Just Released — Parallels Desktop for Mac 18.1 Update Fully Supports macOS Ventura and M1 Ultra Chip
We’re very excited to announce Parallels Desktop 18.1 update, which fully supports macOS Ventura as a primary OS and offers a ton of other...
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Playing a Windows game on Mac with Parallels Desktop 18 [VIDEO]
If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you probably know that my favorite game of all time is Age of Empires. (See past posts here, here, and here.)
When I got my hands on early beta versions...
Improved Connectivity for Game Controllers in Parallels Desktop 18
The new release of Parallels® Desktop 18 is loaded with innovative new features, but one of my favorites is the dramatically improved game controller connectivity.
Earlier versions of Parallels...
Apple’s WWDC 2022 Takeaways: macOS Ventura, iOS 16, M2 Chip and more!
I have been fortunate to attend many of Apple’s yearly Worldwide Developer Conferences (WWDC), usually as a speaker but sometimes as an attendee, as I am this year. While generally a WWDC focuses on...
Parallels Toolbox 5.5 released!
When Parallels Toolbox for Mac version 1.0 was first released in 2016, it had 20 tools. We promised that there would be regular updates with new tools added. We have certainly kept that promise! Version 5.5 was released today, and it has two new tools, for...
Sometimes You Need More Than What Apple Provides
As a Mac user from the very first days of the Mac in 1984, if an Apple tool is available, I usually try it first for a particular task. I use Disk Utility for formatting or repairing disks and USB sticks, Font Book for managing...
Using Parallels Desktop to Simplify macOS Testing
Guest post by Nicolas Ponce, VP of Operations & Security, Addigy
While the majority of Parallels® Desktop users run Windows in Parallels Desktop, a growing group of users run macOS in Parallels Desktop. This can be an...
My Mac Often Crashes – What Can I Do to Prevent This?
Alas, most of you have probably seen some of the alerts in Figure 1. For a Parallels® Desktop user, a crash can be caused by a bug in macOS, in Windows, or in Parallels Desktop itself. Despite the valiant and unending...
Tips for Backing up Windows in Parallels Desktop for Mac
In recognition of World Backup Day, this post shows you how best to back up the Windows installation on your Mac in Parallels® Desktop.
Yes, you really should back up!
A few years ago, I had a...
VideoStudio 2022 in Windows 11 Using Parallels Desktop for Mac
While several products of the Corel® portfolio have versions for both Windows and Mac (CorelDRAW® Graphics Suite, CorelCAD™, Painter®, MindManager®, WinZip®, and some Parallels® products), the recently...