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Freeze Frame 2.0 becomes Bokeh 1.0: When you need all the processing power your Mac can provide, it's good to eliminate distractions. That's where Elgebar Studios's Freeze Frame and now Bokeh, its Leopard-only successor, comes to the rescue. The $17 Bokeh software lets users target a single application that's running processor-intensive tasks and...; Tags: Distraction, Apple Macintosh, Image, Desktops, Hardware, David Morgenstern; Blog posts 2008-05-09
Why do Macs need so much fixing?: Why do Macs need so much fixing?My point exactly (nt)(nt)I guess we're both the luckiest people in the world.All of my systems (Windows, OS X, Linux, and Solaris) work fine. No muss, no fuss, no problems. It's good to be me.Come come nowRoss2000: [i]Am I the luckiest guy in the...; Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, Macs need, Microsoft Windows, Apple Macintosh; Discussion threads 2008-05-09
Why do Macs need so much fixing?: Last weekend, in the course of a column about Steve Ballmer, my colleague Larry Dignan tossed an offhand shout-out in my general direction: When Ed Bott has a series on how to fix–or at least cope with Vista–you know this OS isn't so hot. Why should this thing need...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, Operating System, Apple Inc., Apple Mac OS, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Ed Bott; Blog posts 2008-05-09
Wondershare Video to iPod Converter for Mac (zip): Wondershare Video to iPod Converter for Mac is a perfect solution for Mac users to convert video to iPod. This Mac video to iPod converter can convert video files including MPEG1, MPEG2, MP4, 3GP, 3G2, AVI, Mpeg TS/TP (for HD Video) to iPod video formats for playback on iPod touch,...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple iPod, Video, Wondershare Software, Corporate Communications, Digital Music, Digital Media, Marketing, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics; Software downloads 2008-05-09
Wondershare Video Converter for Mac (zip): Wondershare Video Converter for Mac is the almighty solution for converting video files to all sorts of video formats on Mac OS. This Mac video converter can convert different video formats for all popular mobile players including iPod touch, iPod classic, iPod nano, iPhone, Apple TV, PSP, PS3, Youtube (web),...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, Video, Wondershare Software, Corporate Communications, Marketing; Software downloads 2008-05-09

Sun xVM Virtualbox puts Mac on x86: Sun xVM Virtualbox puts Mac on x86Typo: version '1.6' (not 2.6)ntRE: Sun xVM Virtualbox puts Mac on x86PLEASE Note: http://pollycoke.net/iniziative/i'm-myself-thanks/ & give credit ;)I'm currently using 1.5.51 beta 3 and...have had no problems. I'm wondering if I will if I upgrade to 1.6 ? I'd sure hate to have to...; Tags: Desktops, Sun xVM Virtualbox, Sun xVM, Intel x86, Apple Macintosh, Sun Microsystems Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-05-08
Sun xVM Virtualbox puts Mac on x86: The newest version of Sun's xVM Virtualbox adds support for Apple's OSX. (Mac ad satire from Jazebski.Pl in Poland.) The new version is dubbed Version 2.6 and was released during last week's CommunityDays event. This is the first open source virtualization to support the...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, Sun Microsystems Inc., Intel X86, Sun xVM Virtualbox, Virtualization, Desktops, Server Virtualization, Hardware, Servers, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-05-08
Word Twist (Mac) (dmg): Can you guess the hidden phrase? Solve different categories such as Movie Titles, Popular Musicians, World Cities, Animals and many more! When you play Word Twist, your goal is to guess a hidden phrase. To reveal letters in the phrase, you link letters to make words. When you make a...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, Movie, Phrase, Kristanix Studios, Microsoft Word, Word Processors, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software; Software downloads 2008-05-08
VigiMac (zip): A free tool that communicates your IP address at regular intervals to our server and helps to recover your Mac if it has been stolen. Every two minutes, your Mac will call our server. In case of theft, send us an email and we will start recording any sign sent...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, VigiMac, Desktops, Hardware; Software downloads 2008-05-08
Gallery: A look inside Psystar's Mac clone: Pictures of the Psystar Open Computer: unboxing, the innards and the maiden boot. 23 photos in the gallery with 1,000 pixel wide photos available if you click in. by Jason O'Grady; Tags: Apple Macintosh, Photograph, Jason O\'Grady, Psystar, Open, Computer, Clone, Unboxing, Jason O'Grady, Boot; Image galleries 2008-05-07
