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Video of the Day

Thu, 07 Jun 2007 10:49:23 +0000

> Title: Unity in VMware Fusion for Mac OS X Abstract: Demonstration of VMware Fusion's upcoming Unity feature which allows users to interact with Windows applications on Mac OS X as if they were Mac applications. Source: [TUAW](http://www.tuaw.com/2007/06/06/vmware-fusion-unity/).

Is like give a A Glass of Ice Water in the Hell

Thu, 31 May 2007 13:58:24 +0000

I’m looking these 2 videos about the Chat between [en:Steve_Jobs|S. Jobs] and [en:Bill_Gates|B. Gates] at All Things Digital 2007.

Actually I finished this:

And on my way to see the most interesting one:

Fusion Beta 2 available

Mon, 05 Mar 2007 11:37:20 +0000

Today, after finishing of the URL-game of xmau (I have jumped the 42 because… I don’t know how to make THE QUESTION: I have found the credits casually! ;) ), I have decided to come back to life.

And, on TUAW, I found this: VMWare release the beta 2 of Fusion, the [en:Mac_OS_X|MacOSX] version of VMWare Virtualization System.

The biggest news is the availability of the native 3D-Support of DirectX for virtualized [en:Windows] installations.

Here the Release Notes.

OpenSolaris free Starter Kit

Fri, 02 Mar 2007 16:42:37 +0000

On http://get.opensolaris.org/ you can book a free OpenSolaris Starter Kit. It’s a good occasion to try the features of this SUPER-[en:Operating_System|OS] and familiarize with it.

It’s free! Inside you’ll find tutorials, documentation, and two DVDs filled with useful software. Get started using OpenSolaris technology — right on your laptop or home PC. This kit will help you learn about the OpenSolaris source code and the community. On the DVDs, you’ll find:

iPhone: Apple reinvents Mobility

Tue, 09 Jan 2007 21:04:46 +0000

I think its so useless to spend any kind of word. Go to the (very busy) official iPhone presentation page… and wait for June (or October if you are in Europe… or 2008 for the rest of the world).

Gorgeous!!! O_o

System Rescue CD v0.3.0 released

Fri, 22 Dec 2006 19:34:23 +0000

Main changes:

0.3.0) 2006-12-20:

Updated the kernel to Linux-2.6.18.5 with Reiser4

Added xorg graphical environment with WindowMaker

Added gparted-0.3.3 to replace qtparted

Added ntfs3g-beta-20061212 (full NTFS Read/Write)

Added graphical editors (gvim, leafpad)

Added graphical web browsers (firefox-2.0 and dillo)

Updated the file-system tools (parted, e2fsprogs, xfsprogs, …)

Updated the system (glibc, clamav, …)

Updated the bootdisks

I used it a couple of times to fix my linux-box and, in general, my pc. It’s the swift knife of every good admin. The only “fault” of it? The project is growing only on x86: PPC is sucking.

VMWare Fusion Beta Released

Fri, 22 Dec 2006 19:12:24 +0000

From the official announcement page:

VMware Virtualization for Mac Beta Program

What is VMware’s virtualization product for Mac? The new VMware desktop product for the Mac, codenamed Fusion, allows Intel-based Macs to run x86 operating systems, such as Windows, Linux, NetWare and Solaris, in virtual machines at the same time as Mac OS X. It is built on VMware’s rock-solid and advanced desktop virtualization platform that is used by over four million users today. With Fusion, you can run traditional PC applications on your Mac: if you need to run PC applications, you can now do so by leveraging the power of virtual machine technology.

I still haven’t a MacIntel ( :( ) but I’m so happy about it: I saw Parallels Desktop in action and… I was not really enthusiast about it. I know VMWare and its quality level: the bigger and the stronger player in the battle for virtuallization it’s on its way.

Other details about Fusion (I suspect it will not be the final name of this product ;) ), on

MacBookPro... sto arrivando

Thu, 09 Nov 2006 11:57:38 +0000

In questi giorni non sono a Napoli (torno tonight) ma non mi sono fatto scappare la notiziona: Refurbished anche in Italia ed anche per i comuni mortali.

Ora mi sa che non ho più scuse… ;)

Un esempio?

Refurb MacBook Pro 15.4" 2.16GHz /1GB /100GB /SD /AP /BT - Apple Certified 15.4-inch widescreen display 1440 x 900 resolution 2.16GHz Intel Core Duo 1GB (single SODIMM) 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM 100GB 5400-rpm Serial ATA hard drive 4x SuperDrive ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 with 256MB GDDR3 memory One FireWire 400 and two USB 2.0 ports

Specifiche Mac Pro

Sat, 12 Aug 2006 14:35:49 +0000

Mamma mia, signori miei: è davvero qualcosa di inguardabile questa macchina. Unita ad una architettura in tutto e per tutto “Profeeeeeesional”, c’é un case ed una serie di sensori indipendenti che rendono il Mac Pro non solo potente, ma anche una macchina:

* Silenziosa

* Bella

* Solida

Sul sito di Apple, le specifiche in inglese. Su MacCity.net le specifiche in italiano. Di seguito, uno schema fornito agli sviluppatori al WWDC appena conclusosi.

