Meet Charlie. Charlie is 71 years young and enjoying retirement by working extensively on the genealogy of his family and related families as well as the local histories of the areas they settled. His mother and father started the project using old letters and scraps of paper from their past, writing everything down on notebook […]
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When Google introduced the Chromebook, many people thought that it was not a good idea to build laptops specifically for browser use. The lack of traditional storage, incompatibility with Windows applications, and need for a continuous Internet connection were some of the limitations of this product. However, Chromebooks have surprised everyone with their rising sales. […]
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Remote application overview A remote application is an application delivery solution wherein the actual application is installed on a central server and is used from a remote device. The end user receives screenshots of the application while being able to provide keyboard, thumb tap, and mouse inputs. Remote apps have many names: remote application, server-client […]
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A Decade of Innovation We are honored that for 10 years and counting Parallels Desktop for Mac has enabled more than five million consumers, students, professionals and businesses to seamlessly run Windows on their Mac – it has truly been a decade of innovation. We would like to specifically thank our development team at Parallels, […]
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Parallels Desktop for Mac Birthday Sale! Can you believe it, Parallels Desktop for Mac is celebrating it’s 10th Birthday this week! It’s been an amazing 10 years, and let’s raise a glass to 10 more! To share our excitement over our Birthday (the big two digits this year!), we’re taking 25% off across the […]
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A common question we get is “How Do I Get To The Windows Taskbar In Coherence?”. (We’ll answer that, we swear!) Accessibility is a major factor that brought the term “ease of use” to modern technology. The Mac Dock and Windows Taskbar were even remarkably named “Access Hubs.” As you may already know, Coherence view mode in Parallels Desktop […]
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The advent of cloud computing has revolutionized IT environments. Gone are the days when employees had to stick to their desks. Today, the cloud has virtualized every IT segment. From servers to applications, virtualization is an inevitable option in business networks. With virtual offices entering the picture, businesses are now able to deliver mobility solutions […]
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I know a lot of people who virtualize Windows specifically because they need Microsoft Office. Well, Microsoft implemented a new feature for Outlook – “Clutter”. It’s supposed to be a nice filter to catch some of those messages that you probably don’t need, but you haven’t gotten around to unsubscribing or to set up filters […]
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Guest blog by Micah Williamson, Geospatial Services Manager at Cloudpoint Geographics Inc. I really “grew up “ in the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) field using ArcGIS. I started using Esri Products in college in spring of 2000, That was my first GIS class at Illinois State University. We used ArcView 3.1 and ArcInfo 7.0.1. I […]
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Our friends over at Best STL created this great infographic to help with saving time while using Excel! We’ve discussed previously the differences between Excel for Mac vs. Excel for Windows (spoiler alert, the Windows version still works better); but no matter what version you’re using, there are a few tips that might help get […]
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