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Josh called in last week during live calls to talk with me about Windows 7. His general opinion at first was just that Windows 7 is a “great operating system”. I had to chuckle at that, because I of course agree. As we talked more, we got into a bit of a discussion about how much better Windows 7 runs on our Macs inside of Boot Camp. In my opinion, anyway, Vista never did run well on any type of virtual machine. It just plain stunk.

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Yes, it’s possible to have Linux and Windows installed on the same PC – and why wouldn’t you have both? You can install Linux using a live CD or even a USB drive. You could also use something like VMWare Fusion, as well.

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Parallels is a worldwide leader in automation and virtualization software that optimizes computing for consumers, businesses, and service providers. Parallels allows you to run another operating system (such as Vista, XP or Linux) inside of a virtual machine from within Mac OS X.

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Parallels Coupons:

• Parallels – $40 off Parallels Desktop 4.0 Family Pack (3 licenses) only $199.99 Posted on 4/28/09 and Expires on 12/31/15
• Parallels – $5 off Parallels Desktop 4.0 for Mac, only $74.99 Posted on 1/30/09 and Expires on 12/31/15

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I’ve done videos in the past about Parallels. The new version has been released, and man does it ever rock. It’s available for download now, and we’ve been able to arrange for our community members to receive $10.00 off! Let’s take a look at some of the new features inside of Parallels.

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Apparently, Virtual Machines are a hot topic! I’ve had a few calls lately asking about them, the differences, and my recommendations. This caller is buying a Macbook Pro, and is wondering what he should use as far as running Windows programs. He has a copy of Photoshop, and wonders what program he needs on the Macbook in order to use Photoshop to its peak performance. He’s also curious as to whether he should use Rosetta.

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I was involved in a conversation on the 888-PIRILLO line the other night, when the talk turned to using Parallels. The caller has been using Parallels, but has been having a lot of troubles with the CD drive not wanting to mount. It has been SO long since I’ve used Parallels. I asked if it’s happening on all builds, or just one Virtual Machine. My first suggestion, of course, is to try a second VM. If it doesn’t connect there, there may be an incompatibility with that drive and Parallels.

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Exclusive Coupons: $10 off Parallels Desktop 4.0 for Mac

I love my Xbox 360s; I think Popfly rocks (Silverlight will bring much needed competition to Flash). Plus, I can’t live without Exchange and its server-side rules. I love my Microsoft mouse more than any other mouse in the world. Surface looks totally awesome, too.

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The last time you used a Virtual Machine for anything, how frustrated did you get over how slow everything is? Did it make you curse, or want to give up? Well, here are some tips from a reader to help you speed up the state of your VM, and make you a much happier Geek.

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Are you ready to upgrade to the latest version of OS X, Leopard? Great. Here are the versions available to you today. Select carefully, as only one of them is right for you:

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Exclusive Coupons: $10 off for Parallels Desktop 4.0 for Mac.

There are two camps forming: one side who loves Parallels for the Mac, and another side who loves VMware Fusion for the Mac. It’s great to see that with a recent patch, many Parallels performance issues were minimized. Kevin emailed me about it the other day:

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I say VMware, no contest. Tony Ring is pulling for Virtual PC:

First off, I last saw you way back in the TechTV days – the Screensavers with Kate and Leo. Sadly, TechTV jumped the shark for me when that show morphed out of existence. Tonight I was cruising the net looking for help with Vista problems and ran into you on YouTube, watched some of your videos on Vista, and wound up here.

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Parallels owns this space right now, no doubt – Windows virtualization on the Intel Mac platform. Despite its heavy branding, Parallels has yet to prove its worth in performance (and has, up until recently, been the only viable commercial virtual machine contender on Apple’s OS X). I had been taking a tentative look at Vmware Fusion, only after raving about Vmware Workstation solving my Vista woes with an XP VM.

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Exclusive Coupons: $10 Off Parallels Desktop 4.0 for Mac for new customers.

VMWare Fusion Coupons:

• VMware – Upgrade to VMware Workstation 7 for only $99 Posted on 10/29/09 and Expires on 12/31/15
• VMware – VMware Fusion 3 (for Mac OS X) only $79.99 Posted on 10/28/09 and Expires on 12/31/15
• VMware – VMware Fusion Upgrade from Version 2.x and 1.x to VMware Fusion 3 only $39.99 Posted on 10/28/09 and Expires on 12/31/15
• MacMall – VMware Fusion 1.1 for Mac with a free upgrade to version 2.0 only $15.99 after mail-in rebate Posted on 10/21/09 and Expires on 11/30/09
• Smith Micro – Get VMware Fusion 2.0 & Rapid Weaver for $99 Posted on 10/7/09 and Expires on 4/24/10
• VMware – 10% off VMware Workstation for Linux Posted on 6/4/09 and Expires on 12/31/15
• VMware – 10% off VMware Workstation for Windows Posted on 6/4/09 and Expires on 12/31/15
• VMware – 10% off VMware Fusion Posted on 6/4/09 and Expires on 12/31/15

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Parallels Coupons:

• Parallels – $40 off Parallels Desktop 4.0 Family Pack (3 licenses) only $199.99 Posted on 4/28/09 and Expires on 12/31/15
• Parallels – $5 off Parallels Desktop 4.0 for Mac, only $74.99 Posted on 1/30/09 and Expires on 12/31/15

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Parallels Desktop 4.0 is finally ready for download (and that’s a $10 coupon link).

Parallels Desktop for Mac is the first solution for Intel-Macs that give you the flexibility of running Windows or Linux on a Mac simultaneously without rebooting. The upgraded 3.0 version delivers completely seamless user experience, native hardware experience and protection against mishaps. Now you can enjoy great new features that make your life much easier: cross OS application & file integration with Parallels SmartSelect, offline access to virtual machine files with Parallels Explorer, improved Coherence 2.0, including shared folders and UI enhancements and Linux Tools for seamless integration between Mac OS X and Linux.

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