Category Archives: Mac Apps

Parallels 3 Build 5582 Released - The Leopard Release

Parallels released build 5582 (RC1 was Build 5580) for Parallels Desktop 3 for the Mac which is the latest production release. I downloaded and installed the update, and I’m running Windows Live Writer in it now. The list of fixes is everything since the last production release so it’s hard to say what changed [...]

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Parallels 3 Beta Updated

Parallels has released Parallels 3 Beta Build 5570, it’s available from their beta download page.
Most of the improvements over the previous beta center around Leopard compatibility. I’d been having problems with Parallels under Leopard which had driven me to start using VMware Fusion almost exclusively. Most of my really annoying issues have seemed to revolve [...]

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Mac BitTorrent Client: Transmission

Fedora 8 was released recently and I wanted to download a copy. With a DVD size of over 3GB bittorrent was the way to go. I’d used Azureus in the past, but hadn’t re-installed it after upgrading to Leopard. I decided to change up and go with something new. Azureus was moving heavily toward video [...]

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Apple iPhoto 7.1.1 Update Released

Apple has released iPhoto 7.1.1. It was a 10.8 MB download for me through software update and it’s a 9.3MB standalone download. Apple’s back to its terse release notes and just says “This update supports compatibility with Mac OS X 10.5, improves overall stability, and addresses a number of other minor issues.”
I installed the update [...]

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VMware 1.1 Released & Installed

VMware as released VMware Fusion 1.1 VM software for the Mac. The software now fully supports Leopard. Additional new OS support includes 32 and 64-bit Vista along with 64-bit Windows XP. There’s over two dozen improvements and fixes listed in the release notes.
VMware also released a beta version of their VMware Importer. This can be [...]

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Bento: Personal Database for Leopard

FileMaker, the Apple subsidiary that has a database app by the same name, has released a preview of Bento, which it bills as a personal database.
The preview expires Feb 14, 2008 so that’s a good indication of when the first full release will be available and you’ll have to pay for a license. I couldn’t [...]

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