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Parallels releases new build to fix 4.0 updating issues
Parallels has released Parallels Desktop 4.0 Build 3540, a maintenance update to address problems with caused by upgrading Parallels Desktop 3.x to 4. Build 3540 corrects a number of bugs, including a case where Windows stops while booting during the upgrade, and where a Boot Camp partition can't be accessed after the upgrade, or an error message appears stating that it...
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TIPs for Windows maxing out Mac CPU in Boot Camp
Two readers responded to the report Reader's Boot Camp Win XP maxes out Mac CPU. Robert Pendell suggested a Windows utility to look into the problem, which could be a Windows driver: I do not have a Mac or Boot Camp but if the Task Manager isn't showing anything try using a program called Process Explorer. (It was developed by SysInternals and is available from Microsoft's Website in the TechNet area.) Check to see if the process labeled System has a high CPU usage...
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TIP: WINS fix for Leopard OS X SMB browsing works for 10.5.5 bugs
Brian Wilson found a fix for the intermittent problems with Leopard 10.5.5 is having seeing Windows SMB shares. His fix was similar to one we reported a year ago for an earlier version of Leopard. Wilson said: If you have intermittent problems connecting to a PC running Windows XP where your PC icon appears in your Mac finder but refuses to connect sometimes, then ensure you do the following...
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Citrix to run Windows apps on iPhones
Citrix plans to enable iPhone users to operate Windows applications through a combination of virtualization and thin-client application server technology. A company spokesperson said that that during the first half of 2009 it will ship a version of XenApp that will serve Windows applications to iPhones over Wi Fi and...
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Fusion 2.0.1 doesn't fix Fusion 2 multi-screen performance issue
Gyalwa updated his previous report about slow VMware Fusion 2 performance with multiple displays: Please report that the update 2.0.1 does not fix the inability of VMWare Fusion 2 to smoothly operate in Multi-Screen Mode on Apple Cinema Displays...
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Reader's Boot Camp Win XP max out Mac CPU
Gary Maedl says that Windows XP is using most of his Mac's two processor cores even when no applications are running: I've been running Boot Camp with Win XP SP3 since Boot Camp was first released. Generally, I love it. However, on occasion, I get a really strange system behavior with no apparent cause or fix. My machine (MacBook Pro 17 2.33 GHz Dual Core 4 GB RAM) will run with CPU 1 at or near 100 percent and CPU 2 at around 60 percent in Win XP...
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Connect to Server hangs user with Leopard 10.5.5 update
Many have reported that the Mac OS X 10.5.5 update caused the Leopard Finder to stop seeing network shares. Allen O'Loughlin now says the Connect to Server dialog doesn't work. He's tried some of the suggestions on our Leopard Tips and Reports page, with no success: I can't use connect to server anymore. Network shares all working prior to 10.5.5 without fail...
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Livescribe releases beta Mac software for computer pen; Win version updated
Today, Livescribe Inc. released a public beta of Livescribe Desktop for Mac, software that will let Mac users download notes and audio from the company's Pulse Smartpen. The ink pen records what the user writes as well as audio. The SmartPen connects to the Mac or PC via a USB cable, and the Livescribe Desktop software displays the notes and drawings on the Mac...
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Rebooting networking hardware fixed reader's 10.5.5 SMB problems
Ian R. Hargest updated his Nov. 14 report about the Leopard update 10.5.5 update's problems with SMB file browsing. He fixed the problem by restarting all of his network hardware: After much troubleshooting, and requisite swearing, turns out my problem was caused by my networking gear...
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Win XP losing monitor settings not only on Boot Camp
John Grubb echoed yesterday's report that Windows XP loses dual-monitor settings not just in Boot Camp, but on PCs: Windows XP frequently loses its video settings on Dell machines. I am constantly resetting dual monitor preferences for employees with Dells running Windows XP. All of our employees use dual screens, both with laptops (docked) and desktops too...
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Sync'Em 1.10 syncs iCal/Address Book to Exchange, Google
Derman Enterprises has released Sync'Em 1.10, software for Mac OS X for syncing Mac and one or more Exchange and Google accounts. The new version adds syncing for Exchange and iCal calendar events. Sync'Em also syncs contacts between Exchange, Google/Gmail and...
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GroupWise 8 puts Web 2.0 in Home View, supports iPhone
Novell released GroupWise 8 (US$143 per license), its groupware collaboration server supporting Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux. The new version supports Web 2.0 dashboard-type tools that can bring in RSS feeds, blogs, or other web sites into the GroupWise Home View. There are also improved calendar functions and contact management...
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Windows is the cause of Boot Camp dual monitor issue
Two readers say that problem of Windows dual-monitor display settings becoming lost after rebooting Windows is not limited to Boot Camp, that the problem is with Windows XP. Gary Chou said that the problem occurs on a non-Apple PC...
