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Hey all,

Does anyone know where I can lease a Windows XP box to use for development? All I want is the ability to login through remote desktop and view how the site I am developing looks in IE.

I don’t want to load XP on my Macbook through VMware Fusion or Parallels as I am already pressed for space on the drive.

Thanks all,
Lee

For about $399, you can purchase an annual membership to a website that will render any web page exactly how it looks in dozens of browsers. Might be cheaper than leasing and maintaining your own Windows box.

(can’t find the link right now)

Found the link.

http://www.browsercam.com/

A bit more expensive than I remember, but still cheaper in the long run.

http://browsershots.org/ - it’s free.

Thats kinda what I am looking for… Thanks! Do you have any experience with it personally?

BrowserCam (~1 minute per screenshot) is much quicker than BrowserShots (30 - 40 minutes per screenshot).

Thanks coolfactor, that looks like the best solution.

I think that wine runs on MAC as well… it should on all *nix-es…If it does run, there is a “IE4Linux” (don’t bother the name) that runs under wine, so you could make IE6 and IE5.5 (IE7 is on the way) run on a MAC… (i use it on Linux)

Small sticking point - It’s not “MAC”, it’s “Mac”, short for Macintosh.

I recommend:

http://www.totalvalidator.com/

It has the works.

If you are on a Mac, like me.. I have Parallels running.  Or you can use VMwhere and just load windows ON your mac.!
EDIT: Sorry - i just read your first post again - just go out and buy a cheap windows laptop… 399.99 Futureshop or Best Buy!

I had thought about another computer however I often work from coffee shops and a second laptop is way to inconvenient.

Might buy a larger HD for the MacBook though.