News, Reviews and more from Australia's Macintosh Authority
News, Reviews and more from Australia's Macintosh Authority
Sometimes, what is possible it not always practical. Some users, such as those who absolutely must run a legacy Windows application, have found it’s possible to load Windows on a Mac. Not for the faint of heart, the process involves booting into Windows—you’ll need software such as Apple’s Boot Camp (free)—or running Windows within a virtual machine application such as Parallels or VMware Fusion.
John Brandon | Oct 14, 2009
Very few applications are in the "save your job" category. Task managers keep you organised; Apple iCal helps you stay on time for meetings. But Araxis Merge 2009, a powerful file comparison utility, can get you out of a tight spot at work. The name is a slight misnomer: its purpose is to check the contents of two files and reveal the differences between them. You can then merge one file into the other if you choose. The professional edition I tested actually lets you compare three files or folders, while the standard edition lets you compare two.
John Brandon | Jan 27, 2009
In the time it takes you to read this sentence, a new idea could spring to life. For most of us, jotting down that idea means fumbling for a pen and paper. Desktop software such as ConceptDraw MindMap Pro can help you capture the thought just as easily.
John Brandon | Nov 18, 2008
As I type these words, I am waiting for Apple's Developer Connection web site to ease up sufficiently for me to download the long-awaited Software Developer Kit for the iPhone (and iPod touch, just by the by). In a way, I hate developer-oriented announcements — "here's a really cool thing we're working on, and it's available now, and hoi polloi can have it in about six months". Actually, it's the six months I hate.
