As you know, Microsoft SCCM is updated periodically with what Microsoft calls branch versions. Since the first branch version, 1511, Parallels® Mac Management for Microsoft® SCCM has not had any down time due to Microsoft’s changes. Jason Sandys, a Microsoft MVP and friend of Parallels, recently tweeted about the latest branch version—1802—and some rather big […]
Among my many character flaws, I am an unapologetic font addict. One of my favorite T-shirts reads: Whoever dies with the most fonts, wins. Figure 1 shows my font menu in Microsoft Word on my home iMac®, so you can see that I’m well on my way to winning. Because of this addiction, I was […]
The Windows 10 Spring Creators Update was released on April 10, 2018, and it has a number of new features that Mac users will care about. This is the first in a short series about these new Windows 10 features: Connecting your iPhone to your Windows 10 VM. Microsoft has long been accused of copying […]
With millions of users around the world, Parallels Desktop® for Mac has been a popular Mac application for more than a decade. To serve the specific needs of this large user base, over the years we have added preferences and settings to Parallels Desktop—lots of preference and settings. This has resulted in an application that […]
Last week, on March 27, 2018, at 8 a.m., the first Apple® launch event of 2018 took place. This event focused mainly on the education sector and was being held at Chicago’s Lane Tech College Prep School. The biggest news was that Apple will bring out a new $329 iPad® to take on Google Chromebook™ […]
Mac users aren’t at all shy about making their requests for applications known: How about Visio for Mac? When will IE return to Mac? Will we ever see a Microsoft Project for Mac? Where can I get Access for Mac? When will (insert name of hot new game here) be available for Mac? Most of […]
Question: Is there a Microsoft Paint for Mac®? Answer: There is no MS Paint program for Mac, BUT there are a couple options. You can explore the similar Mac Paint programs, OR get Paint on Mac with Parallels Desktop® for Mac. Option 1: Use Mac Paint alternatives. One option that already exists on your Mac […]
With this new release of Parallels Desktop® for Mac Business Edition, Parallels My Account underwent major changes; it now offers convenient features for IT administrators who manage Parallels Desktop in their organizations. We considered all major use cases and took care of requests from individual customers and IT administrators, coming up with a new design […]
Virtual machines (VMs) have a number of features and properties that require a new way of thinking about operating systems (OSes) so that you can take full advantage of a VM. Doing a major OS update on your Mac®—or even installing a macOS® from scratch—scares many users. “What if the update fails, will my Mac […]
A blog reader asked me how I set everything to run multiple browsers simultaneously. Here’s how I configured my Mac® to use five different versions of Internet Explorer at the same time. Step 1: Your Mac To store all the VMs, you will need about 60–90 GB of free space on your Mac. A Mac […]