CodeWeavers 30% off Winter Solstice 2012 Sale on CrossOver Mac and Linux

Save 35% off CrossOver Linux and MAC with Solstice2012 as your dealcode.

While the big box stores and shopping malls run black Friday sales, and in recent years many of the online retailers have began to have black Monday sales. Leave it up to the wacky folks at Codeweavers to have a 25% off Winter Solstice Sales on CrossOver Mac and Linux.

Why a Winter Solstice sale you might ask, well you see CodeWeavers has their headquarters in Minneapolis St. Paul Minnesota and in Minnesota in the winter you measure snow by the feet and temperatures to the negative. So when the Solstice comes on December 21st, the beginning's of longer days and warmth are surly on the way. And this is a time of mass celebration on the magnitude of world cup winners, or your favorite team winning the super bowl. And in all this mass hysteria a thirty percent off sale was devised so everyone around the world can join in this festive time of the year.

This sale runs from now until December 23rd 2023 and to take advantage of it just use "TOM23" as your dealcode in CodeWeavers store at checkout.

This is a good time to purchase CrossOver not only because you will save 30 percent off the normal retail selling price. CrossOver 12.0 was recently released on 12/12/12 with many new features and bug fixes. So this is the perfect time to purchase CrossOver for yourself or as a gift to a family member or friend.

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The folks over at CodeWeavers have given us two new dealcodes. :) A dealcode is coupon code that can be used in their online store. The two new dealcodes are "WeaveMe" this dealcode is good for a 15% discount on CrossOver for Mac and Linux. The second dealcode is "TOM23" and it will get you a 15% discount on any product in their store.

CodeWeavers Launches CrossOver 12 For Linux And MAC

CODEWEAVERS LAUNCHES CROSSOVER 12
Update includes experimental Mac graphics driver
Internal feud leads to what Marketing Department calls the most boring name ever for a software feature. Marketing weeping tears of bitterness.
 
SAINT PAUL, Minn (December 12, 2012) — CodeWeavers, Inc., developer of CrossOver software which enables Mac and Linux users to run Windows software on their computers without the need of a Microsoft license, announced today the release of its new software, CrossOver 12.
CodeWeavers, ever aggressive on the software development front, has also included an experimental Mac graphics driver in CrossOver 12. Prosaically named The Mac Driver by the product’s development team after triumphing over Marketing in closely-watched contest of wills, the new driver will lead to smoother, faster, more native Mac performance as it’s perfected.
“Like our previous versions, CrossOver 12 gives everyone the most-affordable solution for accessing to thousands of Windows applications on Mac and Linux, because with our product, you don’t need a Windows license,” said CEO Jeremy White. “Version 12 continues our steady progress in terms of more Windows applications just working under CrossOver. If you haven’t tried CrossOver recently with your favorite Windows application, it’s worth taking the 5 minutes to give it another look.”
“But what’s even cooler,” White continued “is what our new “The Mac Driver” is going to do for our Mac porting customers. Now that we have The Mac Driver, we’ll be able to move Windows applications over to the Mac platform even more rapidly. It will help us deliver a final ported application that looks, smells, and feels more like a native Mac application than ever before.”
“It is actually a really cool feature,” confirmed Jon Parshall, CodeWeavers’ COO and head of Marketing, “But this just goes to show what happens when you let software developers name something. Next thing you know, they’ll want to rename CrossOver ‘That MacWindows Compatibility Program’ for our next release. If you’ll pardon me, I think I need a drink.”

About “The Mac Driver”
The Mac Driver supplants CrossOver’s current X11 windows driver technology. This new driver format will be an optional feature in CrossOver 12, allowing users to enable/disable it at need for specific applications. It will also allow CodeWeavers to gather useful feedback from its distributed cadre of testers in order to hone its features for future releases.
CrossOver 12 is immediately available at www.CodeWeavers.com
Wondering if your favorite Windows software title will run under CrossOver? Visit c4.codeweavers.com to find out.

About CodeWeavers
Founded in 1996 as a general software consultancy, CodeWeavers focuses on the development of Wine –the core technology found in all of its CrossOver products. The company’s goal is to bring expanded market opportunities for Windows software developers by making it easier, faster and more painless to port Windows software to Linux. CodeWeavers is recognized as a leader in open-source Windows porting technology, and maintains development offices in Minnesota, the United Kingdom and elsewhere around the world. The company is privately held. For more information about CodeWeavers, log on to www.codeweavers.com.

