After a two month beta program Parallels has released the final version of Parallels Desktop for Mac. Some highlights: – The highly successful multi-stage beta program included more than 100,000 users from 75 countries – The product offers several key productivity features, like fullscreen/dual monitor mode, file sharing, cutting/pasting between OSes (via Parallels Tools, which […]
Day: June 15, 2006
MacBook nano in January?
I’ve been calling for a MacBook nano for a while now and evidence is mounting that Apple is working on such a beast. Although there are many counter points to the argument (no optical drive?) an ultra-notebook/tablet could fill the hole left by the PowerBook 12-inch quite nicely. AppleInsider is reporting that Apple is working […]
Cleaning Dirty White MacBooks
Yesterday I posted a story about white MacBooks getting discolored ofter only a few weeks of use. It appears that “gavers” in the Apple Discussion Boards has figured out a solution – non acetone nail polish remover. I had this same problem, except my machine was discolored in the first few days. I tried 409 […]
The UK’s Mail on Sunday reported that Apple’s iPods are made in China by mainly female workers who earn as little as 27 pounds per month, which set off a tidal wave of objection and claims that iPods are made in sweatshops. Read the rest of the story on my ZDNet Blog: The Apple Core.