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Users Reporting Erratic Trackpad Behavior Under Windows

According to an article on MacFixIt, several users have reported erratic trackpad behavior on their Intel-based MacBook and MacBook Pro laptops when running Windows under both Apple’s Boot Cap and Parallels Desktop for Mac OS X. While behavior will be normal for a while, readers have commented that after a given period of time, behavior […]

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Software

Crossover for Mac 6.0 Final Candidate Beta Released

A recent post on VersionTracker.com points out that CodeWeavers has released the latest beta of CrossOver for Mac, its Windows-emulation software for Mac OS X. Like Parallels, CrossOver for Mac allows users to run a Windows environment within their Mac OS X operating system without needing to create and boot into a new partition a […]

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Software

WebcamTweaker Allows Easy Filters for Captured Video

A quick entry on The Unofficial Apple Weblog points out WebcamTweaker, a nifty piece of shareware available for a $15.95 registration fee that essentially works like Apple’s PhotoBooth for video files. Users can import and create movies using different filters as well as create time lapse movies. WebcamTweaker also supports the Apple Remote control and […]

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Fun

Legend of the Dogcow Posted

Technology blog Uneasysilence.com has posted an abridged history of Apple‘s legendary Dogcow, the cult favorite icon originally designed as part of the Cairo font by Susan Kare when Apple was designing its own fonts back in the 80’s. In 1986, the Dogcow image became more prevalent as Apple was looking for an image to demonstrate […]

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Sighting

Apple Shipping Misprinted MacBook Replacement Keyboards

An article on digg.com points to a possible misprint on replacement MacBook keyboards. The left parentheses symbol above the “9” on the keyboard is marked as a right parentheses. Although the key itself is said to function perfectly well, it’s an odd printing error that others commenting on the article claim to have experienced for […]