Can you really play Windows games on Mac with Parallels Desktop 16?
With Parallels Desktop 16 claiming 20% faster DX11 support, is it now possible to play popular Windows games on your Mac with Parallels?
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Apple / Featured / MacBook Pro / MacOS / Technology
by Ken Ng · Published August 15, 2020 · Last modified January 9, 2021
With Parallels Desktop 16 claiming 20% faster DX11 support, is it now possible to play popular Windows games on your Mac with Parallels?
Apple / Featured / OS X / Technology
by Ken Ng · Published December 30, 2013 · Last modified June 22, 2017
Got a new Mac for the holidays? That’s awesome! But if you are new to OS X, these are 12 must-have apps that I highly recommend you check out.
Featured / MacBook Pro / OS X / Technology
by Ken Ng · Published September 3, 2013 · Last modified June 12, 2016
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
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.
MacBook Pro / OS X / Technology
by Ken Ng · Published October 14, 2012 · Last modified June 22, 2017
Just switched over from Windows to the Mac OS X platform? Welcome on-board the best operating system in the world! But it can definitely be much better too! Here’s a quick guide of what I’d consider as essential softwares to have on your brand new Mac.
Apple / Microsoft / OS X / Technology
by Ken Ng · Published September 7, 2012 · Last modified September 9, 2012
With the recent release of both Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac and VMware Fusion 5, it’s time again to compare the two popular virtualization solutions for Mac and see which suits you better and if an upgrade from the previous versions worth considering.
Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac is here! In this article, I explore some of the key features introduced in this latest iteration of the #1 virtualization solution for Mac.
Announcements / MacBook Pro / OS X
by Ken Ng · Published August 25, 2012 · Last modified December 20, 2013
Parallels Desktop 8 is coming!
Microsoft / OS X / Technology
by Ken Ng · Published March 6, 2012 · Last modified September 14, 2012
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!
Apple / Microsoft / OS X / Technology
by Ken Ng · Published February 24, 2012 · Last modified December 12, 2020
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!
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.
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