Friday, May 17, 2013 at 10:30AM
Summer is just around the corner, but it's never too early to get your student prepared for back-to-school season! Check out this week's Customer Quote of the Week from Dilip Shah, who says Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac is a great tool with a low learning curve for anyone who wants the best of both worlds.
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Thursday, May 9, 2013 at 1:50PM
Pretend it's 1993. Maybe you just threw a blank tape in the VCR to record the new episode of X-Files. Or, maybe you're checking to see if you received any new notifications on your pager.
Brace yourself for a throwback that will leave you with images of VCRs, Walkmans and Polaroids dancing around your head. Nothing sums up the evolution of technology over the last twenty years quite like this picture from Reddit, titled "1993 vs. 2013".
Besides stirring memories of home videos and double AA batteries, the picture reveals how technology has simplified our lives by condensing the use of eight devices into a single device: the iPhone. From cameras and music to emails and phone calls, the power of the top technology in 1993 can now easily fit in your back pocket.
Twenty years from now, what do you think our 2013 vs. 2033 Throwback Thursday picture will look like?
We may have not been available in 1993, but now Parallels Desktop for Mac is available on your iPhone with our mobile app.
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How does Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac match up against the competition? While recent MacTech Benchmarks show that it stands above the competition, don’t just take our word for it. This week’s featured user, MacPropellerhead, switched from VMWare Fusion to Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac and "can’t say enough good things" about its use.
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Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at 3:41PM
If you're looking for the best performing and most reliable Windows laptop, you may be surprised to learn that Apple's MacBook Pro beat out traditional PCs and was ranked No. 1 in a new big-data analytics study published by Soluto.
"If you're looking for top reliability – the data is clear. MacBook Pro is the best Windows PC on the market," according to Soluto. Media including The Wall Street Journal, ZDNet, PCWorld and Lifehacker have taken note and published news about results of the new research.
In addition to a MacBook Pro 13" (mid-2012) winning the No. 1 ranking, a MacBook Pro 15" with Retina display was also named one of the most reliable Windows PCs.
Mac users know the joy of using its top performing and reliable hardware. But having to reboot a Mac to run Windows can be a painful inconvenience. That's why millions of people use Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac software, the number one selling solution for running Windows on a Mac, which enables you to seamlessly run both Windows and Mac OS X applications side-by-side without rebooting. Parallels Desktop also lets you simply move your old PC to your Mac, so everything you need is on one computer.
With OS X Mountain Lion compatibility, Windows 8 support, high-speed performance and enhanced battery life, Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac is recommended by top tech influentials, including Walt Mossberg of The Wall Street Journal who said Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac is "a good solution for running Windows on a Mac simultaneously with Mac programs, and especially for Mac users who want to also use Windows 8."
Want to see how easy it is to run Windows 7, Windows 8, OS X and more on a Mac, and cool tricks you can do? Check out this video from tech guru Chris Pirillo.
Performance matters. MacTech's extensive benchmark test results reveal the power of Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac. "In the vast majority of our overall tests, Parallels Desktop 8 won," beating out the competition in 3D graphics, speed and battery life, and more.
With such reliable performance and easy-to-use integration, Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac won the 2013 About.com Readers' Choice Awards as the "Best Application for Running Windows" for the third year in a row.
Check out some of our customer comments below to discover what else people love about Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac:
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Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at 1:35PM
Do you want your Macbook to stand out from the rest? Brooklyn-based Apple product accessories retailer RAWBKNY combines style and sophistication with the Macbook Wood Keyboard. Made from rosewood and bamboo, these keyboards are laser-cut with a keen eye for detail that adds a natural, warm touch to your Macbook's sleek design.
Don't worry, Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac works just as well with the wooden keyboard as it does with Apple's original one! To get your hands on a wooden keyboard, go here.
Do you like the accessory? Let us know in the comments!
Update (5/8): RAWBKNY has launched a Kickstarter campaign to help fuel their wooden Macbook keyboards. Check it out!
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