First Look: VMware Fusion 3

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I am eagerly awaiting my copy of Fusion 3….. I have used both Parallels and Fusion both… And while I prefer Parallels slightly, Parallels (for some reason), will not access my Boot Camp drive, without requiring me to constantly reconfigure the virtual machine….
So I switched to Fusion, and I\’m pretty darn happy… Here\’s to Fusion 3 being even better…

The latest salvo in the continuing battle of virtualization applications has been fired by VMware, with the release of VMware Fusion 3 Tuesday. Fusion 3 brings a number of interesting new features to what was already a feature-rich application. I’ve had a chance to use the final Fusion 3 code for the last week or so, and this First Look is based on my experiences wit\”

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Where did these directories come from?

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I just had someone ask me about some folder\’s they found on there system…  They were concerned that they folder\’s in question where taking up a bit of space, and they wanted to clean up there hard drive…
For example:

  • /Developer (from old Mac)
  • /opt (from old Mac)

The common factor, was the \”(from old Mac)\”…. I was able to safely say that it was safe to remove the folders, assuming they had removed any data they needed from the folders…  Why could I do safely say that?

\”(from old Mac)\” is what the Migration Utility add\’s to folders that it is copying over from your OLD MAC, when there is a naming conflict.

In otherwords, it didn\’t overwrite the new developer tools that came with your new system, it gave the old copy from your old system a slightly different name by appending \”(from old Mac)\” to the folder name.

Yes, you can safely remove them, assuming there isn\’t some data that you need from those folders…

Lose/Lose? Is that a game we want to play?

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Some people just need to realize when something is a bad idea…  Evidently Zach Gage has made a game that as you kill invaders, your files get randomly deleted.  Nice, yes?
Well, Intego detects it as OSX/LoserGame, and VirusBarrier X5 also detects it…  But does Sophos?  Not yet…  And this application has been out for a while.  It\’s an obvious piece of Malware / Trojan…  So why doesn\’t all the antivirus packages detect it?  I don\’t have an answer…
So be careful, and don\’t run this application if you value your data…
Intego\’s summary is after the jump…. Continue reading →

Christmas preview on Children in Need

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The BBC Press Office has published details of the line-up for this year\’s BBC Children in Need charity appeal, with which Doctor Who has long had an association. This year the programme is once again featured, with what the release describes as \’An exclusive preview of the Doctor Who Christmas special.\’ Last year there was a similar preview for the 2008 Christmas special, \’The Next Doctor\’, with the pre-titles sequence for this episode being shown, a month in advance of its broadcast.

This year\’s Children in Need night takes place on Friday 20th November, broadcasting from 7pm on BBC One.

Set Screen Sharing image quality via Terminal

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Apple removed the ability to select the graphics setting for the built-in 10.5x Remote Desktop application…. But, this command:
defaults write com.apple.ScreenSharing controlObserveQuality n
…changes the quality of the connection\’s display, based on the value of n:
1 = black and white
2 = grayscale
3 = 8-bit color
4 = 16-bit color
5 = full color
Which can be used as a workaround for that slider. Sadly, needing this work around doesn\’t appear to be changing anytime soon. Snow Leopard does not restore this ability, and this workaround is still needed.

(Based off this hint at Mac OS X Hints..)

Budget Bytes Shares Recipes with Per-Serving Costs [Blogs]

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Ever had that moment in the grocery checkout line where you wonder if cooking homemade meals could ever be worth the ingredient cost? The Budget Bytes blog wants to show you the exact cost of some great recipes.

Beth M, a self-described \’food lover and number cruncher,\’ busts down the total ingredient cost of each meal by serving and recipe. Beyond the numbers, Beth describes how she bought certain items to steer you the right way in your own grocery store, and offers photo illustrations of the cooking process. The blog\’s been running since May, with occasional lulls in new content, but the backlog alone is worth running through to pick up economical menu ideas.


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