Guest blog by Sylvester Sebastian Nino, Parallels Support Team Most of the people who use Parallels Desktop enjoy seamless access to Mac and Windows programs and files. The best way to blend the two OSes even more is by using the Coherence view mode to run your Windows virtual machine. One of my coworkers has […]
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I love the holidays. I love the lights, the hot toddies, giving fun gifts to people, and maybe* something for myself while I’m at it. (*In other words, this is the shopping list for myself!) Here’s some choice tech to keep your eyes peeled for while you’re navigating the Black Friday shopping deals this year. […]
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With a Windows 10 virtual machine and Parallels Desktop 11, you have access to Microsoft’s personal digital assistant, Cortana, at any time. Whether you’re using a Windows app like Internet Explorer or Edge, a Mac app like Keynote or Pages, or just the Mac Finder or Windows Explorer, Cortana is always there. With the addition […]
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Life goes by too quickly, and that truth is never as poignant as when we lose one of our brightest minds. When the world said goodbye to Steve Jobs in 2011, we knew we had lost a visionary—the same visionary who pioneered technology that continues to impact the market and the world every day. But […]
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Great news for developers! Today Microsoft announced that its Visual Studio Dev Essentials, a free program that offers everything developers need to create applications on any device or operating system, will include a three-month subscription to Parallels Desktop for Mac Pro Edition and Parallels Access. This program provides easy access to all the services, tools and […]
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The following post is a customer story submitted to our Advocacy program by Marc L. We are incredibly thankful to Marc for sharing his story with us and allowing us to share it with you. Read on for Marc’s experience choosing and using Parallels Desktop. This week, Parallels Desktop user Marc L. explains how he uses Parallels Desktop. Marc is a writer for […]
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Guest blog by Paul Christopher Nathaniel, Parallels Support Team Living in today’s world of “Big Data,” the size of the files we create, share, and store doesn’t matter so much anymore. Do you remember those times when we had to shrink the size of pictures just to save some hard disk space? These days, most PCs […]
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Are you secretly a Guardian of Light and the Traveler after work? Do you like to fight all the monsters, and run to pick up the next God of Diablo Vania game when it releases? Or do you schedule days off of work to hunker down and dig into the big Dragon Age game when […]
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We all know and love Microsoft Excel, especially when you can run it on Mac using Parallels Desktop. It comes as no surprise that like the rest of Office, Excel is one of the most popular programs in the world. But for Excel newbies, sometimes using the powerful spreadsheet software can get a little confusing. […]
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When it comes to productivity applications, Microsoft Word takes the cake. In fact, I’d even go so far to say that Microsoft Word is more than a productivity app; it’s a utility. A necessity for anyone who owns a computer—and yes, even if you own a Mac. I use Microsoft Word every day. I used […]
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