When it comes to running Microsoft Outlook on a PC versus Mac, the choice between the two is often less a question of need and more a question of preference. It is essentially the specific functionality of these products that creates the user preference. Preference can, of course, be influenced by need, and every user […]
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What Is Virtualization? In the realm of computers and software, virtualization is the act of using a virtual version of hardware, software, operating systems, and networks. Virtual versions, as opposed to actual versions, allow for an emulation without losing functionality. Virtualization on a computer is similar to picture-in-picture on a television: You have two pieces […]
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Parallels Support team guest author: Swati Swaroop. Since you are reading this blog, you have probably received the error message “No boot device is available” when booting your Windows VM (virtual machine). You also may have upgraded Parallels Desktop just moments ago, right? Well, I’ve been there. I was confused when it happened; my VM […]
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Happy 20th Birthday, Visual Studio! As Microsoft Visual Studio celebrates their 20th year – developers are rejoicing as Visual Studio 2017 is released! Over the past two decades Visual Studio has grown from a J++ and InterDev development environment to a powerhouse suite of productivity. The new release of Visual Studio 2017 brings Visual Basic, Visual […]
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A Parallels Desktop virtual machine (VM) is an ideal environment for using a beta release of an operating system. By its very nature, a beta OS will contain bugs, unfinished features, and other ‘gotchas’ that might play havoc with your documents or your work. A VM isolates those issues in a sandbox-like environment so that any […]
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How to Run Microsoft Access on your Mac: Software developers, data architects and power users whom use Macs have expressed a need to run Microsoft Access. Firstly, if you fall into this category, Parallels Desktop for Mac can assist you with developing application software without reformatting or rebooting your machine. As seen below: Access 2016 […]
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Parallels Support team guest author: Dinesh Rathina Kumar In one of our past blogs, we talked about accessing virtual machine files from a corrupted virtual drive. That blog can be really useful for Parallels Desktop for Mac users. I recently came across a similar scenario, but the customer I’d been on the phone with had […]
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Imagine having a set of uncomplicated tools that makes it easier to use your computer. Parallels recently launched Parallels Toolbox to help users easily accomplish tasks such as taking screenshots and downloading YouTube or Facebook videos; you can even turn on “Do Not Disturb” during important presentations! Read how users of Parallels Toolbox have simplified […]
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Parallels Support team guest authors: Dineshraj Yuvaraj When you set up your first virtual machine in Parallels Desktop for Mac, you may have noticed Parallels Tools installing automatically (in the guest operating system). So what is Parallels Tools and why is it that important for Windows/Linux/Mac VMs in Parallels Desktop? Why is it installing automatically? How […]
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For the last 10 years, the best and most comprehensive option to run Windows® on Mac® has been Parallels Desktop for Mac. Our competitors all have one thing in common: They use cost as a driving reason as to why you should not use Parallels Desktop. However, our competitors often fail to mention the vast […]
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