VMWare Gives ‘Switchers’ a Boost With Fusion 1.1.1 Update
The latest update for VMWare Fusion is now available. Devoted users of the desktop virtualization app for Mac OS X will be pleased to learn over a dozen bug fixes are included in this update.
Along with competitor Parallels Dekstop, VMWare Fusion is one of the leading applications for running Windows or Linux applications on the Mac OS X desktop. You can download the Fusion 1.1.1 update from VMWare. It’s a free upgrade for existing customers, or you can buy a Fusion license for $80.
Another cool feature has been added: transparent and dynamic keyboard re-mapping outside Unity mode. Now, when you’re running a Windows application in full screen or single window mode, all of your keyboard shortcuts (command-X, command-V, etc.) are remapped to be more Windows-friendly (control-X, control-V). This feature was previously only available in Unity mode.
Personally, this never bothered me, but I know it bugs the hell out of
some people who are used to using Windows all day at work (like my
girlfriend). So, it should make life easier for the "switchers" out
there. Also, now that I’m a devotee of Spaces in Mac OS X, I barely
ever run Unity mode anymore. I just run my guest OS in its own space
and switch desktops. So this feature is welcome since full screen mode
"feels" more like Windows anyway.
Other fixes include known issues with wireless networking on virtual machines, fixes for keyboard, microphone and camera problems and stability issues that were causing application crashes. Read the full Fusion 1.1.1 release notes on VMWare’s site.
This is the first significant update to VMWare’s desktop virtualization software for the Mac since Fusion version 1.1 was released in November 2007. That release greatly improved support for Mac OS X Leopard, the iPhone, 64-Bit virtual installations of Windows Vista and XP and it added experimental support for DirectX 9.0 accelerated 3-D graphics for virtual instances of Windows.
