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FastScripts 3.0 released, offers parallel execution, progress reporting, other new features

Earlier this week, the cool cats at Red Sweater Software released FastScripts 3, the newest version of its scripts editing software. The new version offers the following copious fixes, changes, and new features: New app icon and menu bar icon Scripts can now be run independently from the app as well as their own application […]

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VirtualBox updated to 4.2.4

VirtualBox, an open source x86 virtualization project available for free has just hit version 4.2.4. The new version, a 101 megabyte download, features the following fixes and changes: – GUI: fixed validation warning on global settings / proxy page (4.2.2 regression, bug #11089). – GUI: fixed crash with multiple guest screens on certain conditions (OS […]

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Apple exploring fuel cell technologies for future notebook power sources

It’s the patents that make life interesting. Per two articles (1, 2) at Free Patents Online, Apple is apparently exploring ways to power its notebooks via fuel cells. “Our country’s continuing reliance on fossil fuels has forced our government to maintain complicated political and military relationships with unstable governments in the Middle East, and has […]

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Parallels Desktop for Mac 6.0 out the door, boasts speed improvements, new features

On Monday, virtualization software maker Parallels released Parallels Desktop 6.0 for Mac OS X. The software allows Mac users to run Windows within Mac OS X. The company says that Parallels Desktop 6 has over 80 new features and improvements, the most prominent being an increased speed in addition to faster performance when handling files […]