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VMware Fusion 3 for Mac Now Available

Written on October 27, 2009 by Darrell Etherington and 5 people have commented

VMware Fusion 3 for Mac is now available. That’s right, new virtualization software for your Mac, conveniently timed for the release of Windows 7. Actually, it’s very likely the release of VMware’s latest iteration of its OS virtualization software, Fusion 3, got its release date precisely because of Microsoft’s street date for its latest operating system, [...]

Snow Leopard Still a Better Ride Than Windows 7, Even for the Not-Rich

Written on October 21, 2009 by Charles Moore and 35 people have commented

ChannelWeb’s Steven Burke says that in the manifold comparisons of Windows 7 with Snow Leopard burning up the Web, what all the reviewers and pundits seem to be forgetting is that it’s not about the operating system, which he maintains is simply the engine that runs the PC. As Burke puts it, you don’t go [...]

Apple Pushes Software Onto PCs Again…But Not for Long

Written on September 30, 2009 by Liam Cassidy and 11 people have commented

A few days ago, Ed Bott reported that Apple was “up to its old tricks,” pushing unwanted software onto the PCs of unsuspecting Windows users everywhere. As you might expect, it caused something of a storm in a teacup, with Windows enthusiasts jumping on the Apple Bashing Bandwagon.
Now, as anyone who reads the tech-press will [...]

iTunes 9 Wishlist: 10 Ways Apple Can Improve Its Media Organizer

Written on September 07, 2009 by Chris Ryan and 51 people have commented

With Apple’s music oriented media event right around the corner, everyone is abuzz with thoughts about new iPods, Apple TV updates, tablet rumors and more. The one thing we can all but guarantee besides new iPods is an update to iTunes. But what will this version bring? Social aspects have been rumored, but there is [...]

CoRD: Remote Desktop 0.5 Released

Written on August 02, 2009 by Andrew Bednarz and 23 people have commented

As much as we all love our Macs, we still generally live in a Microsoft business world and need to connect and work with Windows boxes. While Microsoft does release its own Remote Desktop application to facilitate Mac users connecting to Windows machine, I’ve never been impressed with the interface for it (on either Mac [...]

Document Palette: Creating New Documents From the Desktop

Written on July 14, 2009 by James Dempsey and 12 people have commented

Windows users have long had the ability to create a new document for any application they have installed from the desktop with a simple right-click. Many switchers probably miss that capability, and I must admit that I never understood the need for it on the Mac — until I actually started using it.
Document Palette, a [...]

Macs Open to Security Flaw Thanks to Windows in VMware Fusion

Written on April 16, 2009 by Darrell Etherington and 11 people have commented

The recent Conficker virus scare had me warning relatives to protect their PCs, while also simultaneously gloating about how lucky I am to not be affected, since I’m a Mac user. You could say it bordered on the obnoxious, and you’d be right.
But it looks like I may have to eat some humble pie now [...]

Apple Improves Windows Side of MobileMe

Written on February 11, 2009 by Darrell Etherington and 1 person has commented

This might just be incredibly coincidental timing, but Apple is announcing that they’ve finally brought the Windows side of their MobileMe personal data syncing service up to snuff, only shortly after it’s come to light that Microsoft in working on their own similar service, currently dubbed “My Phone.” Either way, Windows users who are also [...]

Reasons to Stick With QuickBooks for Windows

Written on January 20, 2009 by Weldon Dodd and 2 people have commented

Yesterday, I looked at QuickBooks 2009 for Mac and while the new version is an improvement in many areas, it does not replace the Windows version in all situations. In fact, there are a number of good reasons to continue to use the Windows version of QuickBooks despite your desire to switch completely over to [...]

Weekly App Store Roundup: Jan. 3, 2009

Written on January 03, 2009 by Olly Farshi and 3 people have commented

Grab a party hat, don your celebratory garb and prepare to get your freak on because, praise be, it’s the first ever Weekly App Store Roundup of 2009.
Indeed, with Macworld drawing near, attendees should immediately check out our very own Conference Schedule – it’ll make sure you’re consistently in the right place at the right time.
In [...]

