All posts by Lindsay Scarpello

Happy 6th Birthday to Parallels Desktop for Mac!

  On June 15th 2006, Parallels Desktop for Mac was born, making today the 6th birthday of the No. 1- selling and award-winning solution for running Windows on a Mac without rebooting!  We wanted to take this opportunity to say thank you to our incredible customers who have made Parallels Desktop No. 1. Your continued support and feedback makes it possible for Parallels to keep making the best […]

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12 Tools Every Student Needs

Whether you’re in high school, college, or getting your Masters, you need these student tools if you’re hitting the books on the regular. From apps that help you write like Hemingway to a way to run Windows on your Mac, we’ve got you covered—just check out our list of top twelve tools every student needs […]

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The Daily Routines of Famous Creative People

How do you structure your day? Sometimes, it pays to take a page out of a famous creative’s book when it comes to structuring your time for productivity. You’ll see what we mean by checking out the below graphic from Podio, which shows how famously creative minds such as Benjamin Franklin, Maya Angelou and Charles […]

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7 Things Every Web Developer Needs to Know

Think you know everything you need to about web development? Considering just how much true web development encompasses, it can be hard to know everything from cover-to-cover. Still, there are certain things every web developer should know. We asked members of our own web team at Parallels what they thought those nebulous things were, and […]

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Why You Need Parallels Desktop Business Edition—in One Sentence

If you’re still contemplating whether or not Parallels Desktop for Mac Business Edition is right for you, let us help you decide. You already know the benefits of virtualizing Windows on Mac, but what if you need to do so for a large group? How on earth do you manage it all? That’s where the […]

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Do You Work Remotely? Save Battery Power with Parallels Desktop

If you work remotely, there’s no shortage of tools you might need to get the job done—whether you’re working from your couch or the coffee shop on the corner. In fact, I’m sure you’ve read lists upon lists of the best tools for remote workers across the web. (Guilty as charged—we even wrote a post […]

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How to Easily Edit Documents Directly from the Web

Sometimes you need to be able to edit on the fly. Whether you forgot to make one final change on that presentation, or you’re out and about and had an idea you want to get down, sometimes you just have the need to edit a remote document directly from the web. That’s what’s so handy […]

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If Mac OSes Had Dating Profiles

Let’s be honest, the Mac OSes already seem to have full-fledged personalities, so why not support them in their quest for love? We know all of you Apple aficionados already have an opinion as to which OS is best, so let’s see how that holds up in the world of (fictional) online dating: Cheetah “Even […]

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The Best Places to Buy iPhone and iPad Accessories

Remember when the iPhone was brand new and the biggest criticism competitors hurled at Apple was that it was too hard to personalize? Boy, did that one backfire. As the iPhone (and soon after, iPad) gained in popularity, countless stores, shops, and independent artists started producing endless accessories for your new digital BFF. With that […]

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The Essential Computer Maintenance Checklist (Infographic)

Even though most of us love and use our computers daily, we’re also often guilty of not giving our machines the routine maintenance they require to continue working in tip-top shape. When you factor in how much money and time we put into them, this gets even more embarrassing. Well, worry no more. This essential […]

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