The latest beta release of Parallels Desktop for Mac product (Build 3036) has added a number of new features and enhancements:
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New Look and Feel - completely redesigned windows and easier to follow dialogues to make Desktop for Mac more user-friendly than ever
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Parallels Coherence - shows Windows applications as if they were running natively on your Mac. Use it to truly enjoy the best of both worlds at the same time - no more switching between Windows to Mac OS!
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True “Drag and Drop” functionality - a long awaited feature that lets you seamlessly drag and drop files and folders from Windows to Mac OS X and vice versa
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Read/Write Boot Camp partition - use your Apple Boot Camp Partition as a virtual HDD for Parallels Desktop for Mac
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Boot from Boot Camp partition - boot your 32-bit Windows XP Boot Camp partition directly in Parallels Desktop for Mac
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Virtual Machine Catalogue - now all of your virtual machines are available through a centralized VM catalogue which appears on each Parallels Desktop for Mac instance
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One-click Virtual Machine Aliases - automatically create a desktop shortcut for your virtual machine with the OS Installation Assistant, by dragging-and-dropping from title bar, or by pressing Command-Option keys combination. Clicking on Alias automatically starts the Virtual Machine
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Resizable Main Window - resize the Parallels Desktop for Mac main window as you do with any other Mac application
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Auto-Adjusting Screen Resolution - Windows auto-adjusts its screen resolution to the actual main window size
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Parallels Transporter Beta bundled - migrate your real Windows PC, or existing VMware or Virtual PC VMs to Parallels virtual machines! Learn more about Transporter >>
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Improved graphic performance - up to 50% faster!
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Connect/disconnect USB devices schema improved - no more annoying “wait 5-10 seconds” message on USB device connecting to Parallels Desktop for Mac!
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Up to 5 Virtual NICs - now each Virtual Machine can have up to five virtual network interfaces
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Enhanced Shared Networking Mode - run Cisco VPN and many other complex networking applications in conjunction with Connection Sharing Mode
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Switch between networking modes on-the-fly - switch networking modes while the virtual machine is running
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Transparent mapping of Command-AZXCV key combinations - now you can also use Mac copy/paste key combinations in Windows
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Configure Shared folders on-the-fly - add/remove/configure shared folders on-the-fly via menu or Status Bar icon without shutting down your Virtual Machine
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Drag and Drop CD/FDD images and folders to the Parallels Desktop statusbar - just drag and drop CD or floppy image you want to connect or Mac folder you want to share onto a respective statusbar icon
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Power On/Power Off/Suspend/Resume/Pause animation - just try and see! We’re very interested in your feedback about the feature.
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