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- Install Parallels 10, if you don't already have it. Click File, then New (Command-N) and choose the Apple icon in Parallels to create a new Mac virtual machine. Then click continue.
- Parallels Desktop for Mac relates to System Tools. This app's bundle is identified as com.parallels.desktop.console. The most popular versions among the program users are 10.0, 9.0 and 8.0. The actual developer of this Mac application is Parallels IP Holdings GmbH.
- Keep in mind that the full Parallels Desktop 12 license you purchase when upgrading from Parallels Desktop 9 or earlier versions contains the same new features and performance improvements that users of Parallels Desktop 10 and 11 receive in their Parallels Desktop 12 upgrade.
Parallels Desktop is a program that allows the user to install a “guest” operating system on your computer. For example, on my work desktop I use it to run Windows 10 and Ubuntu (a version on Linux). The convenient thing about PD is that I can run both those operating systems and the native Mac OS all at the same time and switch between them just as I’d switch between Safari and Mail. This is quite useful since it lets me test my lessons on all three platforms and see what inconsistencies students might experience when they take those lessons to our various labs or their homes. When I bring Ubuntu to the front I am running Ubuntu as if I were sitting at a computer with only Ubuntu installed. (Except for the extra features that exist like the ability to copy something from inside Ubuntu and paste it into my Mac word processor.)
Microsoft makes versions of Office for the Mac and Windows and they are virtually identical. I have to say virtually because there are some differences between the two versions of Excel that heavy users of macros might see. The average user isn’t likely to see any difference other than the fact that Access (the database program) is Windows only. So my first question is: do you really need the Windows version of Office? Working in a mixed environment in academia, I have no trouble sharing files with my colleagues as a Mac users. The fact that the file formats are exactly the same, I can open a Word document on my Mac that was created on a Windows machine and see what the Windows user created. (Formatting issues such as different pagination may exist but these are issues that can also crop up between two Windows users since they may not be using exactly the same fonts.)
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If you have both the Windows and Mac version of Word installed on your computer which version opens the file isn’t determined by where the file is stored. It depends on the context in which it is clicked. In general, if you click on the file in the Mac Finder it will open in the Mac version and if you click on it in the Windows Explorer it will open in the Windows version. But things can get a little confusing - if I have Word running in PD but I don’t have the Mac version of Word running and I double click it will open in the Windows version. And finally on the Mac side you can explicitly set which version of Word will open the document when you double-click a file.
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| Parallels | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 29, 1991[1] | |||
| Recorded | Mid-1991 | |||
| Studio | Metalworks Studios in Mississauga | |||
| Genre | Progressive metal | |||
| Length | 45:27 | |||
| Label | Metal Blade | |||
| Producer | Terry Brown, Brian Slagel | |||
| Fates Warning chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Parallels | ||||
Parallels is the sixth studio album by American progressive metal band Fates Warning, released on October 29, 1991 through Metal Blade Records. The album reached No. 20 on the U.S. Billboard Heatseekers chart.[2]
James LaBrie, who had recently joined Dream Theater, contributed background vocals on the song 'Life in Still Water.' On March 16, 2010 a special edition of Parallels was released through Metal Blade. This included a remaster of the original album, a bonus disc of live and demo tracks, as well as a DVD.[3][4]
Critical reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | [4] |
| Rock Hard | 10/10[5] |
Eduardo Rivadavia at AllMusic gave Parallels three stars out of five, calling it Fates Warning's 'biggest commercial if not artistic success' and 'an ideal first purchase for fans of traditional '80s metal.' Highlights noted were 'Eye to Eye', 'Point of View' and 'We Only Say Goodbye'.[4]
In 2005, the album was ranked No. 371 in Rock Hard magazine's book of The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.[6]
Track listing[edit]
Parallels For 10.10.5
All tracks are written by Jim Matheos.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 'Leave the Past Behind' | 6:13 |
| 2. | 'Life in Still Water' | 5:44 |
| 3. | 'Eye to Eye' | 4:06 |
| 4. | 'The Eleventh Hour' | 8:11 |
| 5. | 'Point of View' | 5:07 |
| 6. | 'We Only Say Goodbye' | 4:55 |
| 7. | 'Don't Follow Me' | 4:40 |
| 8. | 'The Road Goes on Forever' | 6:31 |
| Total length: | 45:27 | |
2010 deluxe edition bonus tracks[edit]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 'Leave the Past Behind' | 4:39 |
| 2. | 'Don't Follow Me' | 5:19 |
| 3. | 'The Eleventh Hour' | 8:09 |
| 4. | 'Point of View' | 4:20 |
| 5. | 'Eye to Eye' | 4:06 |
| 6. | 'Nothing Left to Say' | 7:59 |
| 7. | 'Quietus' | 4:00 |
| 8. | 'Through Different Eyes' | 4:39 |
| 9. | 'Leave the Past Behind' | 5:50 |
| 10. | 'Eye to Eye' | 4:06 |
| 11. | 'The Eleventh Hour' | 7:39 |
| 12. | 'Point of View' | 4:50 |
| 13. | 'Don't Follow Me' | 4:17 |
| 14. | 'The Road Goes on Forever' | 5:43 |
- Tracks 1–8 were recorded at the Palace Theatre in Hollywood, California on January 23, 1992.
- Tracks 9–14 are demos.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 'Leave the Past Behind' | |
| 2. | 'Static Acts' | |
| 3. | 'Don't Follow Me' | |
| 4. | 'Part of the Machine' | |
| 5. | 'The Eleventh Hour' | |
| 6. | 'Point of View' | |
| 7. | 'Silent Cries' | |
| 8. | 'Life in Still Water' | |
| 9. | 'Eye to Eye' | |
| 10. | 'Nothing Left to Say' | |
| 11. | 'Quietus' | |
| 12. | 'Damnation/In a Word' | |
| 13. | 'Through Different Eyes' |
- Filmed live in concert in New Haven, Connecticut on February 13, 1992.
- Features current interviews with all band members as well as acclaimed producer Terry Brown and Metal Blade Records CEO Brian Slagel.
- Rare and exclusive interviews and behind-the-scenes footage from the 1992 U.S. tour.
- Includes music videos for 'Eye to Eye' and 'Point of View'.
Personnel[edit]
Fates Warning[edit]
- Ray Alder – lead vocals
- Jim Matheos – guitar
- Frank Aresti – guitar
- Mark Zonder – drums, percussion
- Joe DiBiase – bass
Additional credits[edit]
- James LaBrie – background vocals (track 2)
- John Bailey – computer sequencing
- Terry Brown – engineering, mixing, production
- John Bailey – computer sequencing, engineering assistance
- Stu Young – engineering assistance
- Trevor Sadler – engineering assistance
- Bob Ludwig – mastering
- Brian Slagel – executive production
Chart performance[edit]
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Billboard Top Heatseekers | 20[2] |
References[edit]
- ^'Fates Warning 'Parallels'. Metal Blade Records. Retrieved 2015-10-29.
- ^ ab'Parallels - Fates Warning | Awards'. AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2015-03-23.
- ^'Parallels'. fateswarning.com. Retrieved 2015-03-23.
- ^ abcRivadavia, Eduardo. 'Parallels - Fates Warning'. AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2015-03-23.
- ^Stratmann, Holger. 'Review' (in German). Rock Hard. issue 55. Retrieved 2015-03-23.
- ^[...], Rock Hard (Hrsg.). [Red.: Michael Rensen. Mitarb.: Götz Kühnemund] (2005). Best of Rock & Metal die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten. Königswinter: Heel. p. 60. ISBN3-89880-517-4.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)