Secrets 1.0.6 for Mac OS X released
Blacktree Software has released an updated edition of their Secrets application.
Secrets 1.0.6 supports the recently launched Mac OS X Snow Leopard operating system.
This application provides a new preference section with easy access to hidden settings of the operating system.
Most of these features can be accessed using [...]
Sophos: Windows 7 is still not secure enough
Sophos has stated the obvious in a blog post.
The company said that Windows 7 on its own cannot survive against malware attacks and users would have to rely on anti-virus products.
Sophos did some tests on a brand new installation of Windows 7 with no anti-virus [...]
Parallels Desktop 5 for Mac now available
Parallels has announced that they are now offering Parallels Desktop 5 for Mac to interested customers.
This application enable users of Mac OS X to run other operating systems on their machines.
It supports a variety of operating systems like Windows and Linux.
The latest version costs USD [...]
Mac OS X 10.6.2 to disable Intel Atom processor support!
AppleInsider has reported that the upcoming update to Mac OS X Snow Leopard might disable Intel Atom processor support.
Apple has no product in the market that uses the Intel Atom processor.
However, this processor range is popular in the netbook models available in the market. [...]
Intel P55 could create problems between Windows 7 and Apple iPhone
The Register has reported that some Windows 7 users are facing problems using Apple iPhone on their computers.
The problem is connected to the Intel P55 chipset which is involved in these situations.
The most common problem scenario is that the computer would detect [...]
Verizon Media Manager now available on Apple Mac
Verizon has launched their Media Manager application for Apple Mac.
It was available on the Windows platform since last year.
This application enables the users of their FiOS TV to stream music, photos, or video.
There is however a major problem with the Mac edition. As of now, [...]
Microsoft explains when a Windows 7 Upgrade is an Upgrade
A couple of online resources are highlighting hacks which enable a user to install Windows 7 Upgrade copy on a fresh hard disk.
This means that the user is no longer required to have an installed edition of a previous version of Windows to use the [...]
Mark Shuttleworth: Windows 7 for netbooks is not worth the price
Canonical CEO Mark Shuttleworth who is the man behind the Ubuntu Linux distribution has stated that Windows 7 Starter Edition which is designed for netbooks is not worth the price.
It is crippled and still pricey for what it offers.
Canonical is all set [...]
Microsoft releases Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool
Microsoft has released a software utility which can be used to burn the Windows 7 ISO file on to a DVD or a USB drive.
Burning an ISO file to a DVD is rather easy as many utilities are available in the market to do that. Some operating systems [...]
Apple dropped ZFS support from Mac OS X because of licensing problems?
Online sources claim that Apple decided to drop support for ZFS file system because of potential licensing problems with Sun Microsystems.
Sun had developed this file system for their Solaris platform. It was supposed to be supported in the latest edition of Mac [...]
