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When using VMWare in Unity mode, Dock icons and icons shown when using Command-Tab, show up highly pixelated. This can easily rectified with a quick and dirty replacement of the icon.

First locate quality replacement images with transparent backgrounds. For instance, use Google images, and run a search on, for example, Internet Explorer icon. I look for icons that are about 300×300 pixels in size or larger. I drag the image to the Desktop and open it with Preview, using a background colour other than the white used on Google Images, so I can quickly determine if the images have a transparent background.

Once opened in Preview and deemed acceptable, go to Edit » Copy to copy the image to the clipboard. Locate the relevant .vmwarevm virtual machine file — typically you’ll find them in a Virtual Machines folder in your user’s Documents folder. Control-click on the folder and choose Show Package Contents from the p…

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For years, I’ve used Raging Menace’s free MenuMeters (Pick of the Week write-up) to keep an eye on my system. Although I’ve tried other apps over the years, this week’s Pick is the first one that has me seriously considering changing my system monitoring utility. As with MenuMeters, iStat menus lets you monitor various system activities via menu bar icons. Also as with MenuMeters, you can monitor CPU usage, disk space, memory usag…

Apple iMac. So you’re ready to move from a PC to a Mac. Nervous? There’s no need to be. Transferring all your old files is simple. The bad news is that none of your old applications will work. The good news? …

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