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Syspreping Winclone images works
Richard Eppert confirms a previous suggestion that Microsoft's Sysprep works for cloning Boot Camp images using Winclone: Marc Berger is correct, using Sysprep is the way to go. I use exactly the same procedure on our Winclone images and I have our Vista Winclone image pickup the same GPO's that our Dell PCs use after...
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VMware Fusion 2.0.1 addresses performance, stability issues
VMware has released VMware Fusion 2.0.1, a maintenance update that fixes several dozen issues surrounding performance, stability, and various other bugs. VMware released Fusion 2.0 in September as a major new version with a number of new features...
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Running Virtual PC 7, Leopard and Vista
For those using PowerPC Macs, Microsoft's now-discontinued Virtual PC is the best way to run Windows. Brian Reilly has posted information about using it to run Windows Vista in Leopard: As a regular Virtual PC 7 user, I've come across your site on multiple occasions. I recently complied a guide to running Virtual PC 7 in 2008. The article includes the Leopard fix that you already...
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Missing Sync for Win Mobile adds direct syncing of Entourage 2008
Yesterday, Mark/Space released The Missing Sync for Windows Mobile 4.0.4 (US$40, free update), an update to the company's Mac OS X software for syncing with Windows Mobile smart phones. The version 4.0.4 update includes direct sync support for Entourage 2008 (as well as with Entourage 2004) without the need to go through the Mac's Sync Services. The new version also includes support for Entourage categories...
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Missing Sync for BlackBerry adds sync support for BlackBerry Bold
Mark/Space has released The Missing Sync for BlackBerry 1.0.3 (US$40), an updated to the Mac OS X software for syncing to BlackBerry handheld devices. The new version adds sync support for BlackBerry Bold 9000 series smart phone. The software can sync between BlackBerry Bold and Entourage, iCal and Address Book, and well as iTunes playlists, iPhoto albums and various video formats...
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More reports and workaround for not seeing Win/Linux SMB shares after 10.5.5 update
Several readers responded to our reader report of the Leopard 10.5.5 update causing the Finder to no longer see Windows and Linux shares. Rudi Huibregtse found that an older fix we had posted worked for this issue-enterning the workgroup name in System Preferences: Same over here. I fixed it by using the WINS tab solution, filling in the workgroup, as described at MacWindows...
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TIP: Another way to change SID on cloned Boot Camp images: use MS Sysprep
Marc Berger responded to a tip about the need to change the Windows Security ID (SID) when cloning a Boot Camp partition. Berger offers another method: Just read your post about changing SIDs on Winclone images of Boot Camp installations. We use Microsoft's utility called Sysprep. I use an answer file along with the mini-setup. The answer file contains answers to questions that the MS installer needs...
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Windows XP desktop reset each boot under Boot Camp with a second monitor
Andrejs Eigus responded to our report about where Boot Camp Windows dual-monitor display settings are lost after rebooting Windows. I am having exactly the same problem with my MacBook (Black/Penryn Feb 2008) 2.4Ghz running Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.5 and Microsoft Windows...
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Reader says CrossOver Games good for Guild Wars on Mac, not Wizard101
Todd Rosene reports that two Guild Wars games run on Mac with CrossOver. CrossOver is Mac OS X software that runs certain Windows applications within Mac OS X, without the use of Windows. CrossOver Games is a version optimized for running PC games on Macs. Rosene reports: CrossOver Games works great for a game I've become mildly addicted to: Guild Wars and Guild Wars Eye of the North...
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MassTransit 6 adds AD user provisioning to enterprise file transfer
Group Logic has released MassTransit 6.0, a new version of its high-speed, high-volume managed file transfer solution for Windows and Mac OS X, adding a dozen new features and increased speed and security. MassTransit 6 features automated, Active Directory-based user provisioning capabilities that can enable AD users to send files from a web-based interface...
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Enterprise Desktop Alliance online survey on Macs in enterprise
The Enterprise Desktop Alliance is now hosting a survey about Mac integration in enterprise environments. (Go to the EDA home page and click the Mac Integration Survey button.) The Enterprise Desktop Alliance an organization of cross-platform integration companies that promotes and support Macs in enterprise environments...
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TIP: Reader traces fix for Entourage/Exchange 2007 mail synching problem to Win 2008
Howard Wanderman adds to the discussion about the problem of Entourage failing to receive some email from Exchange 2007. We have several workarounds listed, but Wanderman recommends a permanent fix: I came across this and it fixed my problem with certain emails not showing up in Entourage on Exchange 2007. It turns out that: a) It's actually Windows Server 2008's fault. (More specifically, the included IIS 7 build)...
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