Nor does CrossOver always shut down properly, crippled by an unidentified rogue process within IE. I’ve been using it to run IE6 and access SharePoint but my “favorites” screen usually needs at least two clicks to show properly. Think of it as a PC without the hardware yet saddled with the same administrative demands of any Windows system, such as regular, deep-cleansing spyware and anti-virus checks.īut CrossOver isn’t without its own problems.
Second, Parallels takes time to manage and demands backups. Who needs it? CrossOver is lightweight by comparison. Having Windows is like carrying water weight. First, because a Windows virtual machine eats a lot of storage space and memory on my three-year old MacBook Pro. I made the switch to CrossOver for two reasons. I’ve embraced Windows on my Mac to make life easier for my editors. That’s a problem I’m a writer and my editors can’t process my work without seeing it and email - slow, insecure and just generally a mess - is a poor substitute for gathering and organizing submissions. Sure, I can create and access records from within my Safari and Firefox browsers, but I can’t attach files unless I’m using Internet Explorer in a Windows virtual machine. I’m the perfect candidate for CrossOver because I use it mostly to access Microsoft’s SharePoint collaboration software, a beast of a platform that doesn’t always play nicely with Macs because of its dependence on Windows-centric ActiveX controls.īut that’s sugar coating it.
#Reviews of crossover for mac software#
So far, CodeWeavers has certified more than 5,600 applications for use in CrossOver and 243 of those are called “gold medal” applications, software that’s been battle tested by users and proven to (mostly) work as it would under Windows.
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