It's sluggish and extremely prone to crashing. I hate Microsoft's Remote Desktop Connection tool for Mac OS X. I'm very comfortable switching back and forth between platforms and simply want to be able to get my work done on whatever platform I happen to be using at the time. Before I get started, let me say that I've become platform agnostic. In this article, I'm going to discuss the first step I took on my journey. Obviously, it's also possible to simply run a tool such as VMware Fusion, Parallels, or VirtualBox but, if you want to remain strictly in OS X, you need to start making some adjustments. Moreover, even some administrators are either choosing or finding it necessary to switch to or supplement their Windows PCs with Mac OS X-based desktops or laptops.Īs Macs continue to make their way into the enterprise, the tools we're used to need to be replaced with tools that are native to Mac OS X. This is much higher than it was just a few years ago and shows rapid growth. According to this recent article at OS X Daily, Macs now enjoy 15% of the U.S. More and more, people are turning to Macs over their trusty old Windows computers.
