See the world in Parallels

Apple's switch to the same Intel CPUs that power Windows has created the delicious irony of Macs that run the Microsoft operating system as well if not better than machines from Dell, etc. You have two choices for running Windows on a Mac - natively via Apple's Boot Camp or virtualised with enabling software such as Parallels Desktop.

The experience of running Parallels for almost a year on my MacBook Pro has been uniformly excellent, with each version getting better and better. The latest version, 3.0, makes operating Mac and Windows side by side even more seamless. Read the full Parallels Desktop 3.0 review in today's paper.

In games, the Pokemon franchise unveils its latest two-headed monster with Diamond/Pearl, destined no doubt to dominate the charts for months. Gameplay is laregely unchanged since the series debut in 1997 but this DS version has charm to spare and, in a nod to the 21st century, sports some nifty online sharing/chat options. You may fondly recall PaRappa the Rapper from his PS2 incarnation 10 years ago but a new PSP edition does the music rhythm original a disservice with questionable timing and a meagre song selection.