Everything Apple (the Mac heads thread)

Has anyone used Virtual Box for running a VM on their MAC. I need to have Windows and Mac running in Parallel, hence not the boot camp route.

If any one has any other recommended open source VM software that they use let me know!

I've used it. It's okay, USB support is not great, and I probably wouldn't count on great (or any) 3D acceleration, or any "unity" features, but it gets the job done. I mostly use it to run a linux vm I just ssh to, but have used it successfully for Windows XP.

If you just need it short term, I'm sure VMware Fusion has a trial.