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CrossOver Reaches Version 7.1.2

CrossOver, the popular emulation program from CodeWeavers, has been updated to version 7.1.2. The new version, which is available as a demo, offers the following change: Fixed an incompatibility with the quartz-wm packaged in XQuartz 2.3.3.2. CrossOver retails for US$59.95 and requires Mac OS X 10.4 or later and Intel-based hardware to run.

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How-To: Get Around MacBook/MacBook Pro Sleep Issues with Mac OS X 10.5.7

Mac OS X 10.5.7 has been out less than a week and, according to MacFixIt, a number of users have reported sleep issues with MacBook and MacBook Pro notebooks upon installing the updated operating system software. Over on the Apple Discussion Board, reader “Roger G” reported the following: “The 10.5.7 upgrade (both with Combo and […]

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VMWare Cautions Users with ATI Graphics Cards from Installing Mac OS X 10.5.7

VMWare, makers of the popular Fusion virtualization software, has officially warned users away from installing Mac OS X 10.5.7 if their Mac uses an ATI graphics card or chip. According to VMWare’s blog, the update will break the 3D graphics acceleration feature supported by Fusion. “You will likely see issues ranging from slow performance, to […]

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Adium X Updated to 1.3.4

Adium, the open source instant message chat client with support for multiple programs (including AOL Instant Messenger, ICQ, Jabber, MSN, Yahoo! Google Talk, Bonjour, etc.) has been updated to version 1.3.4. The new version, a 21.2 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and changes: Facebook fixes: Updated to pidgin-facebook 1.5.0, fixing a major bug in […]

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How-To: First Mac OS X 10.5.7 Problems Reported, Fixes Offered

Apple’s Mac OS X 10.5.7 update has been released, none of my Macs are on fire and I consider this a good thing. Still, there’s bound to be problems and the hep cats at MacFixIt have begun to collect reports on a couple of outstanding issues: Blue Screen This update may automatically restart your computer […]