![]() ![]() Touch interaction is also improved via intelligent “SmartTap” functionality that analyzes the area around a finger tap and automatically chooses the most likely, contextually relevant, button or interface element. So Access works some magic in the background and automatically and intelligently resizes, repositions, and modifies applications into a more touch-friendly form, a process that Parallels calls “applifing.” For some apps, this process is as simple as automatically resizing a window to fit the iPad’s screen resolution for others, it involves deeper changes, such as automatically enabling “ touch mode” in Word 2013 to make interface icons larger and easier to tap.Īccess also acts as an intermediary between your fingers and your computer, translating various multi-touch gestures, such as two-finger tap, tap and hold, and drag, into normal commands that any OS X or Windows application will recognize. The folks at Parallels recognize that a 9.7-inch (or smaller, for the iPad mini) screen and a touch interface is not an ideal way to interact with your potentially huge desktop and loads of apps that were built to be used via a mouse and a keyboard. ![]() So why should you pay Parallels a yearly fee (which is currently $80) to view your computer’s desktop from your iPad? Well, it’s because Access goes beyond simply mirroring your desktop. Remote access apps are nothing new, and there are frankly dozens of choices for Mac and Windows users, many of them free. The end result is a full-screen-like experience on your iPad that makes many apps look and feel as if they were natively ported to iOS. Instead, at it’s core, it’s a remote access, VNC-like solution that pairs an iOS app with companion software for OS X and Windows to allow a user to see and control their Mac or PC from their iPad. Parallels Access (hereafter just “Access”) has nothing to do with running Windows, Linux, or BeOS on your Mac. Longtime Parallels users will need to put virtualization out of their mind. We’ve spent some time with a pre-release version of the service read on for our thoughts on how Parallels Access can open up an entire new world of productivity opportunities on the iPad. Now the company is looking to bring remote access to the masses via a similar strategy with the just-announced Parallels Access. Parallels kicked off the consumer virtualization market in 2006 with the release of Parallels Desktop, software that let businesses and average users alike run Windows (and eventually other x86-based operating systems) on their Macs without the need to boot out of OS X. Parallels Access Review: A Productivity Game Changer
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