CrossOver Games for Mac 10.1.2

Posted on July 27, 2011 by admin

Saw this when I went to play a game under CrossOver Games from CodeWeavers – Version 10.1.2 is now out.

If you’ll recall, CodeWeavers’ CrossOver is software that emulates a Windows environment, and is based on the WINE project. Keep in mind that it’s not a Virtual Machine (VM) like Parallels Desktop or VMWare Fusion. It is a fairly seamless method of running certain Windows-based software under Mac OS X and Linux.

Those Mac users looking to upgrade to Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, if they haven’t already done so, should pay particular attention. Those looking to upgrade from CrossOver 9.2 should also be aware of this release, as it pertains to them.

* Fixed several known issues with the upcoming Mac OS 10.7 Lion.
* Fixed the Guild Wars footstep bug.
* Updated several built-in CrossTies. (These upgrades have been available online for a while.)
* Improved the MojoSetup (.bin installer) upgrade path.
* Added a progress dialog during initial open of a CrossTie on the Mac.
* Added support for the ‘installer’ keyword which supports CrossTies for stand-alone executables.
* Added RAR support to CrossTie installation.
* Added a ‘recreate’ button to the menus control panel.
* Fixed some menu issues on the upgrade path from CrossOver 9.2.
* Added a means to turn off requesting a stable OpenGL back buffer. Set CX_NO_GL_BACKING_STORE in the environment to enable.

Downloading CrossOver Games for Mac:
* New users: Trial Download/Update
* Existing users: My Downloads page

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CrossOver Games for Mac 10.1.1

Posted on July 18, 2011 by admin

Now we are starting to see support for Mac OS X 10.7 Lion users.

CrossOver Games 10.1.1 fixes “several known issues” with Mac OS X 10.7 Lion. It also fixes a problem with Guild Wars.

Those CrossOver 9.2 users take note – some issues with upgraded to CrossOver Games 10.x have been resolved.

Updates and Fixes
* Fixed several known issues with the upcoming Mac OS 10.7 Lion.
* Fixed the Guild Wars footstep bug.
* Updated several built-in CrossTies. (These upgrades have been available online for a while.)
* Improved the MojoSetup (.bin installer) upgrade path.
* Added a progress dialog during initial open of a CrossTie on the Mac.
* Added support for the ‘installer’ keyword which supports CrossTies for stand-alone executables.
* Added RAR support to CrossTie installation.
* Added a ‘recreate’ button to the menus control panel.
* Fixed some menu issues on the upgrade path from CrossOver 9.2.
* Added a means to turn off requesting a stable OpenGL back buffer. Set CX_NO_GL_BACKING_STORE in the environment to enable.

Downloads:
* Trial Download/Update
* Downloads page (Existing Users)

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Boxer 1.1 Released

Posted on July 17, 2011 by admin

Boxer 1.1 has been released. It’s is a DOS emulator that is focused on games, and is based on DOSBox. It is free.

Boxer 1.1 should be called the Joysticks and Lions release, as that’s the main emphasis.

Joysticks:
* Emulates four kinds of DOS-era joysticks: regular joystick/gamepad, Thrustmaster FCS, CH FlightStick Pro or racing wheel.
* Plug-and-play support for Mac-compatible USB and Bluetooth game controllers, with instructions for getting your 360 or PS3 controller working in OS X.
* Native Joypad support: turn your iPhone into a gamepad, with custom layouts for each DOS joystick type.
* A new Inspector panel for tweaking joystick settings while you play.

OS X 10.7 Lion compatibility:
* Supports Lion’s new-and-improved fullscreen mode.
* Limited support for Lion’s new resume features: quit while playing, and Boxer will start up with the same game next time.
* Boatloads of Lion-specific bugfixes, large and small.

Other fixes and improvements:
* Hold [fn] to override Boxer’s Ctrl-click and Opt-click shortcuts: so they’re sent directly to DOS instead of simulating a right-click/middle-click.
* The Mac’s display is now prevented from going to sleep while a game is running and unpaused.
* Added an option in the cover-art dropzone’s right-click menu to do an image search for the current game.
* Expanded help for Inspector window panels.
* Fixed a couple of crash bugs when closing the DOS window.
* Improvements to game importing, and configuration fixes for a zillion more games.

It’s available for download here or you can view the main website at BoxerApp.com.

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VMWare Fusion 3.1.3

Posted on June 1, 2011 by admin

VMWare has released VMWare Fusion 3.1.3 for Macs. VMWare Fusion is a full virtualization solution for Mac OS X.

This is a fairly significant upgrade for those Windows 7 users wishing to upgrade to Windows 7 Service Pack 1. It does support both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of SP1. Support for Ubuntu Linux 10.10 and 11.04 was also added.

Updates and Support:
* Microsoft Windows 7 Service Pack 1: Support for Windows 7 SP1 32-bit & 64-bit.
* Ubuntu: Support for Ubuntu 10.10 and 11.04 32-bit & 64-bit.
* Microsoft Office: Fixed a problem opening attachments in Outlook 2010.
* Video: Updated Windows WDDM driver with stability improvements.
* File access: Improved reliability accessing shared files on the Mac.
* Internet: Fixed slow first page loading in Internet Explorer 8.
* USB: Improved handling of smartphones including the Nokia N8.

It also resolved a lot of issues, too much to list here, you can read the issues at the VMWare Fusion Support website (this link goes straight to resolved issues). In addition, there are some known issues that you can read as well.

If you already have VMWare Fusion 3.x, this is a free update and can be updated through VMWare Fusion itself. If you need to re-download it, it can be downloaded through the VMWare Support website.

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VirtualBox 4.0.8

Posted on May 16, 2011 by admin

Oracle has released VirtualBox 4.0.8 today.

Oracle VM VirtualBox (the full title) is virtualization software for x86 platforms (Intel/AMD) and allows you to run various Guest OSes under Mac OS X, Windows, Linux, and other host operating systems. It is similar in functionality to Parallels Desktop and VMWare Fusion as far as Mac OS X users are concerned. There is a limited functionality when it comes to running Mac OS X guest sessions, although a Mac as the host machine is required.

It’s being listed as a maintenance release, with no new main features or additions.

Mac OS X related Changes
* Mac OS X hosts: fixed incompatibility with recent Mac OS X versions in 64-bit mode
* Mac OS X hosts: fixed incompatibility with hosts with more than 16 cores
* Mac OS X hosts: fixed painting corruptions on a second monitor in 64-bit mode
* GUI: restored functionality to set an empty host key to disallow any host key combination (4.0.6 regression)
* VBoxManage: added controlvm screenshotpng subcommand for saving the screenshot of a running VM in PNG format
* NAT: built-in services use the correct Ethernet addresses in Ethernet header and in ARP requests
* Host-only networking: fixed adapter reference counting
* E1000: fixed rare guest crashes with Linux SMP guests
* SATA: fixed guest disk corruption under rare circumstances (only relevant for guests with more than 2GB RAM)
* Storage: fixed data corruption after a snapshot was taken with asynchronous I/O enabled
* Floppy: several improvement
* HPET: another fix for time jumps
* 3D support: fixed a potential crash when resizing the guest window
* Snapshots: fixed another bug which could lose entries in the media registry when restoring a snapshot
* Shared Folders: don’t stop mounting the other valid folders if one host folder is inaccessible
* Guest Additions: fixed inappropriate Guest Additions update notification when using vendor-specific version suffixes

Links
* Downloads (VirtualBox.org)
* Full Changelog (VirtualBox.org)

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