Parallels Desktop 6 for Mac: nice work but beware Windows security settings

By tim, on August 9th, 2011 Follow tim on Twitter

I’ve just set up Parallels Desktop 6 on a Mac, in preparation for some development work. Installed Parallels, created a new virtual machine, and selected a Windows 7 Professional with SP1 CD image downloaded from Microsoft’s excellent MSDN subscription service.

The way this works is that you install the Parallels application and the create a

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August 9th, 2011 | Tags: , , , | Category: apple, microsoft, security, windows, windows 7 | Leave a comment

Gadgets, gadgets: 5.1 headphones, and a multitude of iPod docks and USB drives

By tim, on October 21st, 2010 Follow tim on Twitter

It’s the time of year when hopeful gadget manufacturers lay out their shiny new wares in the hope of a bumper Christmas season; so this evening I attended a multi-vendor press event for that purpose.

What I found both interesting and disappointing was the lack of innovation in what is on offer. There was table

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October 21st, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , , , | Category: apple, hardware, multimedia | Leave a comment