Change Log For CrossOver 12

12.0.0 CrossOver - December 12, 2012

• Mac OS X:
  • CrossOver now incorporates our experimental Mac Driver. With the Mac Driver, Windows programs running under CrossOver no longer have to use the X Window System to interact with the screen and keyboard. This feature is currently experimental but will become the way all CrossOver applications work on OS X in the future.
  • CrossOver has improved font handling for fonts used by certain applications, such as National Mah Jongg League Online.
• Linux:
  • CrossOver Linux now installs a single desktop menu item rather than a multitude of desktop menus. This approach works better with desktop systems such as GNOME 3 and Unity, which usually don't have a hierarchical desktop menu structure.
  • CrossOver now has much better support for window transparency (layered windows) when a compositing window manager is available. (When the Mac Driver is complete, this feature will be available on OS X as well). Many transparent windows will now work that did not before.
    Improvements in this area include:
    • Microsoft Office applications in the Office 2003 and Office 2007 suites will now behave properly when working with embedded pictures or graphics. Previously, rotating or resizing embedded graphics caused the screen to go temporarily black;
    • Game launchers (such as that for Guild Wars 2, for example) which use color-keying to create transparent window areas will display properly rather than being drawn with black borders;
    • ...and many more.
  • We have resolved some issues which caused printers not to appear.
• Application Support:
  • CrossOver now supports World of Tanks.
  • CrossOver now supports Quicken 2013.
  • CrossOver now supports installation of .Net 4.0.
  • CrossOver Linux now supports Guild Wars 2. Guild Wars 2 will run for many people on CrossOver Mac, but many users will encounter persistent graphics problems. Previously, CodeWeavers had released a specially-built version of CrossOver dedicated to running Guild Wars 2. That is no longer necessary.
  • Improvements to Microsoft Office:
    • Fixed a crash displaying certain email messages in Outlook 2010.
    • Outlook 2010 will now save passwords.
    • Improved Gmail and other IMAP connections with Outlook 2007.
    • Fixed auto-discovery during account configuration for Outlook 2007.
    • PowerPoint 2010 now displays equations in slide shows.
    • PowerPoint 2010 no longer displays blank slides.
    • Fixed bugs in Word 2010 which caused the equation editor to be missing structures and formulas.
    • Fixed a bug in Word 2010 related to footnote style choices.
    • Project 2007 and 2010 can now edit dates for recurring tasks.
    • Fixed a crash in Project 2010 when filtering by resource name.
    • Visio 2002 can now search for new shapes.
    • Visio 2010 now displays properly when multiple shapes are open.
  • Star Trek Online is now faster during game updates.
  • Quicken 2009 no longer has garbled text on its buttons.
  • An issue with installation of .Net 3.5 SP1 was resolved.
  • World of Warcraft has had fixes related to patching and installation.
• CrossOver and Wine:
  • CrossOver is now based on Wine 1.5.15.
  • CrossOver's built-in web-browser will offer to download and install ActiveX controls.
  • CrossOver now comes bundled with the Wine-Mono package, an alternative implementation of the .Net API.
  • CrossOver now implements Raw Input, the set of APIs used for mouse input by games like Guild Wars 2, World of Tanks, and others.
  • Support for printing on a variety of paper sizes has been improved.
  • DirectSound has a new resampler, for higher quality audio.
  • CrossOver now has sub-pixel font anti-aliasing.

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CODEWEAVERS LAUNCHES CROSSOVER XI THE COMPLETE PACKAGE FOR MAC AND LINUX USERS SEEKING TO RUN WINDOWS SOFTWARE

SAINT PAUL, Minn. (March 6, 2012) — Seeking simplification in an increasingly complicated world, CodeWeavers, Inc. announced today the release of its new software CrossOver XI. In one package, CrossOver XI enables all Mac and Linux PC users the ability run Windows software and games without the need for a Windows operating system license.

CrossOver XI replaces all previous versions of CodeWeavers’ CrossOver software.“No more CrossOver Games; so long CrossOver Pro (and Impersonator, and Bundle, and Platinum, and…), One download of CrossOver XI gives everyone in our universe immediate access to thousands of Windows applications otherwise unavailable without a Microsoft license,” said Jeremy White. “So, whether you’re a Mac user wanting to play Wizard 101, a Linux user needing Microsoft Office 2010, or someone who really misses the ‘90s and is nostalgic for WordPerfect 3.1, CrossOver XI is for you.”
Starting at $39.95, CrossOver XI is the most affordable software solution on the market to run your Windows applications on Mac and Linux. Sure, some solutions appear to be free or available at a comparable price, but they require you to purchase a copy of a Windows license, which can cost upwards of $100, before you can run any Windows applications. CrossOver does not. We repeat, CrossOver XI does not require you to purchase a Windows license.

