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Fusion – Desktop Virtualization for Mac Beta Program

What is Fusion?
Fusion is the codename for a new VMware desktop product for Mac that will enable Intel-based Macs to run x86 operating systems, such as Windows, Linux, NetWare and Solaris, in virtual machines at the same time as Mac OS X. It is built on VMware’s robust and advanced desktop virtualization platform that is used by over four million users today.

VMware has begun sending download instructions to registered beta testers.

VMware first announced its development of desktop virtualization for Intel based Macs during Apple Worldwide Developer Conference 2006.
http://www.vmware.com/news/releases/mac.html

Interested users may sign up for the beta program at:
http://www.vmware.com/mac

VMware will send the beta program instructions to select applicants.

Update:
VMware was having server problems with the Fusion downloads yesterday. It has been fixed since.

Related Product:
Parallels Desktop for Mac

Parallels Desktop for Mac @Amazon.com

Apple releases Aperture 1.5.1 Update and also provides 30-day trial.

Aperture Trial
http://www.apple.com/aperture/trial/
Aperture 1.5.1 Update
Aperture 1.5.1 addresses numerous issues related to overall reliability and performance in all areas of the application.

About this update
Introducing the first all-in-one post-production tool for photographers. Built from the ground up for professionals, Aperture offers an advanced RAW workflow, professional project management capabilities, powerful compare and select tools, nondestructive image processing, and versatile printing and publishing.

Learn more about Aperture.

What’s New in this Version
Aperture 1.5.1 addresses numerous issues related to overall reliability and performance in all areas of the application, including:

• Keywords
• Loupe
• Cropping
• Previews
• Metadata presets
• Versions
• File renaming
• iPhoto Library import
• Watermarks
  

For more detailed information about this update, visit http://www.info.apple.com/kbnum/n304549.

This update is recommended for all Aperture users.

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Digital Camera RAW Support Update
This update improves RAW file format compatibility for some digital SLR cameras.

Digital Camera RAW Support Update is available in separate PPC and Universal versions.

About this update
Mac OS X Tiger provides support for a variety of popular digital camera and image file formats. Applications such as Aperture, iPhoto and Preview utilize this support to work with digital camera RAW files. This update improves RAW file format compatibility for the following digital SLR cameras:

• Canon Digital Rebel XTi / 400D / Kiss X Digital
• Nikon D80
• Pentax *ist DS

Other issues addressed:

• Handling of large Canon RAW files (.CRW)
• DNG compatibility on Intel-based Macs
• Lines sometimes appearing in images exported from Aperture

Download:

• Digital Camera RAW Support Update (PPC) – 1.4MB
• Digital Camera RAW Support Update (Universal) – 2.4MB

System Requirements

• Mac OS X 10.4.8 or later

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Microsoft is rolling out Internet Explorer 7 through Windows/Microsoft Update. It is tagged as “High Priority” update.

Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP was released on October 18, 2006.

To manually download Internet Explorer 7, go to:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/
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Apple releases iTunes 7.0.2

From Apple:

What’s New in this iTunes 7.0.2
iTunes 7.0.2 adds support for the Second Generation iPod shuffle and addresses a variety of stability and performance issues found in iTunes 7 and 7.0.1.

http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/itunes702.html

Apple has begun shipping Second Generation iPod shuffle after it was first announced back in September 12, 2006 at the “It’s Showtime” event.

Apple also designated November 3, 2006 as the iPod shuffle Worldwide Launch Date.

Apple’s New iPod shuffle Available Worldwide This Friday
Apple’s new iPod shuffle, the world’s smallest digital music player, will be available in Apple’s retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers this Friday, November 3. Nearly half the size of the original and priced at $79, the new 1GB iPod shuffle is just half a cubic inch in volume, weighs just half an ounce and features a minimal aluminum design with a built-in clip, making it the most wearable iPod ever. [Oct 31, 2006]
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Sling Media releases SlingPlayer for Mac OS X Public Beta. It is available for Mac OS X 10.4 (PPC and Intel).

More info:
http://us.slingmedia.com/object/KB-005161.html

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Final Cut HD 3.5.1
Final Cut Express HD 3.5.1 addresses compatibility on specific hardware.
Macintosh computer with a PCI Express video card:

• iMac (iSight)
• Power Mac G5 Dual
• Power Mac G5 Quad)

http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/finalcutexpresshd351.html

To download the Update
Sign in with your Apple ID. Enter your Final Cut Express HD 3.5 serial number, then click the “Download Update” button to begin downloading the update.

http://www.apple.com/finalcutexpress/download/ (17MB)

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iPod shuffle Reset Utility 1.0
The iPod shuffle Reset Utility restores First Generation iPod shuffle.

iPod shuffle Reset Utility is only for First Generation 512MB and 1GB iPod shuffle.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303979

iPod shuffle Reset Utility 1.0 for Mac – download (2.1MB)
iPod shuffle Reset Utility 1.0 for Windows – download (1.3MB)

Use the iPod shuffle Reset Utility to fix the following issues:

• With the iPod shuffle switched on, pressing the Play button will cause amber and green LEDs to flash for a few seconds, and the unit will not play any music, nor can you sync music to it from iTunes.
• On a Windows PC, iPod shuffle will appear in My Computer as a “Removable Disk,” however the iPod shuffle volume will not mount correctly. The unit is listed in Device Manager under “Disk Drives” as “Apple iPod USB Device.”
• On a Mac, the unit will only be recognized in Apple System Profiler under Hardware -> USB and will not appear or mount in the Finder.
• When attempting to restore, the unit may not be recognized at all. However, if it is recognized, the restore may fail with an error dialog “Firmware update failure. Disk write error” or another error. It may take 3 restore attempts before the error appears. Note: iPod shuffle may take several minutes to be recognized.

iPod shuffle Reset Utility image ©2006 Apple Computer, Inc.

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Mozilla Foundation officially released Firefox 2, the multi platform web browser. Firefox 2 has been in development for the past year and was released in series of betas and release candidates. It was actually posted at Mozilla.org ftp servers on Monday 10.23.2006, but wasn’t officially made public.

From Mozilla.com:

What’s New in Firefox 2

Improvements to the user interface, security tools and options for customization, combine to deliver a rich, engaging, safer and more productive Web browsing experience for all.

• Tabbed browsing.
• Spell checking.
• Search.
• Web feeds.
• Identity theft protection.
• Proven security model.
• Customization.

For more information, read it at:
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/press/mozilla-2006-10-24.html

http://www.mozilla.org/
http://www.mozilla.com/
http://www.getfirefox.com/

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