Archive - May 2007

RENTON, Wash. - May 31st, 2007 - Parallels, Inc. announced today that has released the Release Candidate (RC) of Parallels Desktop for Mac 3.0, a new version of its award-winning software that enables Mac users to run Windows, Linux, and any other operating system at the same time as OS X.

The 135-page June issue of macCompanion magazine is now available in both web and PDF versions -

http://www.maccompanion.com/archives/June2007/macCJune2007index.html

In the wake of the controversy brought on by previous efforts like MacHeist, Disco, and MyDreamApp, some of those involved have started work on a new project.

During development of this yet undisclosed app, John Casasanta and Austin Sarner will be blogging about all manner of topics related to Mac development and small business.

Apple today released iTunes 7.2, an update to its popular music jukebox and video management software for both Mac and Windows.

Berlin, May 29th, 2007 -- Up to now, using a mobile phone with Mac OS X has one major disadvantage. It is close to impossible to manage the mobile phone's data from your operating system of choice. The Berlin-based software developer nova media today unveiled a new software called "FoneLink" to change this lack of Mac OS software support for mobile phones.

LikeMac Group has updated the latest version of its double-panel file management utility for OS X, Disk Order, adding few useful features and improving plug-in architecture.

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA -- May 28, 2007 -- Lava Software is now shipping Kenbushi v7.0, a powerful media entertainment centre with built-in file sharing and data backup. Simply connect a PC or Mac to your TV and sound system, and Kenbushi will provide a gorgeous, fast and powerful way to browse, search and play all your movies, music, TV shows and other media.

A startup in Alameda, Calif. plans to release a kind of holy software grail the third or fourth week of June. Lina said its dual-licensed Lina virtual Linux machine will run more or less normal Linux applications under Windows, Mac, or Linux, with a look and feel native to each platform.

The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) Project is asking software coders to develop free, open-source educational computer games for the XO laptop, continuing its push toward a September launch date.

Brighton, England - May 24th, 2007 - Realmac Software today announced a compelling new version of RapidWeaver, its award-winning website creation application for Mac OS X.

RapidWeaver 3.6 is full of exciting new features, such as a snippets manager to help handle frequently used code which can simply be dragged and dropped onto the page, and a richer blogging engine.