Category Archives: Windows on mac

How to run Microsoft Outlook on Mac

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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Why Can’t I Start My Windows Virtual Machine?

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 Birthday to Visual Studio 2017

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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How to run Microsoft Access on a Mac

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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How to Run ArcGIS on Mac with Parallels Desktop for Mac

Meet an experienced manager with technical expertise in the areas of GIS, international development, and humanitarian aid, John Steed, the director of geospatial services for Tesla Government Inc. runs ArcGIS on Mac using Parallels Desktop for Mac. ArcGIS is a powerful leader in the Windows software sphere for creating maps, web applications, 3D, and data-driven […]

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Which Office suite to use on the Mac?

The Microsoft Office suites: Office for Windows, Office for Mac, and Office for iPad provide the greatest level of compatibility between any disparate suites, but there can never be complete compatibility between different apps, except for the most trivial of apps. And, like them or hate them, no one can ever call the Office apps […]

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How to upgrade Parallels Desktop 9 or earlier versions to Parallels Desktop 12

Guest support blog post by: Ivan Latyshev How to upgrade Parallels Desktop 9 to Parallels Desktop 12 It’s hard to keep up with technology nowadays. New software is released seemingly every day, making it difficult to keep up with upgrades on all your devices. And what if you skipped a version or two of the software […]

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Customer Story: Taekwon-Do Competition Uses Parallels Desktop for Mac

Meet Sam Wood. Sam is a real power-user of Parallels Desktop for Mac; it is an essential part of his workflow as an organizer of a Taekwon-Do competition and as a software developer. Today, he would like to share its virtues and benefits with you. Sam is one of the organizers of a famous Taekwon-Do competition […]

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Apple and SAP: All we can say is SAP developers, come to Apple!

Guest blog article from Michael Hülskötter. All we can say is: SAP developers, come to Apple! Some recent news is causing a stir in the business world. The established software provider SAP and Apple, renowned for trendsetting and design, are working together to provide future software developers with the right tools to build SAP-compatible mobile […]

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Case Study: Parallels Desktop is Vital for Cross-Platform Development

“I would recommend other developers take a good look at the new Pro Edition. With its integrated productivity and network tools and support for cloud services, it is practically the only option for programmers and app developers in my opinion.” ~ Rafael Regh, Student Developer Award-winning student-developer Rafael Regh needed to simultaneously develop professional apps […]

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