Parallels Desktop

Why Do You Have Windows On Mac?

Why Do You Have Windows On Mac?

Over the past few weeks, the Parallels team has written a lot about gaming using Parallels Desktop 10 (all in the name of gearing up for SkillCon later this month!). But believe it or not, a lot of users didn’t know you could use Parallels Desktop for...
Kids React: Old Cameras

Kids React: Old Cameras

Featured image courtesy of The Fine Bros. Who doesn’t love the popular Kids React YouTube series? Chronicling the responses of everyday kiddos interacting with “ancient” technology, it’s a must-watch for the tech-obsessed. In this particular video, the...
Where Should I Store My Docs? Part 1

Where Should I Store My Docs? Part 1

The following is the first in a series of posts on document storage options in Parallels Desktop 10. Stay tuned for Part 2! As a Parallels Desktop user, you work in both Mac and Windows applications—and it’s likely you also create, revise, edit,...

Big Cats: An Illustrated History of Mac OS X

Featured image courtesy of Git Tower Back when my colleague Kurt Schmucker and I worked on Office for Mac, we used to play a game: Who could name the most cats in the Mac OS X lineup in chronological order? It even turned into a rite of passage for newbies joining the team—learn the lineup or be...

Last Week in Tech, Today

Featured Hima image courtesy of HTC. Hey there! Hope you had a nice Thanksgiving and scored some awesome deals during Black Friday and Cyber Monday (especially since those promotions seemed to last a full WEEK instead of one long weekend). While things were a little slower than normal this...
A Classic Game Revisited: Age of Empires

A Classic Game Revisited: Age of Empires

I learned recently that my favorite game of all time, Age of Empires, has gotten its first update in 14 years. (The update was released in 2013, but I just found out about it. Guess I’ve been working too hard!) On Black Friday, the online game...