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You can now run Windows 10 on Arm on Apple’s M1 Macs Parallels is releasing an update to its Desktop virtual machine software that allows M1 Mac owners to install Windows 10 on Arm. Parallels Desktop 16. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/22383598/parallels-desktop-mac-windows-10-install-m1-macbook

Today I learned the iPhone’s excellent document scanner can be controlled from a Mac The iPhone’s Notes app has a powerful document scanning feature built right into it, and today I learned that this scanner can be controlled directly from a paired Mac in a variety of apps. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/1/22306875/apple-continuity-camera-ios-ipados-document-scanner-macos-mojave

Here are the 5 best MacOS Big Sur features, and how to use them Apple's latest Mac operating system, MacOS Big Sur, is now available for download. The new OS, also called MacOS 11, is full of new and redesigned features that make for a better user experience, including updates to Safari, Messages and Maps.  Continue Reading . . . https://www.cnet.com/how-to/here-are-the-5-best-macos-big-sur-features-and-how-to-use-them/

Nearly four years after it launched as an iPad-exclusive in 2016, Apple’s Swift Playgrounds app is now available for Mac as part of Apple’s Catalyst app initiative, designed to help bridge the software gap between its macOS and iOS platforms (via 9to5Mac). from https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/12/21135573/apple-swift-playgrounds-coding-app-available-mac https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/66304601/Switch_Playgrounds_iPad.0.png

Apple has a reputation for producing stylish and elegantly designed hardware and software products. Microsoft, well, not so much. from https://betanews.com/2019/12/28/if-apple-made-windows-10/ https://betanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Apple-Windows-10.jpg