If you're an Apple Mac user, we'd certainly recommend you go out and test Leopard. It's a fantastic new operating system that contains a number of worthwhile new features that will justify and upgrade. We're quite impressed. However, the problems with compatibility exist for every new operating system. In fairness, Vista has been a 'mare and we wouldn't have upgraded if we'd known how many third-party apps would need upgrading. With Leopard, most apps will work, some will need an update. Virtualisation software will need an upgrade and both Parallels and VMware have released updates.

VMware Fusion 1.1 build 61385 is a beta version of the new Mac OS X virtualisation software that will enable you to run Vista or Windows XP SP2 on your Mac. The new version has early support for Leopard, along with improved Vista support under Bootcamp and more.

30 Oct 2007