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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Microsoft Office remains the gold standard of productivity suites, but there are several different versions/editions of Office available for users of Apple hardware. Together with Parallels Desktop and Parallels Access, the Apple user can access just about any of these versions/editions on each of their hardware platforms. While Microsoft produces all of these suites and the […]
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Over the years, the evolution of Parallels Desktop has been significant, maintaining global leadership in cross-platform solutions. This unrivaled leadership began in 2006 with the introduction of mainstream virtualization on Mac computers by utilizing the Apple-intel architecture, and has continued today by bringing Microsoft’s personal assistant, Cortana, to your Mac in 2015. By supporting both businesses and individuals our customers take advantage […]
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The following post is a customer story submitted to our Advocacy program by Ken Reed. We are incredibly thankful to Ken for sharing his story with us and allowing us to share it with you! Read on for Ken’s experience choosing and using Parallels Desktop. Name: Ken Reed Geography: Irvine, California Industry: Education Role: Data Scientist Meet Ken: I’ve been using […]
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Street Fighter V comes out for the PS4 and PC on February 16th, and per usual, to make the wait time go faster I’m planning on pulling up the old game and playing it a few weeks before the release date. I do the bulk of my gaming on my PC at home (which is […]
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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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Guest blog by Dhruba Jyoti Das, Parallels Support Team Do you think encryption guarantees effective security to your data? While the word “guarantee” might be a bit strong, encryption is a very effective method to restrict your data from unauthorized access. What’s encryption? Encryption is the process of encoding information in such a way that […]
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Full disclosure: I’m not a web developer. I do, however, consider myself something of a DIY front-end web “meddler” (for lack of a better word). Basically, all that means is that I’ve set up/created enough smaller WordPress websites that I know my way around most basic-to-intermediate HTML, CSS, and PHP. Despite my lack of formal […]
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Guest blog by Manoj Kumar Suresh, Parallels Support Team Parallels Desktop 11 and Parallels Desktop Pro are here and all of us are glad that both versions have many exciting new features—especially features like advanced networking tools, support for development and design, test tools like Docker, Jenkins, and Chef, and much more. But let’s look at a […]
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It’s a familiar scene: Christmas morning, an excited you tears at red and green wrapping paper, successfully ripping it off of a pretty white box—revealing a shiny new Mac. You’re jubilant! You’ve wanted to make the switch to Apple for years, but hadn’t yet taken the plunge. Then, suddenly, you have a sinking realization: what […]
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