Intel Mac users have been able to dual-boot to Windows using Boot Camp, or even run Windows inside OS X using Parallels Desktop. Today, Codeweavers, known for their family of Crossover software enabling Linux users to run Windows applications inside Linux, has released a long-awaited beta for the Mac! So far I’ve tried installing IE6 in Crossover Beta 1, and it installs and runs without a hitch. Unlike Boot Camp, it doesn’t involve the hassle of rebooting, and unlike Parallels,…
Got a little worried when I was asked to put up a polling system in Moodle to allow teachers and students to “vote” for their favourite photo. I knew right away that the correct activity to use would be Choice but… Choice only had blanks for 10 options! There didn’t seem to be an “insert image” function either! But thanks to various posts in the Moodle forums, I managed the following workarounds: 1. Edit /mod/choice/mod.html and change $standardblanks = 10;…
This may come as a surprise, but the middle management at my school seems to be more tech savvy in one aspect than I am – they already make extensive use of VoIP software. Specifically, they have been using Skype to talk each other since the early part of the year. (I have had a Skype account for a while now, but I rarely find an opportunity to use it..) One of the most exciting developments in Skype this year…
I use PortableFirefox when I’m at work, but it’s the Windows version because the computers at the staff room are PCs. So there hasn’t been any way for me to keep my bookmarks on my (home) Macs in sync, short of using a web-based bookmarking service like del.icio.us Foxcloud Foxmarks seems to spell the end of this problem for me – synchronization of Firefox bookmarks across computers! At last! Since the synchronization process involves using Foxcloud’s servers however, it’s probably…
AppZapper is a really neat application that provides an easy way to completely – yes completely – uninstall a Mac application, leaving absolutely no orphaned preference files behind! Now, there’s a promo running over at macZOT, and one can get it for free – if enough people blog about it. So check out the macZOT page now – a 1-day only promotion!
Online gamers who cheat in-game usually end up getting banned from the game, but the people in Roma Victor, a game set in Roman-controlled Britain, have virtually crucified a player for killing other players repeatedly! A rather unique way of dealing with those pesky PKs (Player Killers) I must say. Nothing annoys an online gamer more than a PK turning up to literally end the fun. But will such “public shaming” tactics become common and prove more effective than the…