Parallels bundles av/malware protection
In a brilliant move, Parallels have taken a cue from the ‘real’ PC makers and have begun the process of bundling software with their virtual machines.The final build of Parallels desktop for Mac, released 2/28/07, includes Kasperskys Internet Security 60. All indications are that this is a full version, with no references to licensing or ‘pay to keep using it’.For both parallels and Kaspersky, this is genius.
Final version of Parallels released (direct download)
Today, Parallels released the final version of their Mac version. Since the Parallels site is currently getting hammered, we’ve placed a direct download link after the jump.
We’ll also add things of note as we explore the new version:
Looks like a new thing is bundling. A full version of Kaspersky Internet Security (normally $60USD) is installable, [...]
iMacs and BW towers for sale!
Last Fall, I become acquainted with someone via Craigslist while looking for an old iMac. We met and exchange info and I bought an iMac from him. Then, a little while later. he contacted me to let me know he had acquired ‘a few’ more, and asked if I would be interested. I was.
A few [...]
Ten Mac sites you should be reading!
We all have our favorites, don’t we? Here are some of our favorite sources for Mac news, rumors, commentary and discussion. Feel free to post yours below.
5 ways to protect your Mac from Windows
Viruses, spyware, malware, trojans, worms, ActiveX and more can turn your $2000 Mac into a lump of shiny plastic that does nothing more than taunt you and question your parentage.
To protect your Mac from the nasty stuff that can be found on Windows computers, there are a few ways to go. In this article, we’ll recap some of the obvious and not-so-obvious methods you can use to make your Mac run Windows safely and smoothly.
We have a winner in the BGM Logo contest!
The winner of the Logo contest is this entry from Matt Peltier.
The logo is a clever play on the original Mac logo, which showed two happy Macs facing each other. This version take that to a naughty but innocent place and certainly references the inspiration for the BGM name.
We’re very excited that we’ve found [...]
BGM is merging with Techpedia.org
Another site that I operate, Techpedia.org, is being assimilated into BGM as of today. Techpedia was originally slated to be a wiki style site, but it gradually turned into a news/tips/tutorials site for general tech interests.
3 Entourage Tips & Tricks
Microsoft Entourage is part of Microsoft’s thrillingly obtuse Office fleet. A lumbering behemoth of an application, Entourage aims to be the ‘end all-be all’ solution for email, tasks, contacts, calendaring and project management.It succeeds in being an application, being that it does, indeed, compile into an executable program.Where it fails, however, is in being intuitive, easy to use, responsive or task-centrically oriented. Other than those tiny little shortcomings, it is aces.That being said, what follows are some tips and tricks for making your Entourage install behave properly and hopefully easier to use.
Dear Apple. Please add this iPod feature!
We’ve been fairly happy overall with your wonderful little music machine.However, today we come to you, hat in hand, asking for a feature to be added to the next firmware revision (in particular to the 5th gen video, thanks)…
