I've been a big supporter of Boot Camp, it's great having Mac OS X and Windows XP all on one computer. I'm testing out some Windows only Palm software on my Treo and got tired of having to reboot to get into XP. I missed using my favorite OS X apps while in XP . There's no need to waste your time with Boot Camp , Parallels lets you enjoy the best of both worlds on one screen.

I've had the pleasure of speaking with Benjamin Rudolph, Director of Corporate Communications for Parallels over the past year and have watched this software get significantly better and add more features with each new release. I've got to say I am HOOKED. The latest version of Parallels is simply AMAZING!!

OS X and Windows XP all on the same screen is mind blowing. I've only been running it for about an hour and have saved so much time. I can drag and drop items from my Mac desktop to my XP desktop and vice versa. I can copy/paste items between OS X and XP. I can use Windows only software while still being able to enjoy my favorite OS X applications (like watching an episode of The Office purchased via the iTunes store on my iMac during a software install) all at the same time with no performance hit. Windows XP runs just as fast as it did when it was running in Boot Camp. All of my "Windows only" devices, like my Treo 700wx, and T-Mobile Dash don't require 3rd party software to work on my iMac anymore, they feel right at home running in Windows XP on my OS X iMac.

For more information on Parallels check out their site and try it out for yourself. If you've got an Intel Mac and need/like to run Windows specific programs save yourself time and give Boot Camp the boot, I definitely am.

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