Updated Parallels out of beta!
Filed under: Mac OS X, VirtualizationAfter an extensive Beta and Release Candidate cycle, the new release version of Parallels has now been finalized. This upgrade to the previous release of Parallels brings the following feature updates:
- Coherence view - Hides your XP desktop and floats Windows windows alongside your OS X windows
- Windows apps appear in the OS X dock
- Parallels Transporter - allows easy migration of your existing XP setup from a PC into the Parallels environment
- Plug-and-play USB 2.0 support
- Use of Boot Camp partitions as the Parallels drive - this lets you use a single XP image either running virtually under Parallels, or natively if you reboot via Boot Camp
- Vista Compatability
- CD/DVD burningDrag-and-Drop support (discussed previously here)
For those running Parallels RC3 (build 3170) won’t see much difference. Those still running the old Parallels public release (build 1970) will see amazing enhancements. As always, make sure you back up your full Parallels disk image, and your Mac just to be safe, before you upgrade.
Download release 3186 here
Original here