VMware Fusion hits 2.0

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Apple, Microsoft, PC / Laptop, Software

Running Windows in OS X is still cool, even if software like Parallels, VMware Fusion, and Boot Camp have been around for a while. Now though, Fusion has hit 2.0, which is a nice milestone. Performance improvements, better multi-monitor support, and more robust Unity features (that’s the feature that lets you “erase” the Windows desktop, so that your Windows programs appear right next to your OS X ones) make this a worthy upgrade. Here are the details:

• More Seamless with Unity 2.0: Application Sharing, Link Handling, Mirrored Folders, Driverless Printing, True Multiple Display Support, and Custom Keyboard Mapping
• Safer Windows on Mac experience with AutoProtect automated snapshots and a 12-month complimentary subscription to McAfee VirusScan Plus security software for Windows XP and Vista
• More Power with DirectX 9.0c with Shader Model 2 3D graphics, 1080p HD video playback, Multiple Snapshots, 4-way vSMP, and Better Linux Support (Unity & Easy Install)
• More Mac-like, More Mac-friendly with all new Welcome Screen, Virtual Machine Library and Virtual Machine Settings, Cover Flow and Quick Look integration, and Apple Help
• Mac OS X Leopard Server now is supported in a virtual machine on Mac hardware

If you already have a copy of Fusion 1.x running, you’ll be happy to know that this is a free upgrade. Otherwise, you can pick up Fusion 2.0 for $79.

Read More | Fusion product page

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iPhone Pwnage Tool 2.0.3 now available

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Apple, Cell Phones, Handhelds, Mods / Hacks, Software

For those of you out there who can’t live without a jailbroken iPhone, we venture to guess that you’ll be happy to hear that PwnageTool 2.0.3 is now available, thanks to the continuing hard work of the iPhone Dev Team. This new version features a few new features:

• Updated Installer.app to beta 6
• Support for iPhone and iPod touch firmware 2.0.2 5C1
• Adds .de localization for those who read German

If you are already running an older version, you can update right from within PwnageTool, otherwise hit the link below to download the latest version.

Read More | PwnageTool 2.0.3

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Major Gear Live Discussion Forums Upgrade: Feature List

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Announcements

Alright, so in the continuing effort to make our discussion forums even better, we have just unleashed a bunch of new upgrades:

• Added an ignore member feature.
• Added the ability for users to report posts to moderators.
• Added ability to search by member group in Advanced Search Form
• Refined nomenclature for topics, replies, and posts (which is now consistently used as the sum of the topics and replies).
• Fixed a bug where posting a new reply would return you to the topic’s first page instead of the last page.
• Fixed a bug where an image attachment thumbnail would mistakenly increase the dimensions of the image.
• Fixed a bug where deleting a user’s topics when banning them would cause other users’ posts to the affected topics to be orphaned.
• Fixed a bug where merging two topics would result in the topic being set by the newer thread instead of the older one.
• Fixed a bug where attachments were not being connected properly on merge or split.
• Fixed a bug where a Topic’s edit date would change when any action was taken on the thread instead of only when the title or body was edited
• Fixed a bug that would allow posting and editing of posts in Read Only forums.

Those are the main ones, but there are a bunch more improvements “under the hood” so to speak. Give things a test and let us know if you find anything odd!

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