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Software

Parallels Workstation 2.2 RC Runs Windows Vista

Everyone’s favorite virtualization tool, Parallels Desktop, has released an update that allows users to runs Windows Vista RC1 as a guest OS and eliminates the need to manually limit RAM via the command line. We also released a new build for Desktop for Mac that eliminates kernel panics and substantially improves the performance of virtual […]

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The Apple Core

The Apple Core: MacBook Pro arriving fashionably late to the Merom party

Almost every PC notebook vendor and their brother is hawking Core 2 Duo powered notebooks these days and Mac-heads are starting to get a little miffed. Understandably so. Didn’t Apple jumped into bed with Intel because they had a great chip pipeline and they could deliver the silicon – fast? Yes and yes. This time […]

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Environment

More Bad News for Enviro Mac-Heads: MacBooks are Toxic

We all know that Greenpeace isn’t too happy with Apple’s commitment to the environment. The latest news is that Apple portables have some of the highest amounts of toxic chemicals in them of 5 manufacturers tested (Acer, Apple, Dell, HP, Sony). The MacBook has the highest concentration of tetrabromobisphenol A, which is a flame retardant. […]