Category Archives: Apple

James Dempsey and the Breakpoints album coming!

Posted on 23 April 2012 by nadyne

It warms the cockles of my little geek heart to know that James Dempsey and the Breakpoints are in the studio recording a song tentatively titled “Endian Reservations“. Longtime WWDC attendees have probably seen James perform before.  For your geek … Continue reading →

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sooper sekrit message to Project Octopus private beta participants

Posted on 4 April 2012 by nadyne

This is sooper sekrit, so don’t tell anyone! If you’re participating in the Project Octopus private beta, there’s a new iOS app available in the iTunes Store.

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VMware View Client for Mac and Linux are now generally available

Posted on 20 March 2012 by nadyne

In December, we released a tech preview of our View Client for Mac and View Client for Linux.  They’re now generally available with updates and fixes.  While we were in there updating the code, there’s also updates to the View … Continue reading →

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how to configure the new vCloud Client for iPad app

Posted on 15 February 2012 by nadyne

Dave Hill over at virtual-blog has a screen-by-screen walkthrough of how to configure the new vCloud Client for iPad.  The post is long, but it’s got every screen covered!  Check it out if you want to see the new app … Continue reading →

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vCloud Client for iPad available now!

Posted on 14 February 2012 by nadyne

In our continuing effort to VMware-ify your iPad, we have a new application available today: vCloud Client for iPad.  You can do quite a lot with it: connect to your VM via RDP, SSH, or VNC create and deploy vApps … Continue reading →

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installing VMware ESXi 5 Server on a Mac Mini

Posted on 19 January 2012 by nadyne

One of the things that I’ve learnt about VMware is how awesome our users are, and how willing they are to share their knowledge and expertise.  So it didn’t come as a surprise to me when I came across a … Continue reading →

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OS X tip: reboot your Dock

Posted on 12 January 2012 by nadyne

I’m a Dock minimalist.  There are only three applications that live in my Dock: mail, web, IM.  Everything else is launched via Spotlight search.  I like having an uncluttered Dock, and I like that my Dock only ever shows the … Continue reading →

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VMware View Client for Mac available now

Posted on 16 December 2011 by nadyne

Ever since I joined VMware last year, one of the top search hits for this blog has been “vmware view mac” and variants.  Today, I have great news: there is now an application to match that search.  Yes, VMware View … Continue reading →

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it’s the little things

Posted on 29 November 2011 by nadyne

I just noticed a little change to iTunes that makes me so very happy. The last time I wrote up an iTunes wishlist was in February.  My last item on that wishlist was “carriage returns in comments”.  At the time … Continue reading →

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Susan Kare’s sketchbook

Posted on 28 November 2011 by nadyne

Susan Kare, best known amongst geeks for designing the first proportional-width typefaces (including Chicago and Geneva) and icons (including my personal favorite, Clarus the dogcow) for the Mac, has recently allowed the Public Library of Science access to her early … Continue reading →

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