DockerCon 2017 is the perfect conference for developers who distribute apps that are built with containers. Many of our amazing customers are attending this sold-out event! Are you one of the 4,000+ attendees of DockerCon or wishing you could be there? Don’t worry—here at Parallels we’ve put together a limited time offer of exclusive […]
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Parallels Support team guest author: Dineshraj Yuvaraj I set up my VM with a Parallels Desktop trial. The trial has expired, and I’m about to purchase the commercial license. Do I have to reinstall the VM? This blog will answer these questions and more! How do I see if a virtual machine is available on […]
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As of April 11th, Microsoft announces major changes to their operating systems for users! Within these changes include the highly-anticipated Windows 10 Creators Update and the end of support for Windows Vista. What does this mean for Windows 10 users? In short, the latest release of Windows 10 includes the Creators Update – jam […]
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Experienced web developers test their websites on lots of browsers before the sites are deployed. Unfortunately, this can be a real hassle. Some browsers run only on a few operating systems. There is no recent version of Safari, for example, that runs on Windows. Edge, the new browser from Microsoft, runs only on Windows 10 […]
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If you’re in the professional design or engineering industry, chances are you have used Autodesk’s renowned software AutoCAD, one of the world’s leading 2D and 3D CAD design tools. If your design career is maintained on a Mac – then you likely to also have experience with Parallels Desktop for Mac, “Autodesk’s preferred Mac virtualization software” (Autodesk). […]
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Parallels Support team guest author: Ajith Mamolin Parallels Desktop is well known for providing the best integration possible between Windows and Mac. Files, folders, applications—it can all be shared between two systems. At the same time, we realize that some users don’t need these sharing features, especially when it comes to testing for development needs. Many […]
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Guest blog article from Peter Hale, Content Manager (Consumer), Acronis! Is Your VM Celebrating World Backup Day? Despite what you may have heard, you need to back up your virtual machines Everyone knows that April 1 is April Fools’ Day. But did you know that the day before that (March 31) is World Backup Day? It was […]
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What Is Virtualization? In the realm of computers and software, virtualization is the act of using a virtual version of hardware, software, operating systems, and networks. Virtual versions, as opposed to actual versions, allow for an emulation without losing functionality. Virtualization on a computer is similar to picture-in-picture on a television: You have two pieces […]
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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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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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