Feedback on CodeWeavers CrossOver Mac?
I came across this article about a program called CrossOver Mac put out by a company called CodeWeavers. The software is suppose to allow you to install Windows applications onto your Intel OS X Mac. Was wondering if this program was any good.
I do have Fusion installed and I am able to run my Windows applications through that, but it still doesn’t have the complete seemless feel that I want. Any feedback? Hehe, can’t seem to complete switch over from my Windows platform over to my Macbook Mac OS X.
Unresponsive Macbook Glass Trackpad
Uh oh. Problems arising in the Macworld. Apple just released their new line of Macbook and Macbook Pros. There were several significant changes made, most notably a new “unibody” aluminum enclosure, a LED backlit display and a glass trackpad.
Word coming out from those that were able to get their hands on the new Macbook Pros is that the new trackpad is having problems. Users are saying that the single button glass trackpad is unresponsive at times, being unable to register clicks or gestures when touched upon.
Summary of Unibody Enclosure
I just downloaded and watched Steve Jobs’ keynote address which he gave on October 14, 2008. Overall, it was pretty interesting, especially the section where Senior VP of Design Jony Ive explained the whole manufacturing process for both the previous generation of Macbooks and now the new process. Here’s what I gathered from his speech
Old process
- internal frame made from magnesium die casting
- attached to the bottom case, which is made from a thin aluminum pressing
- palm rest is aluminum
- stiffening plates welded to form internal structure under palm rest, trackboard and keyboard
- plastic gasket covers revealing junctions
New Process
- start with a brick of aluminum and slowly remove material to create the required mechanical features.
- palm rest starts from one piece of aluminum
- aluminum brick goes through laser scanning and laser piercing
- aluminum brick goes through several rough cutting and bead blasting processes
- large amounts of material is removed very quickly and with precision
- aluminum is recycled; cleaned and reused at each stage.
New Macbooks Announced
October 14, 2008 has finally come and with that Apple has also officially announced it’s new Macbooks. There’s been a lot of talk about what it’ll look like and what hardware components it’ll have. Some theories were true and some turned out to be false. Here are some quick and short hightlights:
- Each Macbook is made from a single block of aluminum, a “unibody.”
- Macbooks will be using Nvidia chipsets rather than Intel Chipsets.
- Macbooks are still using Intel processors.
- The new Macbooks feature a touch pad that’s made out of glass.
- There are no buttons on the touchpad. The glass touch pad is itself a button.
- Glass display and LED backlit, for brighter colors.
To much disappointment, there are no new sub $1000 Macbooks. The only Macbooks that will cost below a grand will be the old Macbooks; the one’s that have plastic casings. Those Macbooks have dropped by a hundred dollars to $999.
Leaked Macbook Pictures!
Possible pictures of the new Apple Macbook have been released on the web. The images come from a Chinese Apple site, and are consistent with the current circulating theories about the new notebooks. The Macbooks do look like they’re made from a single block of aluminum. This would differ from the old Macbooks which were made out of plastic. Check out the pictures for yourself.
http://www.macx.cn/a/a4000I695495.htm
