I really like using the Apple Touch ID feature on my MacBook Pro: instead of having to type my long and complex macOS password, I just tap my finger on the Touch ID sensor in the upper right of the...
One of the first things I do when an OS that I am interested in releases a new beta version is to install it in a virtual machine (VM) in Parallels® Desktop for Mac. By definition, beta releases are unfinished...
This post is part of a series to assist new users with Parallels Desktop.
I give lots of presentations about Parallels® Desktop for Mac, and one of the most frequently asked questions after these presentations is:...
This post is part of a series to assist new users with Parallels Desktop.
“How can I be out of space? My Mac has more than 100GB of free space!”
Yes, it is possible for a Parallels® Desktop for...
The first day of Apple’s 2021 Worldwide Developers’ Conference is winding down, and the two main presentations of the day – the Keynote and the Platforms State of the Union – are finished. Once again,...
My favorite game franchise of all-time, Age of Empires, is not available on the Mac, so I use Parallels® Desktop for Mac to run it in Windows 10 on the iMac in my home. Here is a one-minute video showing several game snippets of two of the Age of...
This post is part of a series to assist new users with Parallels Desktop.
I admit it: running two or more operating systems at the same time seems kind of strange at first. If there are two...
“Same great tools, in a new, easier-to-use interface.”
A lot has happened since Parallels® Toolbox was first released in 2016:
The Mac went through six major releases: El Capitan, Sierra, High Sierra,...
I have an obsessive-compulsive trait that compels me to use exactly the right character when I write. Why type “Gerard” when the correct spelling is “Gérard”? Why write “39 degrees” or “aleph null” when the proper way is...
For years, people have speculated about the ability to run iOS apps on the Mac. This speculation was caused by the increasing similarity in the user experiences across the Mac, the iPhone and the iPad, and by...
