When pondering which virtualization program we wanted to use to run Windows applications on our Macs, we stumbled across this post from ars technica. In the article, Parallels Desktop 7 is compared to VMware Fusion 4 using a multitude of benchmarks and tests.
The last sentence is what aided us the most in our decision: “But if you’re without a virtualization program and are asking me to make a pick, I say go with Parallels Desktop 7. The Parallels’ team has finally put their days of buggy releases behind them; now it’s VMware’s turn to do the same.”
Although we believe that ars technica is an honorable tech review site, we thought it biased to make our decision solely on their word. So, we also looked at a few other notable publications. eWeek.com says right at the beginning of their article that “A superior mobile client and mass deployment support make Parallels Desktop 7 a winner for Mac-based virtualization.”
While trolling YouTube, we found that Best New Products rated Parallels Desktop 7 the #1 Best New Release in Utilities Software.
After looking at a few more comparisons, we decided that’s enough comparing for us. We’re going with Parallels Desktop 7. How about you?
It seems as though everyone everywhere is mourning the loss of Steve Jobs. He was one of the most skilled minds of our time. With his resignation a few months ago, we feared that it was only a matter of time before Jobs’ passed on. So, to honor this brilliant man, we have put together a small collection of our favorite tributes to Steve Jobs.
This tribute came from Jonathan Mak, a 19-year-old in Hong Kong. He reminds us that Steve Jobs was loved all around the world.
This next tribute comes from Mint Digital. This piece of art was made solely from pieces of a Macbook Pro.
What better way to end this tribute than with a tribute from the online Apple Store itself?
WebPageFX created a Star Wars® themed infographic that compares various Mobile App stores. This infographic was featured on PCMag.com.
The main operating systems that use Mobile Apps are Android®, Apple®, and Blackberry®. While Apple has the most apps available, Androids are the most popular phone and therefore use apps more frequently.
While most of the statistics listed in this infographic are pretty self-explanatory, there is one stat that baffled us. The estimated 2011 Mobile App Revenue is $15.1 billion. This wouldn’t be that scary if the World Bank hadn’t estimated that $11.8 billion annually would essentially end world hunger.
Could Apple’s advertising seriously suffer from Steve Jobs’ resignation?
According to Mashable, Apple’s advertising was the most successful during Jobs’ reign. During the 11 year stint (1985-1996) that Jobs took a break from working at Apple, Apple’s advertising took a turn for the worse. In their blog post, Mashable provides examples of Apple advertisements from the two separate eras that Jobs was a part of the company, as well as an ad that was created while Jobs was away from Apple. Here is an ad that was created between 1985-1996, when Jobs wasn’t working at Apple:
Luckily, although Steve Jobs has stepped down as the head of Apple, he will still have a lot of influence on day to day activities there. The jokers from Joy of Tech came up with this screenshot of Steve Jobs’ calendar as a newly retired man.
Calling all Apple gamers who use id Software! According to 9to5Mac, id Software just reached 100,000 Facebook fans. As a reward for their consumers, they’re releasing the new iOS version of their Rage game. The game is free to download for a week (starting 8/18/11)!
