Tagged: mac
Using unsupported Bluetooth 4.0 USB dongle with OS X
If you find yourself wanting upgrade your Mac’s Bluetooth 2.1 support with a USB dongle that supports Bluetooth 4.0, here’s a tip for you to get it working with those cheap but unsupported Bluetooth 4.0 USB dongles you can find posted on eBay.
Windows 8 Consumer Preview on Parallels Desktop 7
Wondering what all the fuss on Windows 8 is all about, but only have a Mac in your hands? Don’t worry, just get the latest update of Parallels 7 and you can quickly run Windows 8 Consumer Preview in a few easy steps!
VMWare Fusion 4 vs Parallels Desktop 7: A User’s POV
If you are uncertain whether to go for Parallels Desktop 7 or VMWare Fusion 4, perhaps this article could help you. Here’s my A usability-based comparison of VMWare Fusion 4 vs Parallels Desktop 7. No useless benchmarks, no pointless feature-by-feature comparisons. Just purely based on my use of the two.
3+1 Reasons why Parallels 7 wins VS VMWare Fusion!
Just got that nice MacBook Air with the roaring Lion, then figured out that you need to run some Windows apps still? Fret not, here’s how you can do just that and between the usual choice of Parallels vs VMWare, why I’d recommend you to put your money on Parallels instead.
Fixing the Mac App Store Error 100 issue
Facing the Error 100 issue with Mac App Store? Here’s the fix for you.
To Mac, or to Windows? That’s your question, here’s my answer
Find out why I think Macs are a real compelling platform to consider as your next PC, even if you still need Windows to run some of your stuff.
Fixing the iPhone Bluetooth Internet Tethering with OS X
Recently, my iPhone’s ability to wirelessly tether the Internet connection from my mobile data plan through bluetooth was broken. I wasn’t sure what went wrong or what broke it. All I did right before...
3 Reasons Why I Chose Parallels over VMWare Fusion
UPDATE: This article is refreshed in this latest published version here: 3+1 Reasons why Parallels 7 wins VS VMWare Fusion! If you’re like me, especially if you are working in an organizations where a...
Fix: Parallels iPhone Service won’t start
Here’s a quick tip to fix for those of you Mac users who are using Parallels 5 as the virtualization solution. Support came back to me with the following steps to fix the problem....
Using Mac (or Linux) in a Windows dominated workplace
It’s a (sad) fact that most corporate workplace are still using Windows as the only supported platform for work. It’s not that I’ve anything against Windows. Don’t get me wrong here. Instead, I personally think...