Mobile Tech Minutes — Run Mac Programs Under Windows 7, Sort of

By James Kendrick | Thursday, October 22, 2009 | 2:01 PM CT | 3 comments | Tweet This (2)

Today is Windows 7 launch day and it is appropriate to show how I run Mac programs on the Windows 7 desktop. I know, you can’t really do that, but if you are running Windows 7 under Parallels Desktop on a Mac you can. In this video I show how I can access any Mac program from the Windows 7 Start Menu, and even how I pin oft-used Mac programs to the Windows 7 taskbar. It’s a slick way to run Mac programs without leaving the Windows environment on a Mac. Happy Windows 7 launch day!

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Comments (3)

That’s almost a cruel joke! lol

But what sort of Mac-exclusive programs would I even want to run in Windows?

GoodThings2Life — 2:31 PM on October 22, 2009 Reply
- Garage band?
  
  josh — 10:59 AM on October 24, 2009 Reply
How about apple development tools for iPhone and similar?

AJ — 5:51 PM on November 5, 2009 Reply