Category: Operating Systems

Snow Leopard on Asrock 4CoreDual-SATA2

For testing purpose only, i wanted to check Snow Leopard on Asrock 4CoreDual-SATA2 mainboard Intel Pentium 4 520, 2800 MHz Motherboard Name ASRock 4CoreDual-SATA2 ATI RADEON 9550 256MB HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-4167B ATA Western Digital 80G ATA Device i’ve test it with Empire EFI 108 AMD2, after an install it seems ok i did not have… Continue reading Snow Leopard on Asrock 4CoreDual-SATA2

Speed Boot: Ubuntu 9.10 vs Vista vs Ubuntu 9.04 vs. Windows 7

In this video, seen on Downloadblog, comparison of Tuxradar regarding the boot of the last two versions of Ubuntu and the latest two versions of Windows, all four 64-bit. There are details of the used machine and we have a little ‘trust of their words when they say that it is a clean install on… Continue reading Speed Boot: Ubuntu 9.10 vs Vista vs Ubuntu 9.04 vs. Windows 7

VMware releases Fusion 3 for Mac with full Windows 7 support

VMware on Tuesday released its latest virtualization software, Fusion 3, offering Snow Leopard optimization and full support for Windows 7, including Aero. The new version of VMware Fusion 3 offers more than 50 new features, including greater support for graphics-intensive games in Windows. It is available for $79.99, or at an upgrade price of $39.99… Continue reading VMware releases Fusion 3 for Mac with full Windows 7 support

Apple Shuts Down Open Source ZFS Project

A notice posted today on Apple’s ZFS open source project page indicates that the project has been terminated. The ZFS project has been discontinued. The mailing list and repository will also be removed shortly. ZFS is an advanced file system developed by Sun that had been ported to Mac OS X and released as an… Continue reading Apple Shuts Down Open Source ZFS Project

Psystar Releases 'Rebel EFI' Software to Enable Installation of Snow Leopard on PCs

Psystar today announced the release of Rebel EFI, a new software product that enables users to install any modern operating system, including Mac OS X Snow Leopard, on a wide variety of PCs. Psystar Corporation will begin selling the software it uses to run OS X Snow Leopard on generic Intel hardware. Available for download… Continue reading Psystar Releases 'Rebel EFI' Software to Enable Installation of Snow Leopard on PCs

Apple targets 3 new Get a Mac ads at Windows 7 (with videos)

As promised, Apple has released three new Get a Mac ads targeting Microsoft’s launch of Windows 7 as a good opportunity to abandon Microsoft. Last week, Phil Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president for Worldwide Product Marketing, said the impending launch of Windows 7 would present a “good opportunity” for Apple to make market share gains.… Continue reading Apple targets 3 new Get a Mac ads at Windows 7 (with videos)

Psystar sells $50 software hack to run Snow Leopard on PCs

Mac cloner and enduring litigant Psystar has rolled out a new $50 application that will allow certain Intel-powered PCs to run Mac OS X. The Florida-based company announced Thursday that any PC with an Intel Core 2 Duo, Core 2 Quad, i7 or Xeon Nehalem processor installed can take advantage of its Rebel EFI software… Continue reading Psystar sells $50 software hack to run Snow Leopard on PCs

Sun, Oracle save Microsoft's Pink after Danger data disaster

Microsoft has announced the restoration of Sidekick users’ contacts as the first milestone in recovering data it lost in the cloud computing disaster affecting its Danger subsidiary, while a new source explains why the restoration was possible without a backup and why it is taking so long. A source familiar with Sun SAN hardware used… Continue reading Sun, Oracle save Microsoft's Pink after Danger data disaster

Windows 8 to debut 128-bit OS version?

Windows 7 is due to launch in just two weeks time, but Microsoft have been working on its immediate and distant successors for some time now.  Details about so-called Windows 8 and Windows 9 (perhaps unlikely to be their real release titles) have emerged thanks to a LinkedIn profile of one of the team members involved.… Continue reading Windows 8 to debut 128-bit OS version?