Posts Tagged ‘Fusion’

VMware Fusion Hits RC-1

Posted by Ryan on September 4th, 2008 under Headlines, Mac, VMware
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VMware Fusion 1.0 was and is great.  I have always been a big fan of the product.  Fusion 2.0 is promising to be even better!  You can get your first look at what the finished product will look like with the release of RC-1.  The upcoming new version (and currently in the release candidate) promises [...]

OS X Bug Could Cause Corruption in Fusion, again

Posted by Ryan on July 22nd, 2008 under Headlines, Mac, VMware
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VMware’s Mac virtualization platform, Fusion, allows users to run in two different I/O modes.  You can optimize for Virtual Machine Disk performance, or you can choose to optimize for other Mac applications running on the system.  The second option uses unbuffered I/O so that Fusion takes up less memory on the system.
After finding that this [...]

Fusion 1.1.3 Released

Posted by Ryan on June 2nd, 2008 under Headlines, Mac, VMware
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On May 30th, VMware released the 1.1.3 update to Fusion for the Mac.  This maintenance release fixes a variety of issues.   Below is a summary of the fixes for this release:

Corrects a problem in which VMware Fusion encountered reactivation problems in the native Boot Camp partition and the Boot Camp virtual machine when installing Windows [...]

VMware Debuts Fusion 2.0 Beta 1

Posted by Ryan on May 7th, 2008 under Headlines, Mac, VMware
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VMware, Inc. has announced the first Beta release of its next generation of Mac virtualization. That, of course is Fusion 2.o. So what new features have made their way into the first Beta?

True Support for Multiple Displays
Virtual Printing to your Mac printer
New High Resolution icons (we’ve all been waiting for this one!)
Improved Virtual [...]

Fusion 1.1.2 Released

Posted by Ryan on April 28th, 2008 under Headlines, Mac, VMware
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Last week VMware released Fusion update 1.1.2 with some exciting enhancements. It includes updates for the MacBook Air that address some compatibility issues that existed in the previous version. In addition, it contains a fix that adds Time Machine support to backup your VM’s in conjunction with the OS X 10.5.2 update. [...]

New Fusion

Posted by Ryan on February 4th, 2008 under Headlines, Mac, VMware
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VMware released a new updated version (and broke ground on a new digit) of Fusion on 1/24. While it doesn’t promise to change the world, it is packed with quite a few bug fixes that will satisfy its user following. Check out the release notes here!

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Fusion Wins Award at Macworld

Posted by Ryan on January 15th, 2008 under Headlines, Mac, VMware
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VMware Fusion was recognized by MacWorld as one of 18 software products to receive the coveted Editor’s Choice Award. Jason Snell, VP and Editorial Director at Macworld commented:
“Virtualization is one of the most fiercely competitive areas in the Mac market, and VMware Fusion has had a huge impact, bringing both innovative features and the [...]

VMware Fusion Review

Posted by Ryan on January 5th, 2008 under Reviews, VMware
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I have to start out by making a confession here. In October, I made the switch. The time came for me to buy a new laptop, and I chose a MacBook Pro. Now that we have that out in the open… it brings me to what ultimately ended up to be a [...]