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Reflection – Your iPhone & iPad on your Mac

Have you ever wanted to show off an app on your iPhone or iPad? Well, I have and as someone who does tech reviews of applications filming an app running is both time consuming and does not provide the best results. Well there is now an app for your Mac called Reflection that will bring your IOS device to your Mac Desktop. The technology behind this is Apple's Airplay and it requires a Mac running OSX Lion along … [Read More...]

Merry Christmas from Mac Village Productions!

Wishing you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Years! … [Read More...]

Comparing Parallels Desktop 7 to VMware Fusion 4 Series – Part 6

Parallels Mobile This is part 6 of my series comparing Parallels Desktop 7 to VMware Fusion 4, and in this article and video I am going show you a significant product feature that is unique to Parallels, which is something called Parallels Mobile. As an optional component, Parallels has created an iOS App for both your iPhone and iPad that allow you to run your virtual machine on the iOS Device and remotely … [Read More...]

Comparing Parallels Desktop 7 to VMware Fusion 4 Series – Part 5

Installing Windows 7 with Parallels Desktop 7 This is part 5 of my series comparing Parallels Desktop 7 to VMware Fusion 4, and in this article and video I am going walk you through installing Windows 7 Home Premium with Parallels Desktop 7. What I run into frequently with new users on the Mac is that when they buy a virtualization solution like either Parallels Desktop or VMware Fusion, Microsoft Windows is not … [Read More...]

Comparing Parallels Desktop 7 to VMware Fusion 4 Series – Part 4

Migrating from VMware Fusion 3 to Parallels Desktop 7 This is part 4 of my series comparing Parallels Desktop 7 to VMware Fusion 4, and in this article and video I am going walk you through the steps necessary to take your VMware fusion 3 virtual machines and move them over to Parallels Desktop 7. Built into the Parallels Wizard is a migration tool that will walk you through the steps necessary to get that Virtual … [Read More...]

Comparing Parallels Desktop 7 to VMware Fusion 4 Series – Part 3

FaceTime Camera Support This is part 3 of my series comparing Parallels Desktop 7 to VMware Fusion 4, and in this article and video I am going to look at how the virtual machines work with the FaceTime Web Cameras that come with Macs. On OS X Lion one of the new features is the ability to do video conferencing with other people on Macs or their iPhone or iPad! Video Web Cameras have become very popular to … [Read More...]

Remembering Steve Jobs – To the crazy ones.

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Comparing Parallels Desktop 7 to VMware Fusion 4 Series – Part 2

Full Screen Application Mode This is part 2 of my series comparing Parallels Desktop 7 to VMware Fusion 4, and in this article and video I am going to look at Full Screen Application mode. On OS X Lion on of the top 10 features Apple noted was the ability to make any application run in full screen mode so that the user could eliminate all of the distractions that one faces when running multiple applications or have … [Read More...]