Category Archives: Parallels Desktop

All the Essential Mac Shortcuts in One Infographic

A life-long PC user may view making the switch to Mac as intimidating. Believe it or not, this anxiety-ridden transition can actually be pretty easy! All you need to ensure success with your new Mac are these shortcuts: Still need Windows? Parallels Desktop is perfect for you. (Bonus: you can start a free trial right now.) […]

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Parallels 10 for 10: All Apple, All the Time

It’s the last day of our #Parallels10for10 giveaway, and the Parallels team wanted to take this opportunity to share the love for a gadget that is truly awesome—the Apple TV! Seriously, though—as Apple aficionados, we can all get behind the seamless experience of the Apple TV. On a personal note, I especially love the Apple […]

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Parallels 10 for 10: I Might Be in Love with My iPad Mini 3

I was handed an iPad Mini 3 a month ago when I started working at Parallels, and I’ll admit that I looked at it with some skepticism for a week before it made its way into my regular tech rotation. It was only a few days later that I wanted to carve my initials in […]

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Parallels 10 for 10: Why We Love Wacom Styluses

There’s a perfect stylus for everyone. When inspiration comes knocking at your door, you must wield the right tools to be artistically prepared. I’ve loved Wacom ever since my introduction to their products when starting my undergraduate degree. Somehow, it seemed like all of my friends were boasting about these amazing little pens they used […]

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Parallels 10 for 10: Dress Up Your MacBook with RAWBKNY

When talking about some of our favorite things we use here at Parallels, we would be remiss if we didn’t mention something as stylish and functional as accessories by RAWBKNY. In fact, our Sr. Director of Global Online Marketing, Farees, sports a Parallels-branded RAWBKNY case that always grabs attention—no matter where in the world he […]

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Parallels 10 for 10: Our Team’s Must-Have Playlists

Despite the numerous personalities present at Parallels, there’s one thing everyone who works here has in common—we love working to music! Walk by anyone’s desk, and you’ll usually see a pair of headphones handy (or someone who’s already jamming while hard at work). Who do you rock out to while you’re at work? We asked […]

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Parallels 10 for 10 Giveaway!

It’s our birthday this week, so we’re giving away our favorite tech prizes! (As well as offering this awesome offer for Parallels Desktop 10.) We’re giving a prize away each day for 10 days, in honor of Parallels Desktop 10. How to Enter It’s easy to enter to win—just tweet us @ParallelsMac and tell us […]

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Perfect Pair: Parallels Desktop and Roxio Toast 12 Titanium

Featured image courtesy of Roxio. One of the most frustrating things about a lot of video applications out there is that they only do one thing. Shouldn’t there be a video conversion tool that also allows video capture? Or a tool that lets you record and then burn it to Blu-Ray disc when you’re done? So many of the […]

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Apple is Fixing UI Issue in iOS 9

It’s no secret that I‘m an Apple zealot down to the very marrow of my bones. But that doesn’t mean that I never use a Windows app—after all, there are some times that you just have to use IE, and that is what Parallels Desktop is for. My zealous nature also doesn’t mean that I […]

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Using SolidWorks on Parallels Desktop

Have you ever wondered if you could use Parallels Desktop to run CAD (computer-aided design) software? You can! In fact, Parallels recently interviewed Seattle-based designer Jon Ellison, who uses SolidWorks—a widely used, Windows-based solid modeling CAD software—in conjunction with Parallels Desktop every day on his Mac:   Parallels: Hello Jon! What do you use SolidWorks for? […]

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