9/20/2023 0 Comments Review of parallels toolbox![]() Parallels is a little vague on which sites are supported, and I only managed to make it work with YouTube. Download Video allows for video to be downloaded from streaming sites. There are several video related tools in the Toolbox. In the sections below I’ll take a look at the tools themselves. Where a tool requires user input (for example, selecting files to compress or entering links to download video) a dialog is shown, often with some additional settings (see below for an example of the Download Video tool). If there are only one or two functions needed, it is possible to bypass the Toolbox completely, and simply drag the required tools directly to the desktop or taskbar for quick access. Selecting a group shows the linked functions (for example, the screenshot functions in the screenshot above). ![]() Some tools are grouped into functions (such as archiving, camera functions, screen recording and screenshots). Overall, it might have been better for Parallels to go their own way rather than mimic Microsoft.Īs with the Mac version, there is a library of tools. Additionally, with the changes coming to the Action Center in the next version of Windows 10, the appearance of the Toolbox will start to seem a bit of a throwback. A benefit is familiarity, but the slight differences in appearance can be jarring and occasionally it can be confusing as the Toolbox and Action Center fight for supremacy. There are pros and cons to copying the look of the Action Center. The Windows version has some marked differences, starting with the Toolbox palette itself, which mimics the Windows 10 Action Centre and is normally accessed by clicking on the Toolbox icon placed in the notification area following a successful install. I took a look at the Mac version earlier this year here. In many ways, Parallels Toolbox for Windows goes some way to recreating those days (without Sheryl Crow) by bundling together a number of useful utilities, accessed through a convenient and easy to use interface, thus saving a user having to scour the web for them. Crow describing ‘All I Wanna Do’ (spoilers: she wanted to have some fun and watch the sun come up over Santa Monica Boulevard). Imagine the horror of popping a CD into a PC and instead of getting an update to WinZIP, hearing the dulcet tones of Ms. Magazines such as PC Pro or Amiga Format could be purchased from newsagents with discs taped to their front covers, which contained demos of the latest software and a whole bunch of utilities or, in one memorable month, Sheryl Crow’s debut album thanks to an error at the distributors. This works with Windows apps such as PowerPoint, CorelDRAW and Photoshop.If you are as old as I am, you probably remember the halcyon days of computing before browsing the World Wide Web became as ubiquitous as it is today. ![]() If you use a drawing tablet with your Mac, you can now use Microsoft Ink with pressure sensitive support to edit Windows Office documents on Mac.There are now pre-configured Touch Bar shortcuts for Windows software like OneNote and Quicken and you can still customize Touch Bar controls for any app you like. Touch Bar support has been enhanced from the previous version.Mojave hasn’t been released quite yet but you can test the Public Beta version of Mojave in Parallels if you want to give it a spin. Parallels usually release a new version with every new version of macOS and it’s guaranteed to work with Mojave. ![]() Parallels 14 is optimized for macOS Mojave.However, this mainly applies to Windows 10 installs – the savings for other versions of Windows are a lot less. It now takes up to around 20GB less space which is a significant saving. Parallels takes up less space on your hard drive than previous versions.While using Windows, it also feels a bit snappier than before with less lag when using big apps or games. Parallels claims it opens “four times faster” than Parallels 13 and while it doesn’t quite feel that fast, it’s a big improvement. One of our biggest gripes with Parallels has always been the amount of time it takes to open but Parallels 14 launches Windows noticeably faster. The biggest improvement we’ve noticed with Parallels 14 is speed. ![]()
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