![]() ![]() Messages is still a Mac app, so you’ll need to switch back to OS X to send text messages, but as we’ll get to soon, switching back and forth is so fast that you won’t even notice it’s happening. This, along with some of the other features, make Windows not feel like a separate OS, but rather an integrated part of the OS X experience. This means that you can still click a phone number link and make a call from your Mac, as long as your iPhone is nearby. Parallels 10 plays nice with the new iOS 8 and Yosemite handoff features, so you’ll feel right at home. ![]() But all of the other virtualization programs can do that as well, so it’s the extra features of program that make it stand out. Obviously, the key feature of Parallels 10 is the ability to run Windows, Linux, or Chrome OS alongside your existing Mac installation. Advanced users can tweak every aspect of their installation, and new users can click a few buttons and be ready to go. It’s definitely nice that Parallels 10 offers different options for setup. ![]() ![]() It took some trial and error, but at least there was a solution, frustrating at is was. This meant I had to wade through the wide array of options, which is great to have for advanced users, but for someone new to virtualization, these options can be quite complicated. It defaulted to DirectX 10, and I had to turn it off completely for my older mid 2011 MacBook to handle it. Using the automatic option caused almost all text to be missing from my Windows 10 installation. More experienced users can visit the setup options and adjust every aspect of your Windows installation, from the amount of RAM used to power Windows to how 3D graphics are handled. Personally, when I am on the road, I am much happier carrying only a single laptop.The set up process can be extremely easy, or incredibly confusing, depending on how you choose to go about it. Now, if your workflow is such that some says you are at your desk working in Windows, and some days you are at your desk working in Mac, then two separate machines may be the best solution. VM software makes it easy to switch back and forth between the two platforms for workflows that involve both Windows and Mac applications.VM software may cost less than a separate second machine.A single Mac based backup strategy can backup both platforms.If you are on the road, A single laptop weighs less than two laptops.It's trivial to share files between the two platforms when they are hosted on the same platform.There are conveniences to having them all on one machine, rather than split across two machines. It's a reasonable question to ask, and there are reasonable answers.Ĭonsider someone who needs to run a mix of Mac and Windows applications. With Windows PCs available for next to nothing, both new and refurb, with Windows pre-installed (you know Windows is not included with either emulator, right?), please, someone provide me with justification for not just buying a cheap PC to run your QuickBooks Pro, or some other application not available on MacOS? Sure you can do it, but in the words of my late mother, "JP, just because you CAN do something doesn't mean you SHOULD." Mom was wise. It mystifies me as to why anyone would want to run Windows on a Mac, silicon or otherwise. ![]()
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