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Impressed. Very impressed. That’s my first thought when I finally managed to get Parallels Access to work. Not at the fault of the product, but my inability to download the desktop agent for Parallels Access. But wow indeed once I’m able to run it.
Every year, Parallels continues to impress me with its ability to add new features to the already feature rich Parallels Desktop for Mac product. Since the time I started my journey with using a Mac and therefore using (at the time) Parallels Desktop 5 for Mac for my Windows virtualisation needs, it was impressive even at the time. And every year without fail, Parallels Desktop just continue to keep getting better, not just from the perspective of having new features but also in improving its performance. And now, Parallels Desktop 9 for Mac has just released available first for existing customer upgrades and soon, for new customers.
If you are looking to expand your MacBook Air or Pro Retina’s storage capacity by using an SD Card and utilizing the idle SD Card slot, you’d probably already have heard of the Nifty MiniDrive. While its a great option by its own right, unless you are one of the Kickstarter project backer, you’re out of luck owning one anytime soon. But wait, there’s an alternative to the Nifty MiniDrive. Is it good? The guys at MiniDrive were kind enough the send me one to check it out.
Here’s another great use of having your own VPS, run a VPN server to tunnel your Internet connectivity! There are many reasons why you’d want to run a VPN server and I’m not going to delve into that here. But once you’ve decided to run on, this is the guide for you.
I finally bought myself the LifeProof case for my iPhone and boy do I wish I’ve gotten it years ago. Read on to see why I’m saying so and perhaps you’d also want to jump onboard the LifeProof bandwagon.
Want to increase your Wordpress-powered site’s performance by 10x at a really great price point of ZERO! Yup. Ziltch. Yes? Then check out this article to find out how!
Getting too many -The disk was not ejected properly- errors when you improperly unplug the external disks after closing your MacBook’s lid to put it to sleep? Well, here’s how you can automatically unmount and re-mount them!
Planning to migrate your self-hosted Wordpress site to a new host? Here’s a quick 15 minutes guide how you can do it with ease. The guide is complete and verified by yours truly since I myself has just recently gone through the exact same steps when I migrated my site to a new host at RamNode.
If you are deciding whether to host your site on AWS EC2, a PaaS infrastructure like AppFog, or even a Virtual Private Server, allow me to share my own personal exploration into these three web infrastructure and why I eventually went with a VPS.
Ever wondered what else you can do with the SD Card slot on your MacBook and maybe you are also running out of precious storage space? Check out the Nifty MiniDrive then! It’s a quick and easy way to have additional storage on your MacBook and it looks pretty too!
The default OS X Finder does its job ok. As long as all you need is simple file management capabilities, then it provides you with everything you need. But if you find yourself using Finder on a daily basis and most of your time at work, then perhaps you should take a look at Path Finder.
Briefly: 1Password on 50% sale and how to move your iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch backups to an external drive
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