[Jeff Campbell]

http://www.macworld.com/article/143...l?lsrc=rss_main

"Parallels announced Wednesday that Parallels Desktop 5 for Mac is now available. The latest release of the virtualization solution allows users to run Windows, Linux, and other operating systems on their Intel-based Macs. Parallels Desktop 5 works in both Leopard and Snow Leopard."

They have added 70 new features to this version of Parallels, one of which is the Crystal view mode as seen above in the screen shot. This gives it a more "Mac-like" appearance when working with Windows. It also supports "pinch" and "swipe" for many of the applications. Upgrading will cost you $50.00 USD while new purchases will set you back $80.00 USD. If you purchased your current version of Parallels after October 1st, you qualify for a free upgrade so if you didn't purchase online from Parallels (they will send you a key if you did), head on over to the Parallels upgrade site to get your upgrade key. 

[Jeff Campbell]

http://www.macworld.com/article/143...l?lsrc=rss_main

"Parallels announced Wednesday that Parallels Desktop 5 for Mac is now available. The latest release of the virtualization solution allows users to run Windows, Linux, and other operating systems on their Intel-based Macs. Parallels Desktop 5 works in both Leopard and Snow Leopard."

They have added 70 new features to this version of Parallels, one of which is the Crystal view mode as seen above in the screen shot. This gives it a more "Mac-like" appearance when working with Windows. It also supports "pinch" and "swipe" for many of the applications. Upgrading will cost you $50.00 USD while new purchases will set you back $80.00 USD. If you purchased your current version of Parallels after October 1st, you qualify for a free upgrade so if you didn't purchase online from Parallels (they will send you a key if you did), head on over to the Parallels upgrade site to get your upgrade key. 

[crimsonsky]

Having upgraded from 2 to 3 to 4, I'm passing on 5. $50 per upgrade getting expensive, plus now that I have a netbook, don't really need this anymore.

[doogald]

Originally Posted by crimsonsky

Having upgraded from 2 to 3 to 4, I'm passing on 5. $50 per upgrade getting expensive, plus now that I have a netbook, don't really need this anymore.

Same here. I have an existing XP install on Parallels 4 (which I hardly use anymore), but I installed the Win 7 RC on the free VirtualBox. No aero glass - which is no big deal to me, and I am thinking that Parallels/Fusion would not support it on my early 2007 MacBook anyway.

I was looking at the product documentation and saw this listed as an issue:

Apple Remote does not work exclusively within the virtual machine on Mac OS X 10.6 and 10.6.1 (Snow Leopard). To solve this issue, upgrade your system to Mac OS X 10.6.2 or later.

Well, we know one thing that 10.6.2 will fix when it is released in the future!