Guest blog by Ramya Subramanian, Parallels Support Team Wondering if setting up a printer in Parallels Desktop is too difficult? Trust me, it isn’t! There are several ways to set up a printer depending on your needs and preferences: Share a printer from Mac®. Connect a USB printer directly to Windows®. Connect to a local […]
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Last week, we shared our top picks for the best Mac blogs out there. This week, we’re continuing the trend, only this time, we’re listing our favorite blogs and websites focused on Windows: The Office Blogs and The Official Microsoft Blog While neither of these are likely surprising, they are top picks for a reason—Microsoft […]
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In earlier blog posts, I’ve showed you how to install the Windows® 10 Technical Preview in a Parallels Desktop® 10 for Mac virtual machine, and given my early impressions of Windows 10. True to its word, Microsoft has increased the frequency of updates to the Windows 10 Technical Preview, and one of those updates included the “Project Spartan” browser—described […]
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Guest blog by Nikhil Palathingal, Parallels Support Team Many Mac users who still need access Windows programs use Boot Camp. While Boot Camp is a useful feature, it has one major downside: you have to restart your Mac to boot into Windows and vice versa. If you’re reading this blog, you’re probably using Parallels Desktop or are […]
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What do you think smartphones will be like in 100 years? After all, these became real… And THIS is happening: Which is basically the real-life version of Tony Stark tech: And 3D printers are basically early replicators: So, what can we expect for the advancement of mobile technology? Some pretty sci-fi-savvy mobile tech is already […]
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If there’s one thing we know about Parallels Desktop for Mac users, it’s this—you love Mac! And, obviously, so does the Parallels crew. And while that doesn’t mean we can’t appreciate the finer points of wrangling Windows, we still have a special place in our hearts for everything Apple. So much so, in fact, that […]
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One of the biggest challenges cross-platform champions face is becoming masters of both Mac and Windows. Don’t fret—it’s possible! While there are a lot of differences between using a Mac OS and a Windows OS, with a little practice, you can easily pick up on what makes each unique. One thing a lot of people […]
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Featured image courtesy of Daze Info. Despite the positive reaction so far to Windows 10, Microsoft isn’t out of the gate just yet—by announcing that the free upgrade to Windows 10 will only be available to Windows 7 and 8 users, they’ve frustrated all of their users who took a risk on Windows 9. Here […]
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Guest blog by Mervin Christopher, Parallels Support Team Let’s say you use your virtual machine for online trading software, but it takes a long time to log in to Windows and start the actual application. Or, maybe you prefer to run video-editing software in a virtual environment. Or, like many others, you use Parallels Desktop […]
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We talk a lot about Windows, but did you know that you can run more than just Windows in your virtual machine? Well, you can! Apart from Windows, Parallels Desktop supports numerous other major operating systems. You may have heard of a few of them: Slideshow images in order: Linux, Ubuntu, Chrome OS, Mageia, FreeBSD, […]
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