An in-depth look into Parallels Desktop 9 for Mac
In this article, Ken took an in-depth look into Parallels Desktop 9 for Mac and discovers why its the best platform to run Windows on your Mac
Tagged: macbook
The MiniDrive review
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.
Automatically eject external disks on sleep and reconnect after on OS X
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!
A Nifty MiniDrive Indeed
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!
Possibly the best directly connected USB hub for your MacBook Pro
Have a MacBook Pro and need a USB hub? I highly recommend that you check out this article and see what I’ve found to be the perfect USB hub for the MacBook Pro.
Windows 8 Pro on Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac
Windows 8 Pro was finally released late October 2012 and I finally took the plunge to click on the order button today. Why? Well, I was curious to see how the final version of Windows 8 performs on Parallels Desktop 8 on my Mac. The result? Read on the find out what I think!
Parallels or VMWare Virtual Machines on an SSD: Is it worth it?
SSD is very expensive in terms of it’s real estate and you simply do not want to put just about any junk you have that’s not worth it’s space there. Therefore, you would want to make sure if it’s really worth plunking the tens of GBs worth of VM image onto your precious SSD storage. So, should you or should you not? Is there significant performance improvements that warrant the large chunk of the SSD dedicated to the VM image? Read on to find out!
Messages for OS X is pretty cool indeed!
In the recent Mountain Lion preview announcement, we are starting to see quite a bit of convergence of iOS apps being introduced into Mac OS X. There’s a whole lot of iCloud enhanced apps like Calendar, Reminder, Notes, etc. If you are familiar with the iPad, there’s nothing really new here, except that it’s going to be available soon! But there’s also a gem that was released on the same announcement, and that’s the Messages app which is available now as a beta app.
Keep your MacBook alive with an SSD upgrade
If you really want a fast and responsive machine, instead of buying a new system, consider upgrading with an SSD storage. You will be surprise how responsive your MacBook can be just by using an SSD!
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 OS X Lion bluetooth pairing after sleep issue
Having trouble getting your Bluetooth devices to pair in Lion after it wakes from sleep? Try this fix that I’ve found to see if it works for your too.
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.
