Are you (not so) patiently waiting for Fallout 4 to come out next week? Are you frustrated when you go to install Fallout New Vegas on your Mac—for some Fallout fun while you wait, of course—only to find it’s PC-only? Save your Darth Vader scream (James Earl Jones, not Hayden Christensen), there is (a new) hope! You […]
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The following post is a customer story submitted to our Advocacy program by Tim H. We are incredibly thankful to Tim for sharing his story with us and allowing us to share it with you. Read on for Tim’s experience choosing and using Parallels Desktop. This week, Parallels Desktop user Mike B. explains how he started using Parallels Desktop. Mike is […]
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For some users still transitioning from PC to Mac, the experience can be a bit jarring. All of those new commands, programs, and file types can confuse even the most tech-savvy. Rest assured, you’ll get into the groove of things in no time. Still, there are a couple of questions that always seem to come […]
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It’s no secret that more and more companies are replacing their work PCs with Macs. Over the course of six years, Cisco went from blocking Macs from their network to amassing 35,000 for their employees. Earlier this year, IBM made headlines by announcing that they were planning on purchasing 50,000 by the end of 2015. […]
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Just like Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office has evolved significantly over the years. From the introduction of powerhouse applications like Excel, Word and PowerPoint; to the rise and fall of Clippy, Office has changed a lot. Even so, it’s remained the stalwart solution for work and productivity—whether you’re on a PC, or a Mac. (Thanks, Parallels […]
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The following post is a customer story submitted to our Advocacy program by Tim H. We are incredibly thankful to Tim for sharing his story with us and allowing us to share it with you. Read on for Tim’s experience choosing and using Parallels Desktop. Featured image courtesy of CorelDRAW. In this week’s Customer Story, Parallels Desktop user Tim H. explains […]
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Guest blog by Manoj Raghu, Parallels Support Team We’ve all been there. (Or we all hope we’ll be there!) You just opened a shiny new Mac with pristine Mac OS X and blank settings. Yes, Apple has its own migration assistant, but according to my experience, many customers prefer to start fresh. Wait—does that mean […]
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Coming off of our amazing time at Adobe Max just last week, the Parallels team is still feeling the love for anything and everything Adobe. After all, we use Creative Cloud almost every day in our office! Still, for users new to Adobe’s impressive suite of products, it can be daunting to learn how to […]
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Don’t get me wrong, I’m an Apple fan. My house is an Apple household, complete with two iPhones, an iPad, two MacBook Airs and a mighty iMac. Even with all of that love for Apple hardware and software, I still prefer Microsoft Outlook (specifically for Windows) to Mac Mail. Why run Outlook on Mac instead […]
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You’ve heard of Parallels Desktop 11 for Mac, but do you know everything it can do? We’re not even talking about increased speed, better battery life or improved functionality—we’re talking chatting up Cortana, toggling in and out of Coherence Mode in a single click, and tons more. Running Windows (or practically any other OS, for […]
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