VirtualBox 2.1 Adds Support for Hardware Virtualization On OS X

Written on December 23, 2008 by Bob Rudis and 1 person has commented

Christmas has come early for users of VirtualBox, a free and open source virtualization solution from Sun Microsystems. Version 2.1 is a huge upgrade to the product as it includes VT-x and AMD-V hardware virtualization support on OS X and full VMDK/VHD support — including snapshots — putting it on par (at least from a [...]

November OS Share Numbers: Should Microsoft Be Scared?

Written on December 03, 2008 by Tom Reestman and 24 people have commented

The latest numbers from Net Applications’ Operating System stats are available, and they provide a nice epilogue to last month’s numbers. In October the Mac’s share was down, and Vista’s was up, prompting some to write about the apparent anomaly.
I countered that notion with my own writeup that showed both Windows and Mac have ups and downs in [...]

VMware Fusion 2 vs. Parallels Desktop 4: Let’s Dance

Written on November 11, 2008 by Josh Pigford and 88 people have commented

When it comes to OS virtualization on a Mac, there are two major contenders for the title of virtualizer to end all virtualizers.
Likely Parallels and VMware Fusion need no introduction for TAB readers, but you might not be aware of what the latest incarnations that both programs bring to the table. VMware Fusion 2, released [...]

Parallels Desktop 4.0 for Mac Now Available

Written on November 11, 2008 by Darrell Etherington and 3 people have commented

Virtualization software has come a long way since the days of Virtual PC on PPC Macs. Microsoft’s Windows-enabling program was more of a parlor trick than fully functional software. These days, Parallels Desktop, version 4.0 of which is available today for purchase, makes running a virtual machine more of a pleasure and less of a [...]

How-To: Mac-ify Your VMware Unity Windows

Written on November 07, 2008 by Tom Reestman and 7 people have commented

Even with CodeWeaver’s generous giveaway of CrossOver Mac the other week, there are still times when one has to use a virtualized Windows environment to get work done that just cannot be performed within OS X properly. In talking with other VMware users, I realized that not everyone may hack their hosted Windows environment as I [...]

Boot Camp: Taking the Sting Out of Your Sin

Written on October 30, 2008 by Darrell Etherington and 21 people have commented

I’m not ashamed to admit it. I run XP on my aluminum iMac. My girlfriend is ashamed of me and my brother won’t speak to me. All because of a 40gb hard drive partition and a start button.
I did it mostly so that I could play City of Heroes again (look what you’ve made me [...]

Free CrossOver Day Today!

Written on October 28, 2008 by Darrell Etherington and 16 people have commented

Put away your credit cards and get your download link-clicking fingers primed and ready, because Codeweavers is offering a copy of either CrossOver Linux or Mac for free to all comers…today only! The programs, which normally retail for $40, will be available free of charge (one license per customer) until midnight CST.
The giveaway is the [...]

The Apple Tax: Fact or Fiction?

Written on October 22, 2008 by Darrell Etherington and 10 people have commented

Recently, we’ve seen Microsoft move to respond to Apple’s “I’m a Mac, and I’m a PC” ads, fearing the company’s rapid growth. There was the Seinfeld debacle, which drew plenty of attention. It didn’t seem to be quite the attention Microsoft was looking for, so they turned to the “I’m a PC” campaign. Yes, Pharrell [...]

SuperSite FAQ About Windows 7 — What They Really Meant to Say

Written on October 16, 2008 by Tom Reestman and 15 people have commented

Since Microsoft is trying hard not to talk about Vista, they’re falling back on their SOP of deflecting attention to a shiny new object, in this case Windows 7. To that end, the SuperSite for Windows has taken it upon itself to become the “central location for accurate information about Windows 7.” 
While I’m sure they meant [...]

Windows XP Lives On…Again

Written on October 08, 2008 by Nick Santilli and 5 people have commented

Several websites have reported in recent days that Microsoft are once again extending their period of official support for vendors offering Windows XP on new machines. The proposed deadline had already been extended to the end of January 2009, but appears now to have been prolonged to July 31, 2009.
For Microsoft, it is usual practice [...]