Rafael, the optional 12-month trial subscription is included, but it’s not anything special: if you visit McAfee’s stand-alone site, you’ll find that they offer the same free 12-month complimentary trial for anyone who wants it. A lot of these offers require sign-up with a credit card and will automatically renew unless you explicitly cancel. I don’t know if this is the case with McAfee’s trial, but they are surely counting on trial users growing reliant enough on the service over the year that they’ll be willing to fork over money to keep it.

Here’s the main reason it’s totally unnecessary: Microsoft now offers AV/spyware/malware protection for free. See http://www.microsoft.com/Security_Essentials/

I think the customer-friendly way to include a virus scanner trial is to offer it as a stand-alone download for those who buy VMWare. Instead, they bundle it in the full version, knowing that most people will opt for the full install as it contains the tools to run other operating systems. I opted for the full install for this reason.

Fortunately, the virus scanner is not auto-installed. I was able to decline the offer and check a box so it doesn’t keep popping up when I run Windows. The downside is that I now have a permanent ‘Install McAfee VirusScan Plus’ link in my VMWare Virtual Machine menu. This link is right under the essential link to ‘Install VMware Tools’…I’m sure this placement is no coincidence.

I think that the optional virus scanner doesn’t cost you more, it’s already included in the VMware license, isn’t it?

I bought VMWare 2 in late September, and when they announced VM3 I called them and asked if there was an upgrade discount, and if so what the window was. They said no.

Then I get email from them when they ship VM3 that I’m entitled to a free upgrade due to the fact that I paid the higher price when I bought VM2. I had no idea that was the case, they never told me over the phone, and if they would have waited a couple more weeks I would have ended up buying the new version at full price so I could run Win7.

I got lucky; I’m sure others weren’t so lucky.

(And there is also the strange lure of using yet another beautifully crafted tool… )

Thanks for pointing it out!

As for the captcha, I really wish I didn’t need it, but I’d have to ditch commenting without it. I have NO IDEA what that second word is in your snapshot! That’s ridiculous. I’m going to look around and see if I can find something better. Meanwhile, there’s a refresh option on the captcha if a given grouping of words is unreadable. You can always refresh until you get one that’s easier to read. That’s one tactic I use. I also always copy my comment before I attempt to submit it, just in case it fails and I need to start again. Easier just to paste it back in. Not ideal, though. Sorry about the trouble, and thanks for taking the time to post a comment despite the annoyances.

(By the way, the captcha are really getting in the way: I got it wrong four times, each time because a letter was so garbled I could not read it. For instance, what is the second word in this snapshot: http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/2189064/Safari.png ?)

(Or maybe one should not hit “back” to get back one’s comment, it seems that part of the problem comes from there. But having to retype everything is a pain.)

Leo: You can add an offsite page (redirect) to point to your WP blog in RW, which will then show up in your navigation.

Like you I’ve been seeking out alternatives for NetNetsWire, which is generally a good application, but limited in some areas.

I’ve settled on Byline for the iPhone and have been very happy with my choice. It strikes a great balance between an attractive design and a strong feature set.

I’m putting Gruml through its paces based on your recommendation and am quite impressed so far. It could use a bit of polish in some areas (e.g. I find some of the toolbar icons confusing) and I miss features such as Smart Folder that are available in NNW. Though, it’s still a strong contender…and still in beta.

I’m also keeping a close eye on EventBox, which was recently purchased by Realmac Software and is going to be re-released as Socialite. EventBox is already a capable solution and I have no doubt that the folks at Realmac Software will make it even better.

I was reading the excellent articles you wrote on Rapid Weaver v Wordpress.

My site is created in RW and currently I have a Wordpress.com blog.

My problem is that I cannot find a way to get the WP blog listed in the sites navigation menu.

Do you have any suggestions? (I have Googled everything I can think of to find some clues, which is how I found your articles)

many thanks for your time in answering this,

Leo

Adam, I suppose Troy wanted to take screen shots of portions of the desktop, not necessarily the entire desktop.

It’s perfectly readable, just takes more page turns than normal. I think for some people it’s not going to work, but for some, like me, it’s great.

Replace a book? No. But for times I don’t want to bring anything but my iPhone? Sure.

http://mac101.net/content/how-to/secure-remote-access-to-your-mac-using-ssh-part-1/