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VMware Fusion 3 supercharged for Snow Leopard

by Aron Trimble (Oct 6th, 2009)

The latest release of VMware's top-notch virtualization software "Fusion" has been announced and some of the new features are definitely worth taking a look. For the uninitiated, virtualization is the act of simulating a guest operating system while running a host operating system. Put simply, it ...

VMWare Fusion 2.06 hits the streets

by Mel Martin (Oct 2nd, 2009)

VMWare has pushed out another update to Fusion, the popular virtualization app. Version 2.06 was released yesterday. The 289 MB download includes multiple fixes for running Fusion in a 32-bit Snow Leopard environment. The release includes enhancements for better 3D performance on Macs with Nvidia ...

Ask TUAW: Recovering video files, moving from an old Mac to a new one, MobileMe Sync and more

by Chris Ullrich (Aug 12th, 2009)

Welcome back to Ask TUAW, our weekly Mac troubleshooting Q&A column. This week we've got questions about recovering video files from a corrupt SDHC card, transferring files from an old Mac to a new one, MobileMe sync, virtual machines and more. As always, your suggestions and questions are ...

VMware Fusion 2.0.5 update squashes bugs, adds 10.6 support

by Mel Martin (Jun 25th, 2009)

VMware Fusion has now been updated to version 2.05. The release number is Build 173382. It is a free update to all Fusion 1 and Fusion 2 owners. The update includes: Support for Mac OS X Server guest operating systems with Intel Xeon 5500 and 3500 series processors Experimental support for ...

Troubleshooting Roundup: Mac OS X 10.5.7 Update

by Robert Palmer (May 15th, 2009)

While Jason D. O'Grady considers anything more than ordinatrix inflagrante to be success when he's installing a new operating system, he and others are still reporting on the various and sundry issues that have cropped up since Tuesday's 10.5.7 update: I can't find my brain: Some users are ...

Kerio MailServer 6.7

by Brett Terpstra (May 13th, 2009)

Yesterday, amidst the SlingMobile débâcle and an OS update, Kerio Technologies released Kerio Mail MailServer 6.7. The mail and collaboration server, often used as a replacement for Exchange, has added several new features, including a few geared toward Mac users. The Kerio Global ...

Macworld 2009: Interview with VMware's Peter Kazanjy

by Chris Ullrich (Jan 12th, 2009)

In the world of desktop and enterprise virtualization for the Mac, two companies, VMWare and Parallels, top the list. Each offers a suite of products designed to meet the needs of virtualization aficionados -- whether they need to run a rack full of servers or just use Outlook to check email. At ...

Parallels Desktop 4 updated

by Mel Martin (Jan 8th, 2009)

Popular virtualization software Parallels has been updated to build 3810. The software offers many upgrades and fixes, including Windows DirectX 9.0 with Shaders Model 2 support, as well as "experimental" support for Snow Leopard and Windows 7 beta. The "experimental" caution, as you might surmise, ...

Get VMWare Fusion 2.0 at a steal, after rebates, free upgrade

by Cory Bohon (Dec 26th, 2008)

If you have been waiting to get your hands on VMWare's Fusion, then now is the perfect time. Fusion is the software that allows you to run Windows, Linux, and now Mac OS X Server in a virtual machine right inside of Mac OS X! And you don't have to pay the regular $79.99US for it either. MacMall ...

VMWare Fusion - 50% off, today only

by Chris Ullrich (Dec 1st, 2008)

As if all the deals from "Black Friday" weren't enough, the good folks at VMWare are keeping the love going through today with this stellar deal offered exclusively for "Cyber Monday." Here's all the details, directly from the virtual horse's mouth: Get 50% off automatically when you purchase VMware ...

VMware updates Fusion to 2.0.1

by Michael Rose (Nov 14th, 2008)

It's not as big a jump as an upgrade from v3 to v4, but VMware's fetish for releasing upgrades late on Friday continues with the 2.01 build of VMware Fusion, now available for download. The new version's DMG sizes up at a healthy 246 MB, and the list of enhanced features and fixed bugs is reasonably ...

Parallels 4 is released

by Christina Warren (Nov 11th, 2008)

Virtualization vendor Parallels has just released Parallels Desktop 4.0 for the Mac. Parallels Desktop is designed to let users run Windows (or Linux) on your Intel Mac within OS X. The newest version of Parallels Desktop boasts better performance (Parallels is claiming a 50% increase over Parallels ...

Installing Ubuntu 8.10 on a Mac

by Christina Warren (Oct 30th, 2008)

When it comes to virtualization on the Mac, it's mostly discussed in the context of running a variant of Microsoft Windows. This makes sense; the ease of getting Windows to run within OS X (on Intel hardware) is one of the key reasons many first-time Mac buyers are migrating to Apple. However, ...

VMWare offers free training videos on YouTube

by Cory Bohon (Sep 23rd, 2008)

VMWare has started publishing short, but informative YouTube videos demonstrating various tasks in the new version of Fusion for the Mac. One of the videos (shown above, YouTube link here) shows how to install Windows XP in a new virtual machine in Fusion 2.0. If you don't want to watch ...

VMWare Fusion 2.0 is released

by Christina Warren (Sep 16th, 2008)

Great news for any virtualization junkies out there (I know I'm not the only one). VMWare Fusion 2.0 has just been will be released Tuesday! Fusion 2.0 is a free upgrade for all existing 1.x customers, and it adds more than 100 new features and enhancements. [Note: VMware's product manager told us ...