without a hitch.

Just one more thing that Mr. Mac can do, that Mr. PC cannot do in reverse.

You weekend techies can get this done one of (at least) two ways; both involve "partitioning" your hard drive. That's what it sounds like: you reserve some disk space (a minimum of 5 GB, up to half the drive or more; you control how much) to run the second platform, while your friendly, well-loved, vastly superior Mac OSX patiently snoozes.

Here's how:

Way 1: Download Mac's Boot Camp and install it. Once you've done this, you can hold down the Option key as your computer boots, and get a prompt asking if you'd like to run the Mac OS, or Windows.

Way 2: There's another program called Parallels that actually lets you run the enemy's OS from your desktop, as if it were a regular program.

And if you have one of the very newest Apples, the ones with the dual core processors, it will also wash, wax, and detail your car.

-Zed

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