Jimmie Lightner

Tag: Parallels

  • Fixing janky Spaces behavior on MacOS with Azure Virtual Desktop and Microsoft Remote Desktop App Streaming

    Since joining Microsoft I’ve worked remotely for nearly 9 years. My current setup consists of a MacBook Pro, a Thunderbolt 4 Dock, and an LG 34WK95U-W (which is an UltraWide 5K2K Nano IPS LED Monitor). I run a Windows 11 ARM VM via Parallels full-screen on the MacBook (basically for Teams and Outlook, so I…

  • Parallels Desktop VM Isolation

    I’m fascinated by the logic here. Why is this experience not inverted? Why is the user only prompted for confirmation when ENABLING isolation (because: why would I want said VM to be able to read the contents of my clipboard?) but not when disabling it? Isn’t the isolation the entire point of the VM? 🤔

  • My Favorite Mac Apps 2023

    I’m a Mac despite having worked for Microsoft since 2015. 😅 I love the Mac / Apple platform, but also loathe it. The latest changes Apple is pushing are ruining the entire ‘desktop’ experience. As such, I’ve yet to upgrade to Ventura – it’s a hot mess I’d prefer to avoid for as long as…