VMWare has updated its range of virtualization products for Mac, Windows and Linux. The biggest update is VMWare Fusion 4.1 for Mac, which addresses a number of issues raised by users, including poor performance and the loss of certain features such as being able to automatically load virtual machines on application launch.

Also updated are VMWare Workstation 8.0.1 and the free VMWare Player 4.0.1 tool for Windows and Linux.

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The most radical improvements are seen in the new VMWare Fusion 4.1. VMWare says the new update --which is free to all version 4.0 users -- comes from listening hard to its customer base, suggesting reaction to its initial release two months ago hasn’t been as universally popular as it might have liked. Some of the changes may also have resulted from unfavorable comparisons made to Parallels Desktop 7.0, which was released around the same time.

Adobe air free download mac. As a result, the new update delivers major changes across the board. First, VMWare Fusion 4.1 now supports native full-screen mode in Lion. A short delay has been added when the user rolls the mouse to the top of the screen so the menu bar doesn’t appear immediately, allowing the user to use the full real estate afforded by full-screen mode without worrying about triggering the menu. Behringer u phoria umc404hd driver download mac.

One feature dropped from version 4.0 -- the ability to automatically launch a guest OS when VMWare Fusion is loaded -- has been reinstated after a customer outcry. The setting, the “Start automatically when VMWare Fusion launches” tick box, can be found under Settings > General.

Fusion 4.1 also promises better graphics performance, particularly when running Internet Explorer 9 in guest mode (VMWare promises performance up to six times faster in version 4.1). Graphics performance is also improved in OS X 10.7.2, while Windows 7 guest OSes should now start up quicker than before.

Other changes include improved mouse performance in OS X Lion guests and faster screen resizing when switching to and from Unity and Full Screen modes. The update is rounded off by numerous bug fixes -- see the release notes for full details.

In contrast, both VMWare Workstation 8.0.1 and VMWare Player 4.0.1 receive only minor updates. Both updates deliver better graphics performance and compatibility, plus tweaks to improve the creation and use of shared and remote virtual machines. Ubuntu 11.10 is officially supported as a guest OS, while various issues -- some customer-raised and others related to disk and memory management -- have been addressed.

VMWare Fusion 4.1 is available as a free trial download for Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) and later. Both VMWare Workstation 8.0.1 (trial) and VMWare Player 4.0.1 (freeware) are available for download for PCs running supported versions of Windows or Linux.

If you’re a PC user but fancy the idea of using a Mac, you can get the best of both worlds through virtualisation. Only a few years ago, when the Mac used to use a PowerPC chip, using Windows on a Mac was unbearable. Now Apple have moved the Mac to the Intel CPU, which is the same hardware technology used by your PC, you can install Windows on your Mac desktop, without losing too much speed when running both operating systems on the same machine.
VMware Fusion for Mac is a superb tool that you can use to run a virtual operating system on your Mac. This includes Windows XP, Vista or even the latest Windows 7. You can also run a Linux-based operating system, such as Ubuntu, which is ideal for testing the new operating system without installing properly, on your hard drive. Indeed, if you have a fast enough Mac with a large amount of system memory, you can use more than one operating system at any one point in time.
Why would you want to use a virtual operating system on your Mac? For various reasons, which may include Windows-only applications you can’t get for your Mac, favourite Windows tools that you can use more productively on your PC and for testing new software without it affecting your computer.
VMware Fusion has a number of superb features which means you are able to share printers across a virtual operating system, quickly and easily share files and, best of all, use your PC in a Unity mode, which means that the PC application opens on your Mac desktop, as if it was a Mac application.
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