“The only thing not simple about CrossOver XI is how we pronounce the name of the product,” White continued. “Should customers pronounce us as ‘CrossOver Ex-Eye,’ or as ‘CrossOver Eleven,’ or perhaps ‘CrossOver Exy,’ or as I like to refer to it, ‘CrossOver Zigh’? Considering we’re all about open source here, we’ll leave it to our customers to decide.”
CrossOver XI is immediately available at www.CodeWeavers.com
Wondering if your favorite Windows software title will run under CrossOver? Visit c4.codeweavers.com to find out.

About CodeWeavers
Founded in 1996 as a general software consultancy, CodeWeavers focuses on the development of Wine –the core technology found in all of its CrossOver products. The company’s goal is to bring expanded market opportunities for Windows software developers by making it easier, faster and more painless to port Windows software to Linux. CodeWeavers is recognized as a leader in open-source Windows porting technology, and maintains development offices in Minnesota, the United Kingdom and elsewhere around the world. The company is privately held. For more information about CodeWeavers, log on to www.codeweavers.com.

11.0.0 CrossOver XI - March 6, 2012

• CrossOver Application Changes:
  • CrossOver is now a single product which includes the functionality of both the CrossOver Games and CrossOver Pro lines.
  • CrossOver has an improved registration method which means that, after CrossOver XI, you will no longer have to re-register when you upgrade to a new "dot-release" version of CrossOver.
  • Improved naming conventions for bottles.
  • Improved handling for published bottles.
  • Translations updates.
  • Improved file association handling.
  • CrossOver's Linux MojoSetup installer now includes a silent option (add --noprompt during installation).
  • Missing packages on Linux installations give more informative error messages.
  • CrossOver gives an error message if it is unable to create a package on Linux systems.
  • The CrossOver functions of bottle creation, a simulated reboot and bottle initialization now display progress bars.
  • Added a close button to the installation window.
  • Resolved a FreeBSD/CrossOver registration issue.
  • Accents are now accepted in bottle names.
  • Resolved an issue whereby html tags would sometimes appear in inappropriate places in the CrossOver interface.
• CrossOver and Wine:
  • CrossOver now includes Wine 1.4, the latest stable Wine release. A few of the many benefits of Wine 1.4 are detailed below.
  • A new DIB (Device Independent Bitmap) engine, which brings:
    • better support for such things as themes on Firefox.
    • faster drawing in certain situations.
  • Improved mouse handling on Linux with XInput2, meaning mouse-controlled games work considerably better.
  • Improved C++ runtime.
  • Audio support improvements.
  • uDisk support.
  • A wide variety of other improvements brought by the more than 11,438 improvements to Wine with this release.
• Other CrossOver Changes:
  • Improvements to the icon extraction for Windows applications, meaning fewer apps get a default 'fallback' icon (like the Wine bottle which used to appear for some things).
  • Distribution on the Mac is now via a zip file rather than a dmg.
  • CrossOver on the Mac will now offer to move itself to the /Applications folder if it is not already there.
  • CrossOver Mac now ships with quartz-wm, so users should not have to install Apple's X11.app in most cases. (quartz-wm also fixes some bugs on Lion with maximizing windows)
  • CrossOver on Mac OS X now has user-controlled auto-updates.
  • CrossOver on Linux has higher resolution icons for some applications.
  • Kioclient now used on KDE systems where applicable.
  • The X11 logo no longer appears at the top of windowed applications on the Mac.
  • CrossOver will select Python 2.x on systems that have Python 3.x and 2.x instead of crashing.
  • Bidi (right to left text) support is greatly improved.
  • Added support for RAR file handling.
  • CrossOver is no longer confused by spaces in the name of an installer.
  • Improvements in the manner in which Steam games are installed.
  • Improved disk detection when Japanese characters exist in the name of the disk.
  • Documented sound workarounds for older versions of PulseAudio.
  • CrossOver's 'Install Software' list now displays the date on which a particular application was last 'ranked' with a medal.
• Application Support:
  • As part of our merge of CrossOver Games and CrossOver Pro, CrossOver now supports both all the applications which previously ran under CrossOver Pro and all the games which previously ran under CrossOver Games.
  • In addition, we now support the following new applications:
    • Microsoft Office 2010.
    • Quicken 2012.
  • CrossOver also supports the following components:
    • .Net 1.1 Service Pack 1
    • .Net 2.0 Service Pack 1
    • .Net 2.0 Service Pack 2
    • .Net 3.0
    • .Net 3.5
    • .Net 3.5 Service Pack 1
