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My Windows needs have always been modest. When I bought my first Intel iMac I was advised to use Parallels Desktop instead of Boot Camp, which I did. It took me a while to set it all up but soon I was able to run those interesting little Windows-only programs and avoid previous bouts of impotent fury. I'd been happily using Parallels version 2 for quite a while until it started causing kernel panics and asking me to do some stuff that did my head in. And then last week, Parallels  4 was released at a special changeup price of US$39.99 -- too good an opportunity to miss, so I downl...

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Peter Cohen
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Christopher Breen | Nov 20, 2008

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Christopher Breen | Nov 18, 2008
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Keith White | Nov 20, 2008

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