Category: Mac

  • Parallels on Mac

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    I upgraded my copy of Parallels to the RC3 version released today. I did this to take advantage of the Coherence mode which allows you to run Windows and Mac apps on the one screen transparently (see above). The upgrade wasn’t without its scary moments. At one point the upgrade of drivers caused XP to…

  • How to annoy people when you launch

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    Via Bernie and Robert Scoble I heard about Sharpcast. Sharpcast has one product, called Sharpcast Photos which does: Automatic backup, effortless sharing and anywhere-access for your photo collection. Your PC, the web and optionally your mobile phone working as one. It sounded like a cool idea until I saw the requirements to get it to…

  • Apple takes the pi** out of Vista' incessant security warnings!

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    UPDATE: This video has been taken down from YouTube, There is a version of it on the Mac site here (.mov) and there are two similar ads on this page on the Apple site.

  • More lies from Bill Gates about Vista

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    I see Bill Gates has been caught lying about Vista again. Once could have been a slip but when it starts to happen again and again, you have to start to think it is intentional. What do you think, is he really that clueless? Or is he deliberately spreading FUD

  • "An operating system has never had parental control features before" – Bill Gates

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    “An operating system has never had parental control features before” Bill Gates came out with this incredible statement two and a half minutes into the following interview on NBC http://www.youtube.com/v/BO1pvWUELIUReally Bill? So how do you explain this screenshot of the built-in Parental Controls on my Mac? There have been Parental Controls on the Mac for…

  • Keychain saves my life (and my passwords)!

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    Keychain is a fabulous application which comes as standard on every Mac. It is the program which stores all your passwords for you. For me, it has proven to be a lifesaver time and time again. I have more passwords for more sites than I have hairs on my head (not that that’d be very…

  • Microsoft hobbles Windows Vista

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    Ed Bott has aa article on ZDNet comparing the licencing terms of Windows XP and the forthcoming retail version of Windows Vista (Microsoft’s upcoming successor for XP). It turns out that whereas with Windows XP you could re-install the OS on as many different machines as you wished (as long as it was deleted off…

  • The irony of it

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    James has a post extolling the virtues of the new Nokia N95 – me, I’m sick and tired of Nokia’s lack of support for non-Windows platforms. Any Nokia you buy only has Windows apps for synchronisation and any firmware updates need to be done over a serial cable (ruling out Macs). The hilarious thing about…