The days of virtual machines may be coming to an end with Macs because there are much better solutions available. Mac users can use Boot Camp if they want to run Windows directly on their machine or they can download the CrossOver Mac Beta which will let them directly run their Windows programs in the Mac OS X.
We have another addition for the registered users of our site. It is difficult to keep track of comments especially when they are from posts that were weeks ago. That's why for the last few hours (hence the light posting) I have set it up so that you can keep track of comments you have not read yet.
Microsoft has released Windows Media Player 11 Beta 2 and is just begging to be downloaded. If you are running Windows XP SP2 then you are able to download the new version.
Some of you may have decided to fork out the $20 to upgrade your Google Earth to the Plus edition. The key feature of the Plus edition is the GPS support that it has...which may soon be even more useful.
I have been waiting for Microsoft to release the Office 2007 Beta 2 Technical Refresh because it has already been a few months since the last release of Beta 2. I have also seen a lot of really cool features, such as the auto-hiding ribbon, that is supposed to be in the upcoming release.
I have now put together a portable version of the Beta 2 to make it a little easier to try. All you have to do is download the Firefox Portable file. Then you unzip the file and browse for the file FirefoxPortable.exe.
Mozilla has placed the files for Firefox 2 Beta 2 on their FTP. The release notes page is currently up but the download links that they have do not work. Here are the direct links for the downloads of the English versions: Windows Linux Mac
One of the coolest things in Vista is that it will automatically defragment itself once a week. I know very few people who defragment their computers at all and if I heard that someone was doing it once each week I would probably pass out! I don't know why Microsoft didn't make it automatic in XP but you can schedule it yourself.
The latest Firefox meeting notes points out that the release of Firefox 2 Beta 2 has yet been pushed back a little more. They say that it is "on target to release Thursday, Aug 31st assuming no stop-ship items discovered."
Microsoft has finally depleted their supply of 100,000 downloads that they were giving out of Vista 5536. That build is considered to be Pre-RC1 but you shouldn't be too disappointed if you didn't get an opportunity to download it. If RC1 remains on schedule it should be available sometime next week.
