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  1. VirtualBox 3.2.8 Released

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    VirtualBox LogoOracle's VirtualBox 3.2.8 has been released. This is a maintenance release that mainly focuses on bug fixes rather than new features. Although I don't think the changes in this release are as prolific as the fixes in 3.2.6, it's definitely worth downloading.

    One key feature buried …

  2. Gmail Changes Things Up

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    Gmail's New Look Notification

    The guys at Google have rolled out a few interface changes for Gmail users. So far, these changes have not been rolled out to Google Apps users.

    New Look

    The Gmail interface has been slimmed down to remove clutter and make it easier to find what you need. The result …

  3. New Google Apps Sync for Outlook Improves GAL Functionality

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    Before version 1.8, Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook did not support automatic updating of your domain's Global Address List (GAL). Domain administrators were forced to creating a static copy of the GAL and make that available to Outlook via a change in the desktop's registry. With the latest …

  4. Unison Failed: Destination updated during synchronization

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    I use Unison to keep a few directories synchronized between my various workstations and a collocated server. Unison works great, but occasionally has problems in my mixed operating system environment. The most frequent problem is

    Failed: Destination updated during synchronization
    

    This error message is not very helpful at all. Newer …

  5. VirtualBox Receives Another Incremental Update

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    VirtualBox LogoAfter all this time, I still love VirtualBox, the open source hypervisor from Sun (now Oracle). I use it almost everyday on my iMac to either test something in Windows XP or see what's going on in some version of Linux. It's been almost a year since the release of …

  6. Firefox 3.6.2: Time to Update

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    The time has come to upgrade to the latest version of Mozilla Firefox: Firefox 3.6.2. This version includes a fix for a critical security issue that could result in remote code execution. Additionally, other security and stability issues have been addressed. For all the nitty gritty details, check …

  7. Gmail Search Power

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    Gmail logoSomehow, I have let my Gmail inbox get totally out of control. I don't know if it was the holidays or what, but as of this morning, I had over 800 unread messages in my Gmail inbox. I decided a little while ago that it was time to focus on …

  8. Mac OS X: Migrating bookmarks from Firefox to Safari

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    Importing Mozilla Firefox bookmarks into Safari on your Mac is really easy. Firefox stores its bookmarks in an HTML file that can be parsed by Safari. In Safari, simply click on the File menu and select Import Bookmarks. This will open a file selection dialog box. Firefox stores its bookmarks …

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