From the same guys who brought you Ubuntu right on your OS X desktop, a new guide tackles installing the PC newest flagship OS, Vista Ultimate, into your very own Mac box - more appropriately, your MacBook Pro.

Now the capability of Apple's newer systems to run Windows isn't new news: Apple's move to Intel has made that possibility a lot easier to imagine.

But installing Windows instead of OS X is a lot different from installing Windows on OS X. Simplehelp presents a step-by-step guide for installing an OS over another OS, using a nifty little Virtual Machine (VM) software, called Parallels Desktop for OS X.

It was done before, yes, but this time it's the monster pack Ultimate that gets touchy-feely with its Apple side. Of course, there are problems that will ensue from installing Vista Ultimate on Mac (including hardware requirements).

So run over to the "Read" link and see how to do it. Remember, you will need Parallels Desktop and any Mac similar to a MacBook Pro, so the procedures will pretty much stay the same.

Laptops running Linux just might be the next big thing. Somebody has dedicated a site about getting Ubuntu Dapper (6.06 LTS) working on the new Macbook. The Dapper, once installed in the Macbook, run the following stuff smoothly:

• Video
• Direct rendering
• Sound
• Ethernet
• Basic keyboard functionality
• Basic touchpad functionality
• Advanced keyboard features
• Wireless
• Battery
• Firewire, USB2, Bluetooth
• DVD playback
• CD burning
• Booting via BIOS mode (often incorrectly called 'BootCamp')
  

Video out, remote control, and iSight have not been tested yet but the author expresses that there is a big possibility this stuff will work. Currently, the sleep, backlight control, advanced touchpad features, and EFI booting are not working.

For more information on the Ubuntu on Macbook development, just visit the website here.