Parallels Desktop for Mac enables you to run Windows or Linux side-by-side with Mac OS X on any Intel-powered Mac, without rebooting. For those of you looking to ease the transition to a Mac or have to use a Windows program, Parallels could be a tool that you might want to check out.
I have been toying with the idea of buying a refurbished Mac Mini and Parallels is something that might prove useful. One question: how come you can’t run OS X in Windows?
The new features include:
- New Coherence features, including support for Exposé, transparent windows, and overlapping Windows and Mac windows on the Mac Desktop
- Mirrored Desktops, Documents & Media enable the Windows Desktop, My Documents, My Pictures and My Music folders to mirror the contents of their Mac equivalent (Desktop, Documents, etc.) in the Home directory
- Enhanced Parallels Explorer allow you to automatically mount an offline VM hard drive to the Mac desktop
- Significant performance improvements and lower overhead
September 15th, 2007 at 2:11 am
I wonder how it would run on a Mini? I have it on my work Macbook Pro for Outlook and a few other Windows-only apps I use now and then… But the computer slows and gets pretty hot. When I’m in the office though, it’s pretty cool - I have OS X full screen on the Mac and XP fullscreen on an external monitor (with separate USB mouse + keyboard).