Running I.E. on a Mac (Re: Online Japanese TV Free Trial)

[David Karasick]

Markus,
	As a Mac user myself, I'm in the same boat.  If you have a Macintosh  
with an Intel Core Duo or Intel Core 2 Duo processor, you can install  
one of three software solutions that will allow the you to run Windows  
(and Internet Explorer) on you Mac:

Solution 1: Apple's Boot Camp solution, built into Mac OS 10.5.
Solution 2 & 3: Parallels or VMware's fusion.
Boot Camp's solution requires the user to reboot their machine in  
WIndows, allowing the user to boot back and forth between the WIndows  
and Macintosh Operating Systems.  What is nice about the non-apple  
solutions is that they allow the user to run Windows programs within  
the Macintosh OS environment without having to reboot.

However, since we're all interested in making sure visuals are not  
'lost in translation' between Macintosh and WIndows platforms, I'd  
recommend trying Boot Camp first.  It is nearly identical to running  
Windows on any regular PC (i.e. Dell or Compaq).  Also,the Parallels  
and VMware solutions are less graphic-friendly programs and usually  
are more expensive to set up.

I hope the info helps you set up I.E. on your Mac.

- David

On May 1, 2008, at 2:05 AM, Mark Nornes wrote:

> What about those of us on Mac, which MS no longer supports?
>
> Markus
>
> (Sent from my iPod, so please excuse the brevity and mistakes.)
>
> On Apr 30, 2008, at 8:59 AM, Lori Morimoto <lohitchc at indiana.edu>  
> wrote:
>
>> "J-Network Service <http://us.jnet.ne.jp/>" currently is offering a  
>> five-day free trial of their online Japanese TV broadcast service.   
>> You can only watch through Microsoft Internet Explorer, but there's  
>> an option for those of us who aren't using Japanese OSs to register  
>> without the mojibake problem (you get connected to an online  
>> registration form, instead of downloading a form to send).
>>
>> For 3,600 yen/month, you get access to either the five Tokyo  
>> commercial stations (Nihon TV, TBS, Fuji TV, TV Asahi, and TV  
>> Tokyo) or the five Osaka commercial stations (MBS, Yomiuri, ABC TV,  
>> Kansai TV, and TV Osaka).  You can have access to all ten for an  
>> additional 1,400 yen/month.  They also offer premium access for  
>> 1,000 yen/month each to Sun TV, Wowow, NHK BS 1&2, Eisei Gekijo,  
>> Animax, and NHK Sogo 1&2.  Needless to say, Eisei Gekijo and Animax  
>> might be of particular interest to Kinejapan members.
>>
>> J-net apparently is available in the US, Canada, Vietnam, Malaysia,  
>> Singapore, the Philippines, Australia,  Indonesia, New Zealand,   
>> Mexico, and South Korea.
>>
>> I've got it on right now - the picture is quite good.  If you're a  
>> paying member, you can apparently also record programs; they have  
>> several available to look at, but you can't record as a trial member.
>>
>> FYI. - Lori Morimoto
>>
>>