Briefly: free CrossOver, Data Doubler, Apple Store sandbags
updated 07:05 pm EDT, Mon October 29, 2012
CodeWeavers makes CrossOver free for a Halloween treat
CodeWeavers has unveiled its Halloween plan to give away virtualization software for free. From 12:01 AM through 11:59 PM Central Daylight Time on October 31, the company will be offering a free one-year license to Crossover Mac or Crossover Linux at the Flock the Vote promotional website. Existing customers will get a 12-month extension added to their support agreement.
OWC Data Doubler compatible with late-2012 Mac mini
Upgrade vendor Other World Computing has confirmed that its OWC Data Doubler Kit is compatible with the 2012 model Mac mini. The supplied bracket allows mini owners to add a second internal 2.5-inch SATA 9.5mm or smaller Serial ATA drive in addition to the existing factory-installed hard drive. The 'do-it-yourself' kit is available from OWC's website for $45.
Apple stores shutter before the 'Frankenstorm,' may be closed for days
Stores up and down the east coast closed on Sunday before Hurricane Sandy came ashore, with no intentions on opening until Wednesday morning. MacNN spoke with a retail store employee who was told that the free-standing store in the Virginia suburbs of Washington D.C. would be closed through Tuesday, and possibly later, depending on damage to the store and surrounding environs. In New York City, the emblematic Fifth Avenue store's main entrance was sandbagged, and the computers and other point-of-sale displays covered in plastic, presumably to prevent them from leaks from above.
