VMware debuts Fusion 2.0 adds snapshots, more

VMware has officially released Fusion 2.0, the latest version of its Mac virtualization software. The software adds a host of new features, such as multiple and/or automatic "snapshots" of virtual machines, which let users regress to earlier states as needed. Others include automatic detection and use of multiple displays, and the ability to open Mac files and URLs in a virtual machine, or vice ...

published on Thursday, the 18. September 2008, macintosh-news-network

First Look: VMWare Fusion 2.0

No matter how much you may love your Mac, there may be at least a handful of Windows programs that donít have an equivalent Mac OS X version. Rather than buy a separate machine, of course, you can always use Boot Camp to turn your Mac into a PC. However, a more practical solution may be to run Windows inside a virtual machine using Fusion 2.0....

published on Thursday, the 18. September 2008, macintosh-news-network

Mac virtualization software sales booming

Sales of Mac virtualization software from market leaders VMware and Parallels have shot up more than 50 percent this year, outpacing the 41 percent growth in Mac hardware sales experienced by Apple in the most recent quarter, according to market research firm NPD.

published on Thursday, the 18. September 2008, appleinsider

Mac virtualization software sales skyrocket

Both VMware and Parallels are seeing booming sales of their Mac products in the North American market, which makes you wonder what Apple is missing out on.Read More...

published on Wednesday, the 17. September 2008, ars-technica

VMWare Releases Fusion 2.0

Yesterday, VMWare released Fusion 2.0 as a major update to their virtualization software. It’s a free, downloadable upgrade for any VMWare Fusion 1.x customer, and it packs some great new stuff. The update adds over 100 new features: The UI is dramatically improved, with lots of nice little touches like a welcome screen and coverflow support for [...]

published on Tuesday, the 16. September 2008, apple-blog

VMware Fusion 2.0 goes final: free update to existing users

Fusion 2.0 for the Mac has finally been released in its final form, with a plethora of feature updates for your virtualization pleasure. Enjoy Unity 2.0 support, better Linux support, multiple snapshots, 1080p HD playback, and of course, Leopard Server support. Read More...

published on Monday, the 15. September 2008, ars-technica

DiscCloud turns PCs into virtualization servers

DiscCloud has announced the release of its namesake Virtual Appliance app, a virtualization platform for Mac clients. The software runs through VMware, and allows PCs to function as desktop servers for Leopard clients. The client speciifically runs as a virtual machine on VMware Server and ESX-class products, allowing it to support numerous PC variants....

published on Monday, the 8. September 2008, macintosh-news-network

Brin: Mac version of Chrome 'a matter of months'

The Mac version of Google's Chrome web browser should arrive in "a matter of months," says Google co-founder Sergey Brin. The executive, interviewed by Wall Street Journal writer Kara Swisher, claims it is "embarassing" that a Mac version is not already out, since both he and Swisher use Macs. To cope with the situation, Brin says he is relying on virtualization software from VMware. At present...

published on Thursday, the 4. September 2008, macintosh-news-network

VMware Fusion 2.0 reaches Release Candidate stage

After spending a few months as beta software, VMware Fusion 2.0 is moving up in the world and has achieved Release Candidate status. Although there's no confirmed release date, the RC designation suggests that the final release of the software is fast approaching.Read More...

published on Thursday, the 4. September 2008, ars-technica

Create Acer Aspire One recovery USB drive on a Mac

Acer's Aspire One netbook laptop comes without an optical drive. It does comes with a DVD, though, that lets you either install Linpus Linux OS to the netbook by connecting an external USB optical drive to it, or create a recovery USB drive using the DVD in other computer (a Mac, in this case). In order to use the DVD, you are supposed to boot from it, but Macs will not recognize it as bootable media. I used VMWare Fusion to create an "Other Linux 2.6.x kernel" virtual machine, inserted the DVD, and the VM automatically booted from the DVD without having to leave my Mac OS X environment. The wizard that comes up does not recognize the SATA drive in my Macbook (understandably, since the Acer Aspire One comes with no HDD). It will consider, conversely, the first USB flash drive it finds to be the local HDD, and any subsequent USB flash drives to be just that: external USB flash drives. So, if you want to be able to create a recovery drive using an exter...

published on Friday, the 22. August 2008, macosxhints