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VMWare Releases Fusion 2.0.6

Late Tuesday, virtualization softare maker VMWare released version 2.0.6 of its Fusion software for the Mac. Similar to other virtualization software packages, VMWare allows users to run alternate operating systems such as Windows and Linux distributions on Intel-based Macs at native speeds. Other features, such as Unity, allow users to run and minimize Windows applications […]

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Some Mac OS X 10.6 Users Report Difficulty Using .DMG Files

As cool as Snow Leopard may be, if this issue happens, you’re going to notice it: Per CNET, a number of users are experiencing issues concerning Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard’s handling of .dmg files. Since upgrading to Snow Leopard these users are not able to mount the files or run packages stored in […]

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Cocktail 4.4 (Tiger Edition) Released

On Tuesday, shareware developer Maintain released version 4.4 of Cocktail (Tiger Edition), Cocktail, the popular freeware utility program that allows for additional Mac OS X system tests. The new version, a 2.0 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and changes: – Fixed miscellaneous bugs discovered in the previous release. – Now distributed as freeware. Cocktail […]

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Apple Releases iWork ’09 9.0.3 Update

Late Monday, Apple released version 9.0.3 of its iWork ’09 productivity suite. The update, a 59.6 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and changes: – Addresses general compatibility issues, improves overall stability, updates the help, and fixes a number of other minor issues in Keynote, Pages, and Numbers. – Reducing file size of images that […]

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Skype 2.8.0.722 Released

On Monday, Skype released version 2.8.0.722 of its popular Voice over Internet Protocol communications program. The new version, a 43.9 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and features: – Platform specific: OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard – Call Phones and Send SMS window “Type number” text field is too dark. – Chat window does not […]