Comments on: Mobile Tech Minutes — Parallels Desktop 5 Crystal Mode

By: zi

zi — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 09:00:34 +0000

I tried out parallels based on your review, love it so far. i love that wallpaper too! Mind telling me where you got it or what its called? keep up the good work.

By: David

David — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:47:51 +0000

James, good look at the new Parallels. A slightly off topic question…how have you modified your Mac desktop and what did you use? Thanks.

By: James Kendrick

James Kendrick — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:06:52 +0000

The Parallels folks claim better performance with Windows and it seems to be so. There are a lot of new features according to the website so I’d go for the free upgrade.

By: James Kendrick

James Kendrick — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:05:46 +0000

I haven’t tried it yet but Parallels 5 supports multiple monitors out of the box, according to the website. You could easily share just two monitors using OS X Spaces. A simple keystroke (I’ve shown this in a past video) can instantly toggle between the two environments.

By: Kevin C. Tofel

Kevin C. Tofel — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:55:42 +0000

You can get a free upgrade. Anyone who bought the prior version on or after October 1 qualifies. Watch for an email from Parallels — I got one yesterday afternoon for my free upgrade. :)

By: Eddie

Eddie — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:44:09 +0000

Just wondering how this is different from Parallels 4.X and Windows 7, which I just bought two days ago. I’ve been using Coherence, and it’s very nice! Wonder if I can get a free upgrade if 5.X is much better…..

By: MR

MR — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:39:55 +0000

JK,
Quick question. If you were coming from a windows environment and you were replacing your home office with a notebook, would this be a good solution – ie a 17 inch mac book pro with parallels ?
One further question – it’s easy in windows with ultramon to get a second monitor up and running. Could you use ultramon and a mini dvi adapter easily so that you had two monitors for both your mac apps and win 7 apps ?