Is Mac OS X Leopard, Safari 3.x too dark?: Is Mac OS X Leopard, Safari 3.x too dark?In Mac OS X all windows are grey. I don't like itIn Mac OS X all windows are grey. I don't like it. I prefer the colours of Vista and its glasses effects.I wonder.....If this might be a tactic of Apple's to...; Tags: Operating systems, Desktops, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Apple Safari, Apple Mac OS X Leopard, Safari 3.x, Microsoft Windows Vista; Discussion threads 2008-05-07
Penumbra: Black Plague Mac Demo: I woke in an old, concrete office room, damp with the smell of rot and death. The mattress beneath me was worse still, though the memory of the events that lead me there was the terrifying realization of all. I was in a complex, some way beneath the Greenland snow,...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, Cell, Frictional Games, Philip; Software downloads 2008-05-07
Is Mac OS X Leopard, Safari 3.x too dark?: At one time, Mac OS X's Aqua interface was light and colorful. Now it's taken a darker turn, and at times, in some applications, on some displays and for some eyes, much darker. At the same time, Apple also lets us make lemonade...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS X Leopard, Apple Safari, Tab, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Operating Systems, Desktops, Software, Hardware, David Morgenstern; Blog posts 2008-05-06
My OS is the best OS because ...: I've come back from a long weekend (a long weekend of moving several PCs from mid towers to full towers and fitting 5-in-3 hard drive enclosures) to find my inbox crammed with OS related emails. It seems that something I said last week (I'm guessing this post on Windows XP)...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, Operating System, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows 95, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Operating Systems, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-05-06
VMware releases public beta of Fusion 2.0: VMware Fusion has released VMware Fusion 2.0 Beta 1. The public beta, a free download, boasts a handful of industry firsts for Mac virtualization, including true multi-display support for virtual machines and experimental DirectX 9.0 Shader Model 2 3D acceleration. New features in Fusion...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, VMware Fusion, VMware Inc., Beta, Virtual Machine, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-05-06
Who uses Java SE 6 for Mac?: Who uses Java SE 6 for Mac?Can't trust Apple updates?Wasn't this one of the big deal-breakers with the Psystar?What for Windows are viruses/worms - for Mac OS is called - updates. (NT)(NT)RE: Who uses Java SE 6 for Mac?I do.RE: Who uses Java SE 6 for Mac?Is my face red....; Tags: Desktops, Programming languages, Apple Macintosh, Java SE 6, Java; Discussion threads 2008-05-05
Mac online backup that works: Mac online backup that worksMozy for MacRobin, thank you for the comments about Mozy. I use Macs and have been looking for reliable offsite backup. The Amazon S3 service using a front end like JungleDisk should also work on the Mac. I understand that this option may...; Tags: Backups, Desktops, Jungle Disk, Mac Software, Time Machine, Apple Macintosh, backup, online Backup, backup company, JungleDisk; Discussion threads 2008-05-05
Two product quickies: Mophie Juice Pack good; Simple Tech stranded: I've been using the Mophie Juice Pack, an external battery that slips onto the Apple iPhone, for the past week and recommend it highly. The battery is about half the weight of the phone itself and fits neatly and securely onto the iPhone to provide a full day's charge for...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Macintosh, Battery, Engineering, Apple Mac OS, Operating Systems, Software, Mitch Ratcliffe; Blog posts 2008-05-05
Mac online backup that works: Windows users have many online backup choices: Carbonite, Mozy and more. Windows small and medium business users have even more, like Amerivault. Mac users - not so much. Until now. A long and winding road I started working with Mozy's Mac client a year ago, blogged...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, EMC Corp., Mozy, Data Preservation, Security Mozy, Backups, Robin Harris; Blog posts 2008-05-05
Who uses Java SE 6 for Mac? (updated): Apple recently released Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 1 (which adds Java SE 6 to your Mac) after receiving much criticism for omitting it when Leopard shipped: Discussion threads began to appear in Apple's support forum following the release of OS X Leopard on 26 October, and...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, JDK, Apple Inc., Java, Programming Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-05-05