CodeWeavers has released CrossOver Mac Release Candidate 2 which allows you to install many popular Windows applications and games on Mac OS X. CrossOver includes an easy to use, single click interface, which makes installing Windows software simple and fast. Once installed, your application integrates seamlessly in OS X. Just click and run your application directly from the OS X Finder. Clicking a Windows file or document — including email attachments — will launch the appropriate Windows program, allowing you to work on the files.
Best of all, you run compatible Windows applications without Microsoft Windows.
Adding new Windows software is easy. Just place your install CD in your Mac, and CrossOver will recognize it and offer to begin the installation process. CrossOver then completes the installation and configures your application to run on your Mac. That’s all there is to it.
CrossOver Mac Release Candidate 2 changes:
• The beginnings of an audio input service (works only for small test applications. CodeWeavers plans to expand the feature in future versions)
• Support for Quickbooks 2000-2004
• A minor adjustment for the ‘My Mac Desktop’ target within file dialogs
• A minor improvement to the web browser in Quicken 2007.
More info: http://www.codeweavers.com/products/cxmac/
[Attribution: MacNN]
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