The computer virtualization software, Parallels Desktop, that many Macintosh loving genealogists use to run Windows genealogy applications has been updated. The new release includes several improvements. The information provided during the upgrade describes the following changes:
What’s new in Parallels Desktop 4.0 for Mac Update (build 4.0.3810)
- DirectX 9.0 with Shaders Model 2 support
- Windows 7 inside the virtual machine (experimental)
- Apple remote disk support
- Silent start in Coherence
- Possibility to drag Windows files to Mac applications in the Dock
- Possibility to remove a virtual machine from the list with a context menu option
- Possibility to specify CPU and memory options in the New Virtual Machine assistant
- Possibility to suspend Boot Camp virtual machines with the help of the “disp.allow_to_suspend_bootcamp_vm=1;” system flag
- Snow Leopard as a primary operating system (experimental)
- Snow Leopard as a guest operating system (experimental)
- Customer Experience Program
- SSE4 support (better performance for media applications)
Potentially the most interesting to MacGenealogists is the new capability to drag windows files to Mac applications in the dock.
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