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  • Apple allows Leopard virtual machines

    Apple will now allow versions of Leopard to be run in a virtual machine, after initially saying it would not permit users to virtualise the operating system in this way.

  • Mac OS X gets first open-source virtualisation tool

    Sun has released a major update to its open-source desktop virtualisation tool xVM VirtualBox, adding support for Apple's Mac OS X and Solaris host operating systems, in addition to other improvements.

  • Parallels with Leopard: 'a few issues'

    Despite some problems, SWsoft, manufacturer of Parallels virtualisation software for Macs and PCs, say that the product is compatible with the new Leopard release of Mac OS X.

  • Parallels updates virtualisation suite

    Virtualisation software vendor Parallels has released an update to its Parallels Desktop virtualisation software for Intel-based Apple Macs.

  • April Fool's joke on Sun takeover wreaks havoc

    Serguei Beloussov woke up early on Tuesday to see people in the world of virtualisation commenting on the news that he had sold his company, Parallels, to Sun for US$205 million.

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    Apple computers have built a solid reputation on being virus-free, but is the reality different from the image?

  • Turning Wine into Windows on a Mac

    It used to be that running Windows programs on a Mac was a slow, painful process. There was only one option: running Virtual PC emulation software.

  • Joe Biden's tech voting record

    US vice presidential candidate Joe Biden has a mixed record on technology, spending most of his Senate career allied with the FBI and copyright holders. His anti-privacy legislation was actually responsible for the creation of PGP.

  • Profile: Leading edge Australian companies

    Sometimes you just must have the latest technology, and swallow the associated risks of being the first to use it. We talk to Australian companies that couldn't wait.

  • Hackers: Under the hood

    Mudge, Kevin Mitnick, Adrian Lamo, Jericho and Raven Alder speak to ZDNet Australia about the making of a hacker.

Reviews (10)

  • A Month With The Mac: Week Three: Mac it so

    In which ZDNet Australia's reviews editor plays with Microsoft Mac apps, learns some interesting new terms from the Mac community, and makes a surprising swerve to the dark side.

  • A Month With The Mac: Week Four: Is the Mac for me?

    ZDNet Australia's reviews editor wraps up his month-long Mac odyssey, but which platform will he end up on?

  • Ubuntu 7.04

    Ubuntu is very user-friendly but not right for everyone. Oddly, both casual and advanced users will find this operating system wonderful, while day-to-day users may rail against Ubuntu's incompatibility with certain popular software applications.

  • Desktop dream machines

    RMIT Test Lab finally got its hands on some of the most powerful business PCs on the market. So it is with an eagerness bordering on unadulterated glee that Matt Tett puts these racehorses through their paces.

  • Archival survival guide

    In this special report, we review six archival options in the market.

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