Category Archives: run windows on mac

5 Reasons Parallels Desktop 12 for Mac Is Better than VMWare Fusion 8.5

For the last 10 years, the best and most comprehensive option to run Windows® on Mac® has been Parallels Desktop for Mac. Our competitors all have one thing in common: They use cost as a driving reason as to why you should not use Parallels Desktop. However, our competitors often fail to mention the vast […]

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5 Reasons Parallels Desktop 12 for Mac Is Better than VMWare Fusion 8.5

For the last 10 years, the best and most comprehensive option to run Windows® on Mac® has been Parallels Desktop for Mac. Our competitors all have one thing in common: They use cost as a driving reason as to why you should not use Parallels Desktop. However, our competitors often fail to mention the vast […]

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New Year New Mac Best Practices

  We’ve put together some of our best practices when unboxing that shiny new Mac you may have spoiled yourself with or received as a gift from a friend, family member, or work this holiday season. Starting with a fresh machine is, hands down, the best way to kick off a productive year. Here’s the […]

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Use Multiple Monitors Full Screen with Parallels Desktop for Mac

Whether you’re a fresh adopter of virtual machines or a longtime lover of virtualization, Parallels Desktop 12 for Mac has optimized support for your external monitors and Full Screen mode! You can view your Parallels Desktop VM on your native display or an external monitor so it looks just like it would if you were […]

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How to run Microsoft SQL & Visual Studio on Mac using Parallels Desktop

At Parallels, we love sharing our customers’ success stories! Recently, Tim Goldstein, a leading business intelligence analyst, database architect, and senior developer specializing in the Microsoft SQL server tool set, implemented a more agile development process with Parallels Desktop for Mac. Goldstein’s new process has been a great success and proven Parallels Desktop to be […]

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CRN’s “Power 100: The Most Influential Women of the Channel 2016”, Why Smart IT Leaders Connect with Maria Dinallo and Parallels

CRN’s “Power 100: The Most Influential Women of the Channel 2016”, Why Smart IT Leaders Connect with Maria Dinallo and Parallels Maria Dinallo, Parallels’ Senior Director of Channel Sales has been honored in CRN’s “Power 100: The Most Influential Women of the Channel 2016”. CRN Power 100 honorees were selected on the basis of their […]

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The Differences Between in Microsoft Offices on Mac, Windows and iOS

Microsoft Office remains the gold standard of productivity suites, but there are several different versions/editions of Office available for users of Apple hardware. Together with Parallels Desktop and Parallels Access, the Apple user can access just about any of these versions/editions on each of their hardware platforms. While Microsoft produces all of these suites and the […]

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The Evolution of Parallels Desktop

Over the years, the evolution of Parallels Desktop has been significant, maintaining global leadership in cross-platform solutions. This unrivaled leadership began in 2006 with the introduction of mainstream virtualization on Mac computers by utilizing the Apple-intel architecture, and has continued today by bringing Microsoft’s personal assistant, Cortana, to your Mac in 2015. By supporting both businesses and individuals our customers take advantage […]

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How to Play Street Fighter on Mac

Street Fighter V comes out for the PS4 and PC on February 16th, and per usual, to make the wait time go faster I’m planning on pulling up the old game and playing it a few weeks before the release date. I do the bulk of my gaming on my PC at home (which is […]

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Get a Mac for the Holidays? Why Everyone Needs Windows on Mac

It’s a familiar scene: Christmas morning, an excited you tears at red and green wrapping paper, successfully ripping it off of a pretty white box—revealing a shiny new Mac. You’re jubilant! You’ve wanted to make the switch to Apple for years, but hadn’t yet taken the plunge. Then, suddenly, you have a sinking realization: what […]

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