> That's an excellent idea. How do you do that?
The way I do it is by setting the Win guest VM's "network" settings to "Private network with host". That is, the VM sees a network, but the only other machine on it is the Mac. That way I can transfer files and whatnot, but without exposing the VM to the internet.
When I need to run Windows updates, I switch the setting to "NAT" so that the VM can see the internet during the update process. Then I switch it back to "Private".
Piece of cake. I'm using VMware Fusion on the Mac, BTW.
I just got a long usb printer cable to work my new printer off the pc and the imac (not at the same time). I have to dl and install drivers for OS X. So I have to get that installed for both computers, should be able to do it ok.
The thing about it is that (I won't name the company - a well-known one) has proprietary ink cartridges that can't be refilled. The printer was very inexpensive, but those cartridges one new set will cost about as much as the printer, so they got me, plus you can't pick them up locally unless this company has some outlet here. I got 2 of each with the printer, should last for awhile.
So if you're buying a new printer, this is all in one, make sure you know. They don't tell you that, and I didn't think to ask :-( Kind of ticks me off, but I don't want to pack it up and send it back.