Monday, October 27, 2008

    CodeWeavers software free for a day thanks to lower gas prices


    CodeWeavers is offering their CrossOver Mac Pro and CrossOver Linux Pro, which lets you run Windows applications on your Mac or Linux PC, for free on Tuesday, October 28. The company's CEO is making good on his promise that the company would give away its software free for a day if any of several goals were met before President Bush left office. We have lower gas prices to thank for this giveaway.

    Lower gas prices leads to free software tomorrow [MacUser]
    Review: CrossOver Mac Professional 7 [Macworld]

    Google Earth comes to iPhone


    The Google Earth iPhone app is now available as a free download on the iTunes applications store. The app is very cool and runs surprisingly well on the iPhone. I can't say that its an app that I'll be using very often but it's definitely a cool way to show off the iPhone.

    Google Earth Comes to the iPhone [Wired]

    Thursday, October 09, 2008

    Python 3.0 won't be compatible with earlier versions

    From SDTimes.com:
    Python developers will soon have a tough decision to make: Move to a new Python, or stay forever bound to version 2.5 or earlier. On the Sept. 30, Python 2.6 was released, and it included a multitude of new features and adjustments to help ease users into the dramatic shift that will come with Python 3.0.
    Read the full article at SDTimes.com.