media server for mac

media server for mac

Parallels Desktop 6 for Mac Delivers Unprecedented New and Enhanced Features for Best Windows on Mac Experience Yet

Parallels (www.parallels.com) today announced the Sept. 14th availability of Parallels Desktop 6 for Mac, the fastest, smartest and most powerful version yet of the number one selling software for running Windows and Mac applications side-by-side on a Mac without rebooting. With more than 80 new and enhanced features, Parallels Desktop 6 delivers unprecedented advances in productivity, performance and graphics — the areas people care about most.

“Whether it’s for school, home, work or play, Parallels Desktop for Mac is the #1 choice of customers worldwide”" said Serguei Beloussov, Chairman and CEO, Parallels. “Parallels Desktop 6 for Mac delivers again on our proven track record of innovation with over 80 new and enhanced features that provides the fastest, simplest and most immersive Windows on Mac experience ever.”

The fastest just got faster! In product benchmark testing, results show Parallels Desktop 6 remains atop the performance rankings that people consider most important. 3D graphics run nearly 40 percent better than before1. Boot time for Windows is 41 percent faster than before2. Parallels Desktop 6 also boosts speed for working with files on USB drives, networks and in shared folders.

Parallels also announced the availability of Parallels Desktop 6 Switch to Mac Edition, which includes Parallels Desktop 6 plus new features specifically designed to make the move from PC to Mac smart and simple.

“The Mac is more popular than ever, with millions of people moving to the Mac from Windows,” said Ron Okamoto, Apple’s Vice President of Worldwide Developer Relations. “Parallels does a great job of making it even easier for people to switch to the Mac and allowing them to run Windows applications if they need to, side-by-side with their Mac applications and without rebooting.”

The Switch to Mac Edition provides a complete set of switching tools and includes a Parallels High-Speed USB data transfer cable. All of your programs, files, user settings and now even your browser favorites and bookmarks are automatically moved to your Mac. With one click, new pre-defined user profiles let you simply choose as little or as much Windows as you want. New on-demand interactive video tutorials make switching to the Mac a breeze.

More than 80 new and improved features of the Parallels Desktop 6 experience include:

Faster & More Powerful
Launch Time: Run Windows applications 41 percent faster than Parallels Desktop 53
Full 64-bit Engine: Take advantage of all of the capabilities of your 64-bit Mac and enjoy the fastest virtual machine performance yet
Immersive Graphics & Audio Experience
5.1 Surround Sound: Savor rich, immersive audio experiences for games, music and videos
Enhanced 3D Graphics: Enjoy more life-like visual action and play a wider range of modern games with 40 percent improvement over Parallels Desktop 54
More Manageable
Parental Control: Have peace of mind when children are online by applying the same parental controls you set for your Mac to your Windows applications
VM Encryption: Protect data from being stolen by using built in virtual machine encryption
Simpler & Smarter
Mac Shortcuts: Use Mac OS X keyboard shortcuts to make Windows applications work the way you do
Personal Data Migration: Simplifies moving to Mac by automatically moving programs, data and media (i.e. My Documents, My Pictures, My Videos and My Downloads) to the appropriate folders on your Mac
Web Browser Favorites: Parallels automatically moves your Internet Explorer, Firefox or Chrome settings and bookmarks from your PC to the default browser on your Mac
Anti-virus Protection: Data protection with Parallels SmartGuard & SafeMode plus leading anti-virus protection for both Mac OS X and Windows with complimentary Kaspersky Internet Security 2011, Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Mac, Acronis True Image Home 2010 and Acronis Disk Director 2011 Home
Availability and Pricing

Parallels Desktop 6 for Mac will be available for download, as well as packaged software for delivery, from Parallels.com. Packaged software will also be available at Apple retail stores and Apple.com, Amazon.com, Fry’s Electronics, MicroCenter and hundreds of other retail locations nationwide on Sept. 14.

The standard retail price (SRP) of Parallels Desktop 6 for Mac is $79.99 and a student edition is available for $39.99. Parallels Desktop 6 Switch to Mac Edition is $99.99. Upgrades at $49.99 are available now for existing Parallels Desktop for Mac customers. Details are available online at www.parallels.com.

Customers who purchased Parallels Desktop 5 for Mac from an authorized reseller on or after August 15th, 2010, are eligible to upgrade to Parallels Desktop 6 for Mac at no additional cost, when it becomes available.

Parallels Desktop 6 for Mac will be available in English, German, French, Italian and Spanish. Additional localized versions will be available in Japanese, Russian, simplified and traditional Chinese, Czech and Polish in the coming weeks.

About the Author

Parallels is a worldwide leader in virtualization and automation software that optimizes computing for consumers, businesses, and cloud services providers. Founded in 1999, Parallels is a fast-growing company with more than 700 employees in North America, Europe, and Asia. For more information, please visit www.parallels.com.

We have two desktops at home: Windows XP and Mac OS X. What is the best way to share files and backup both?

What is the best in each category for sharing files and backing both a Windows XP Desktop and iMac (OS X Tiger) to an external device?

1. Home Server
2. USB Drive
3. Wireless Router (draft n) and Storage Device

Remote access and media streaming would be nice, the but the most important feature is the ability to back up both Mac and Windows files, some > 5 GB. iMac has Tiger now, but plan to upgrade to Leopard.

Thanks!

Well, having been there. I finally just installed a NAS.

http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/N/network-attached_storage.html

I just took an old computer that we had “retired” and installed
freenas – works great! http://www.freenas.org/

If you want more “commercial units”
Netgear has some http://www.netgear.com/landing/en-us/nasad
Buffalo’s are great! http://www.buffalotech.com/products/network-storage/

Or you can buy USB/Ethenet boxes which you install your own drives and make into a “NAS” Many come with software to connenct many use Linux embedded servers. The advantage to the ethernet versions is you don’t have to have a computer running to use them! They just connect to the router.
Since you can create as many “folders” as you need all your devices should be able to use one. OSx, Windows, Linux, can all see and use it.

Hope that helps.
Good Luck

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