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- noun Common misspelling of
compatibility .
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The open-source (and, of course, portable) tool offers a range of compression methods, ranging in compatability and effectiveness, that knock down the executables, ZIP files, and other elements that get to work once you point it at your portable app folder.
AppCompactor Cuts (Some) Portable Apps Down To Size | Lifehacker Australia 2008
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I run Excel 2007 at work (which i LOVE dearly), and was running it in compatability mode (97-2003), so that it would save in that format etc and thus be openable by me at home, and by others.
August 17th, 2006 mynxii 2006
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I just asked a question on the forum today asking if ZMacSync will always be 10.3 specific or if they have plans to add in compatability back to 10.2.
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I’m finding that both the the AllFreeCalls number, along with a similar Iowa number run by a different comapany, have some kind of compatability issues with skype.
AllFreeCalls (un)Surprisingly Successful Michael Arrington 2005
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I ran Ubuntu exlusively for 9 months and had a macbook for 4 months to play with for work testing compatability with the work system.
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It lets you run Windows applications through a compatability layer, no windows and it doesn't slow the computer or use as much resources are a VM.
How To Run That One Windows App You Need On A Mac | Lifehacker Australia 2010
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In contrast, Mac developers don't really seem to care about cross platform compatability.
Win 7 Vs Mac OS X Leopard: Feature-by-Feature Showdown | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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Also, being a firefox add-on, platform compatability/should/be a non-issue
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You can also use xenocode. com google it, i use it a lot, although there are some bugs using ie6 backwards compatability, ie entering text in the url bar
Windows 7 RC Includes “Windows XP Mode” | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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I think this has to do with cross-platform compatability.
Win 7 Vs Mac OS X Leopard: Feature-by-Feature Showdown | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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