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Parallels Desktop 6.0.11992.625164 released

Parallels Desktop, the popular virtualization application that allows users to run the Windows and Linux operating systems simultaneously alongside Mac OS X, reached version 6.0.11992.625164 on Thursday. The new version, available here, sports the following major fixes and changes: Parallels Desktop (build 6.0.11992.625164) improves the general performance, stability, and compatibility of virtual machines, including fixes […]

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VLC 1.1.3 update released

Video Lan Client, the nigh-indispensable open source media player for multiple audio and video formats (MPEG, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, Divx, ogg, etc.), was updated to version 1.1.3. The new version, a 39.3 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and changes: – Taglib crash (CVE-2010-2937 / VideoLAN-SA-1004) – Fixes for FTP relative paths and directories. – Fixes […]

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How-To: Work around Apple notebook blank screens

As trusty and reliable as your MacBook or MacBook Pro may be, there are times where it will hate you and its screen will go blank. Sometimes this will take place as you’re working, other times after a restart or when waking up from sleep. The cool cats at CNET have assembled the following useful […]

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Roxio Toast Titanium 10.0.6 update released

Late Thursday night, Roxio released version 10.0.7 of its Toast Titanium authoring software. The new version, available here, adds the following fixes and changes: – iPad video export profile now available as device setting for video exports. – TiVo recordings (US only) can now be exported at 640×480 resolution. – Resolves issue where text entered […]

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HandBrake Updated to 0.9.4

Handbrake, Eric Petit’s incredibly useful open-source DVD ripping/conversion utility, has been updated to version 0.9.4. The new version, which can be found here, boasts the following fixes and changes: – Improves speed, size and quality with official notes available here. HandBrake 0.9.4 is available for free and requires Mac OS X 10.5 or later to […]