  • Internet Explorer 6 accepts the addition of trusted sites.
  • In Internet Explorer 7 various sites show improvement in loading and rendering.
  • Improvements to Microsoft Office:
    • Improvements to emf and meta file rendering (affects inserted and embedded images).
    • Visio 2000 improved installation.
    • Word 2000 outline style text is now rendered properly.
    • Word 2000 images in a document are now printed properly.
    • Word 2000 clipart redraws properly when a document is scrolled.
    • Office 2002 installation improved.
    • Office 2002 registration no longer hangs.
    • Visio 2002 installation improved.
    • Word 2002 drawing objects no longer refresh 5 to 20 times when edited.
    • Word 2002 no longer locks up when a large document is printed to a file or printer.
    • Word 2002 clipart redraws properly when a document is scrolled.
    • Office 2003 Compatibility Pack for Office 2007 now saves in Office 2007 formats.
    • Office 2003 Service Pack 3 now installs reliably and no longer needs the Office 2003 installation CD present.
    • Excel 2003 macro improvements.
    • Outlook 2003 email rendering improvements.
    • Outlook 2003 signed messages are handled better.
    • Project 2003 Service Pack 3 now installs reliably and no longer needs the Project 2003 installation CD present.
    • Project 2003 associations are fixed.
    • PowerPoint 2003 slides draw in half the time.
    • PowerPoint 2003 no longer displays a strange white box over the "Open File" dialog box.
    • Visio 2003 Service Pack 3 now installs reliably and no longer needs the Visio 2003 installation CD present.
    • Visio 2003 drawing speed has increased dramatically.
    • Word 2003 now draws WordArt properly.
    • Office 2007 no longer relies on msxml3 for installation.
    • Office 2007 installations can now be altered after an install to add or remove features.
    • Office 2007 activation wizard now asks for registration on each launch if it was not initially registered.
    • Office 2007 no longer displays a delay during installation.
    • Office 2007 Service Pack 2 now applies to more Office 2007 versions.
    • Excel 2007 macro improvements.
    • Outlook 2007 can now open long links.
    • Outlook 2007 receives icons in Outlook Today.
    • Outlook 2007 does not crash when a password is saved.
    • Outlook 2007 now connects to Gmail and other IMAP accounts on the Mac.
    • Outlook 2007 maintains a more reliable connection with Exchange Servers.
    • Outlook 2007 no longer reports errors after a Service Pack has been applied.
    • Outlook 2007 signed messages are handled better.
    • Outlook 2007 temporary internet files no longer grow endlessly.
    • PowerPoint 2007 no longer displays an error when opening a document with embedded fonts.
    • Word 2007 the thesaurus now works.
    • Word 2007 can now copy and paste an image and text at the same time.
    • Word 2007 tab stops appear reliably.
    • Word 2007 can now create a chart from a table.
    • Word 2007 can download and install templates after Service Pack 2 is applied.
    • Word 2007 no longer crashes when printing documents with OpenType (.otf) fonts.
  • PIA Pro now prints reliably.
  • Quicken 2009 no longer crashes when 'Bank of' is selected.
  • Quicken 2011 no longer crashes when checks are printed.
  • DirectX 9 installation improved.
  • Left 4 Dead & Left 4 Dead 2 now display the menu after completing a campaign consistently.
  • In Guild Wars, right clicking no longer takes focus away from the game.
  • Perfect World International interface problem resolved.
  • The Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine installation process has improved.
  • Skyrim graphics fix for ATI cards.
  • In StarCraft II the mouse remains within the boundaries of the window.
  • Star Trek Online no longer crashes in heavily populated areas.
  • Steam GUI no longer gets 'stuck' to the mouse.

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CodeWeavers CrossOverNow 30% off sale to end this Sunday

CodeWeavers CrossOverNow 15% off sale will end this Sunday, so this is the time to get a discount while it's still available. CrossOver enables you to install Windows applications and games on Intel-based Macs and Linux. CodeWeavers also has unsupported builds for FreeBSD and Solaris. To get the FreeBSD or Solaris build you will need to buy a Linux license and then go to your downloads and select the unsupported tab.

If you need to run Microsoft Outlook or Quicken on Linux or Mac CrossOver is your path to doing this without the need to reboot or run Microsoft Windows in a Virtual Machine. CrossOver Games has support for many of todays most popular 3D games, so when your not working you can play your favorite Game on your Operating System of choice.

To take advantage of this sale just enter CrossOverNow in the dealcode section of CodeWeavers store and then update your purchase and you will see your 15% discount.