CrossOver virtualization software public beta offered

Hot dog! I'm downloading the beta now. Be sure to check out the special price if you pre-order.

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ATTN J. Seiter: Kevin Rose needs a refill

"Last night's Tech Crunch / August Capital Party down on prestigious Sand Hill Road in Menlo Park was amazingly over the top."

Well, over the top with Web 2.0 celebs. Jump for more photos, including Web 2.0 bubble coverboy Kevin Rose (pictured).

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MacBook firmware update adjusts fan behavior

If you have a MacBook, you may have noticed that Apple recently released a firmware update that "adjusts fan behavior in the MacBook." (If not, jump to read the official story.)

Hmmm, what exactly does that mean? Well, MacSlash offered a much better (and more interesting) explanation than most other news reports: Say Goodbye To The Moo.

Still not sure what they're talking about? Listen and see for yourself over at the MacRumors Forums. Haven't noticed your MacBook mooing about the place? You probably listen to music. Quiet things down for a bit and check it out.

But before you go ahead and install the update, you might want to get some baseline measures on your own MacBook first. That's super easy with a little app called CoreDuoTemp available for free download from VersionTracker. You can even add a continuous temperature reading to the menubar for a quick read to avoid inadvertantly searing your lap. Cool, huh?

No more MooBook.

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'Snakes' charmed by Net fan base

Snakes. On a Plane.

"To say that 'SOAP,' as New Line Cinema calls it, is the most Internet-driven movie since 'Blair Witch Project' is like saying Brad and Angelina enjoy a healthy following. The Web sites include New Lines' official snakesonaplane.com and law student Brian Finkelstein's popular snakesonablog.com. Available online are 'Snakes' posters, T-shirts and, at youtube.com, gag trailers and auditions for the film. Tagworld.com/snakesonaplane has links to the more than 400 'Snakes' songs, many submitted for New Line's soundtrack contest."

Sammy is calling....

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The 25 Greatest PCs of All Time

And the number one greatest PC of all time, according to PC World? The humble Apple II, "The Machine That Changed Everything".

Complete List

(via via MacsimumNews: Apple has four machines on ‘25 Greatest PCs’ list)

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Leopard first looks: Spaces

"Apple brings decades-old virtual desktops to the masses"

Another nice looking feature of the forthcoming OS release that you can also approximate now with third party utilities. I'm thinking about trying one of them at work, VirtueDesktops, just to see if this is as useful as I think it might be. Other options are mentioned in the article.

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Goggles, the Google Maps flight sim

This is a fun way to fly over your favorite city -- and shoot things up. Kind of a pain to select a city not already on the start list, but at least it can be done without flying there in Goggles. (via GMSV)

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