E poi dicono che i MacBook sono caldi...

Tue, 27 Jun 2006 11:14:51 +0000

Guardate qui!

Questa di sopra invece è la fine di un Dell ad una conferenza.

Apple DOES NOT close the Darwin's Kernel (by now)

Mon, 22 May 2006 11:39:54 +0000

In the last week, some blogs and online-tech nical-newspaper speaks about the Apple’s intention to close the Darwin’s Kernel Source Code for Intel.

Last Friday, Ernest Prabhakar, Product Manager and Open Source & Open Standards Mac OS X Product Marketing at Apple Computer, says:

Hi all, Just to be clear, Tom Yager was speculating about why we have – so far – not released the source code of the kernel for Intel-based Macintoshes. We continue to release all the Darwin sources for our PowerPC systems, and so far has released all the non-kernel Darwin sources for Intel.

Nothing has been announced, so he (and everyone else) certainly has the right to speculate. But please don’t confuse “speculation” with “fact.” Thanks, – Ernie P.

Ernest N. Prabhakar, Ph.D. (408) 974-3075 Product Manager, Open Source & Open Standards; Mac OS X Product Marketing Apple Computer; 303-4SW 3 Infinite Loop; Cupertino, CA 95014

MacBook predicted

Mon, 08 May 2006 22:02:46 +0000

From Think Secret:

May 5, 2006 - Following up on our report earlier this week concerning the MacBook’s May availability, sources have nailed down next Tuesday, May 9, as the introduction day for the Intel-based laptop. … Update - May 6, 2006

Additional sources have confirmed the MacBook’s announcement this Tuesday. Further, sources report that the MacBook will be thinner than current iBooks, will be available in both black and white configurations, and will likely cost slightly more than previous iBook models—not unlike the price increase Apple’s Mac mini saw with its transition to Intel processors.

Boot Camp: Macs do Windows, too

Wed, 05 Apr 2006 22:05:11 +0000

More and more people are buying and loving Macs. To make this choice simply irresistible, Apple will include technology in the next major release of Mac OS X, Leopard, that lets you install and run the Windows XP operating system on your Mac. Called Boot Camp (for now), you can download a public beta today.

I think its a great idea: supporting directly Windows on Apple Intel computers aims Users to become MacOSX users easly. First buy a MacIntel, then install the 2 systems and “try both 2 worlds”… what’s the result? New MacOSX-lovers. I’m sure ;) .

Zucconi e le mele

Sun, 26 Mar 2006 16:55:22 +0000

Un bellissimo articolo (si legge la qualità dello scrittore) di Vittorio Zucconi, che scopro essere vecchissimo amante delle Mele.

… “Mi perdoni se m’intrometto e mi presento, sono un professore della Stanford University in California, sono a Parigi in vacanza con mia moglie”. E allora? “Le voglio raccontare una piccola storia. Lavoro nel dipartimento di fisica e di computer non so niente. Un paio di mesi or sono una azienda vicina al nostro campus, chiamata Apple Computers, ci ha recapitato una macchinetta che nessuno aveva mai visto prima, gratis, per provarla. I miei colleghi e io le abbiamo dato un’occhiata per divertimento e da allora tutti fanno la fila per adoperarla e ignorano le altre. La prego di credermi, non ho nessun interesse personale né commerciale, non lavoro per la Apple, ma mi permetta di darle un consiglio: si porti a casa questo qui e le giuro su mia moglie - la signora alle sue spalle lo guardò male - che questa sera lei lo userà come se lo avesse sempre avuto”.

Mac Book Pro: naked!

Wed, 22 Feb 2006 17:52:06 +0000

Everyone dreams it (ME! ;-( ). Someone loves it (… ME! ;) ). Anyone colors it (very very nice in black). Only ONE undresses it!!!

p.s. What courage?! 8O

Gentoo: the Mactel-Linux Project

Thu, 16 Feb 2006 23:33:22 +0000

I was one of the first Gentoo-on-iBook-7450 installer: I have an idea of the obstacles that Apple make (voluntarily?) to stop the “waste” of our hardware.

The installation of Gentoo on Mactel is only a “time issue”: EFI was, for me, the biggest problem (elilo rulez!). But I don’t know the internal hardware of that new machine.

Anyway, Good Work guys.

Source, Melablog.

MacBook Pro: more powerful then itself

Tue, 14 Feb 2006 21:03:51 +0000

Singular but nice move from Apple: every booked (and now in distribution) MacBook Pro will be delivered with a SpeedBump Gift!

Core Duo 1,83GHz will be delivered with a Core Duo 2Ghz, the 1,67GHz with a 1,83GHz.

And, as it’s not enough, a new Core Duo 2,16GHz is be avalaible as an order-option!!!

Source, Melablog.