This past week the battle of virtualization technologies heated up. Parallels released Parallels Desktop 3 and VMware released Fusion Beta 4. The new versions were big for both companies. Parallels touted DirectX support and snapshots, while VMware promoted Unity. Essentially, both programs added features which the other already had.
Being a user of Parallels from the [...]
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Virtualization Technologies Improve on Intel Macs
Parallels Desktop Bundles Kaspersky Internet Security
Among the numerous feature additions Parallels Desktop received today, comes a minor feature which has been overlooked. Parallels Desktop has bundled Kaspersky Internet Security right into the application. By selecting “Install Kaspersky Internet Security…” from the Actions menu, users can install a full version of the software.
This added feature can be quite beneficial. In my [...]
What Apps Did You Buy This Year?
Over at Lifehacker there is an interesting conversation going on regarding what software readers have purchased this year. Paul Stamatiou and Glenn Wolsey have responded in a blog post, and I feel like that’s the best way also.
This year is perhaps the first year I have purchased software. Previously application purchases were left up to [...]
Is Parallels Leopard’s Secret Feature?
If you haven’t heard, the Parallels team is at it again. Earlier this week they released a new version which adds features like dragging and dropping files between operating systems, the ability to boot from a Boot Camp partition, and Coherency mode which hides the Windows desktop and makes Windows applications float on your Mac [...]
Speed Up Mac OS X While Running Parallels
If you use Parallels on a Mac, you may notice that Parallels consumes massive amounts of RAM; even above and beyond the amount you gave the client operating system. What’s worse is the performance hit lingers even after the application is closed. This is due to a bug in the Parallels software. Parallels tries to [...]
