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MacFUSE Release Opens Up File Systems on Mac OS X "Some examples of applications using virtual file systems through FUSE include GmailFS, which allows users to set up a Gmail account as a local disk, and SSHFS, which allows users to interact with files on a remote computer via SSH (Secure Shell).

Singh said Mac OS X users could also use MacFUSE to mount Windows hard drives."

The demo video shows sing RSSFS (view of RSS feeds), ProcFS (view of OS processes), DocsFS (view of Google Docs and Spreadsheet), SpotlightFS (view of Spotlight results) and PicassaFS. The project web site list others.

The Music and the Passion

• Top on YouTube, "OK Go - Here It Goes Again".
  


• The story of the original Graphing Calculator (found on PowerPC Macs). A tale of stubborness and testing, "...if the demo crashed they would classify that as a hardware fault...I like to think of that as the theoretical limit of software stability..." (at about 42 minutes in).
  

Kicking Native OSX Games in the Happy Sack

Boot Camp Public Beta As Apple now says, "Macs do Windows, too". The download page says this is a feature coming in Leopard. Boot Camp Beta: Requirements, installation, and frequently asked questions (FAQ) "Even after installling the Macintosh Drivers CD, the Apple Remote Control (IR), Apple Wireless (Bluetooth) keyboard or mouse, Apple USB Modem, MacBook Pro's sudden motion sensor, MacBook Pro's ambient light sensor, and built-in iSight camera will not function correctly when running Windows."

For some reason I haven't been able to bring myself to install it.

I found this a good summary of the issues with dual booting: "We've found that dual-boot scenarios tend to leave users spending the bulk of their time booted into one of the two OSes—typically the one that hosts the most narrowly compatible software (that is, many Windows applications).

Virtualization or terminal services work much better for enabling, for instance, a Mac OS X or Linux user to run Windows-only software.

When users lack full access to files on either operating system's partition, as is the case with Boot Camp, users will find it that much tougher for the OSes to coexist.

We'd love to see VMware cook up a version of its VMware Player for the Mac. "

Update: Easy DOS It "So Apple will at least offer the option for users to run a virtualized version of Windows Vista atop OS X, which brings with it two HUGE advantages. First, the bad guys and script kiddies will have to get through OS X security before they even have a chance at cracking Vista security. Second, by running a virtual version of Windows Vista loaded from a read-only partition, Microsoft's recommended method of dealing with malware (periodically wipe the OS and application from your disk and load them anew) can be done in seconds instead of hours and can be done daily instead of monthly or quarterly or yearly."

For new MacBook Pro Owners

Apple Addresses MacBook Pro Issues "According to Apple, it has begun replacing the mainboard inside its MacBook Pros with a new revision. It calls the udpated product "revision D", which is indentifiable by product serial number.

* Serial numbers starting with W8611: revision D
* Serial numbers starting with W8610: revision C

Apple said that revision D MacBook Pros have many issues addressed and improvements made, including fixes to the above mentioned issues. We were also able to get a hold of a MacBook Pro that just arrived during the week with a serial number starting with W8612, which did not exhibit any of the above issues."

10.4.6 is out, start your downloads and has fixes for Spotlight and the MacBook Pro.

There's also a new article which seems self explanatory: How to use your PowerBook G4 or MacBook Pro with the display closed.