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Apple’s Macintosh computers have long been able to run Windows, in addition to their native operating system, Mac OS X. But the process has sometimes been clumsy, slow or taxing to the machine and it hasn’t been tailored to the new Lion version of Apple’s OS.

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Now, the most popular utility for running Windows programs simultaneously with Mac programs has been updated in a speedier version that takes advantage of some Lion features. It’s called Parallels Desktop 7 for Mac, and it goes on sale Sept. 1, as a $50 upgrade for current Parallels users and on Sept. 6 for new users at $80. The product comes from a Seattle company of the same name.

I’ve been testing the new Parallels 7 on last year’s version of the MacBook Air laptop, running Lion with 4 gigabytes of memory. That’s the recommended amount of memory for running Windows 7, the version of Windows I tested.

In my tests, this latest Parallels edition ran Windows quickly and smoothly, and integrated well with some of Lion’s new features, even though my test Mac isn’t the fastest Apple laptop available today.

For instance, while I’m writing this in a Mac program on the Air, I’m simultaneously running the Windows-only Internet Explorer Web browser, and a couple of other Windows programs, with no discernible slowdown in any of them. I can easily recommend Parallels 7 to Mac users who need to use Windows programs some of the time.

Parallels Desktop 7 lets Windows programs, like Excel on the left, appear on the Mac as if they were Mac programs, without the Windows desktop.

I also tested a new companion Parallels Mobile iPad and iPhone app, which allows you to remotely control both your Mac and Windows running on your Mac. I am less sanguine about this product, which also goes on sale Thursday, for an introductory price of $5 (the regular price is $20). It did work, but like similar mobile programs for controlling PCs, I found it a bit awkward to use.

Parallels works by creating a so-called virtual machine inside your Mac. Within this virtual machine, you can install a copy of Windows you’ve purchased and it will behave like a faux Windows computer, compatible with the same programs as a physical Windows PC.

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You can run Windows programs on your Mac either in one large window that displays the Windows desktop and taskbar, or in a mode that allows the Windows programs you run to simply appear on the Mac as if they were Mac programs, without the Windows desktop.

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Either way, you can switch back and forth between this virtual Windows computer and your regular Mac environment. You can copy and paste material between Mac programs and Windows programs, and drag files between the two operating systems. You can even open files from the Mac side of the machine in Windows programs, provided they are compatible.

This isn’t the same as another method for running Windows on a Mac, called Boot Camp—a built-in feature of the Mac designed by Apple. Boot Camp, which also requires you to purchase and install Windows, has two big advantages over Parallels: It’s free, and it dedicates the Mac’s hardware solely to Windows, so it runs Windows programs even faster.

But it has a big disadvantage. It doesn’t allow you to run both operating systems simultaneously, or copy and paste material between them. With Boot Camp, if you want to switch between the Mac OS and Windows, you have to reboot the Mac.

I found that the new Parallels started and resumed Windows much faster than its predecessor. When launching Windows, the Mac no longer slowed to a crawl, as it had in past versions.

All Windows 7 programs I tested launched and ran quickly and smoothly, and the fancy visual effects in Windows 7, such as mini-previews for icons in the taskbar, worked great.

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I was able to run the Windows versions of Microsoft Office (including Outlook), Quicken, and many other programs. I also easily ran such Windows-only programs as IE, Windows Media Player and even the venerable Windows Solitaire.

In addition, the new Parallels for the first time can take advantage of the Mac’s built-in webcam.

It has a new wizard for creating a virtual machine. And now, it will even allow you to buy, download and install Windows right from within Parallels. Previously, you had to obtain Windows separately. This is a big improvement, in my view.

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Windows, and Windows programs, can be displayed in Lion’s new Launchpad feature, which mimics the main screen of an iPad. They also show up and behave like Mac programs in Lion’s new Mission Control feature, which shows all the programs running on the Mac in miniature. Windows programs can also run in Lion’s new full-screen mode.

The companion iPad app has been enhanced so it not only remotely controls the virtual machine, but the entire Mac. This has some advantages, such as allowing you to view Flash videos that the iPad normally can’t play, by playing them remotely on the computer.

But I found that, as on other iPad apps for remotely controlling computers, controlling PC and Mac screens is difficult using iPad gestures.

Many Virtual Machines

Parallels 7 can create and run multiple virtual machines, and also handle operating systems other than Windows. For instance, I was able to run Linux and an open-source version of Google’s Chrome OS on my Mac using Parallels. At one point in my tests, I had four operating systems running at once, and could control all four from an iPad.

Oddly, the new Parallels can even run a second, virtual copy of Lion, on a Lion-equipped Mac, though this would mainly be of interest to developers testing products.

(Apple says Lion won’t work in a virtual machine running on a PC.)

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There are a couple of drawbacks to Parallels 7. As in prior versions, it can’t run the most graphics-intensive Windows games and other programs, so heavy-duty gamers will do better with Boot Camp or a physical Windows PC. And I found it wouldn’t share my Verizon 4G data modem with the Mac OS.

If you’re likely to be using Windows most of the time, it’s best to just use a regular Windows PC. But for Mac users who need to run a few Windows programs some of the time, Parallels 7 is a fine product.

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Burgers and beers. Whiskey and Bourbon. Chicken and Waffles. Shrimp and Grits. That’s what you’ll find at Mac & Walt’s. This is a small but mighty neighborhood restaurant and bar where the 55 seats are filled up with regulars every night, because it’s the kind of place the town of Norton, Massachusetts was waiting for, if you can find it.

Tony Canova: “So this spot in Norton is on Route 123, which is a pretty busy road but if you weren’t paying attention, you would pass us pretty quickly. And I just felt there was kind of a need for a restaurant in this particular area right between Norton and Attleboro.”

Tony Canova is the owner / operator. And he named Mac & Walt’s after 2 of his children. So, kids can certainly enjoy a meal here, but just take a look at all the bourbon and whiskey barrels lined up along the walls, and you’ll realize this place was really designed for adults to dine and drink.

Tony Canova: “So the vibe I wanted is when you first walked in, I wanted the room to be warm, inviting, but also I wanted the bar to pretty much dominate the space when you walked in. I am a fan of bourbons. I’ve been a fan of bourbon for years. So we carry over 40 different types of bourbon alone here. And if you include all the different types of whiskeys, we have over 100 types of whiskey. That’s what you see behind the bar. You don’t see any of the other liquor. It’s here, but we’re displaying the bourbons and whiskeys that we have.”

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Aside from all the booze, food is far from an afterthought at Mac & Walt’s, offering a mix of comfort food and Southern-inspired favorites, all presented on mini sheet trays overloaded with flavor. There are soft-pretzels baked in small batches and served with a side of cheese-sauce infused with a locally-brewed ale. Sweet and spicy honey sriracha chicken wings. Hand-cut fries that are soaked with apple cider vinegar and twice cooked so they’re crispy on the outside but soft in the center. Golden onion rings that are hand-battered and ready to dip into some buttermilk ranch dressing. There’s a generous plate of chicken and waffles topped with whipped maple butter. And real Southern style shrimp and grits with taso ham and andoille sausage.

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Tony Canova: “Shrimp and grits are an item that you don’t really find around here, we use Gulf Shrimp and it’s a spicy combination of flavors. The grits are creamy, there’s a lot of butter and cheese on them. And we’ve also had quite a few customers from the South that have been in and they said we do a very good job of making shrimp and grits. It’s a Southern comfort food so once you have it, you’ll feel, it really fills you up, it’s a greeat dish especially if you’re really hungry.”

It makes sense that a place named Mac & Walt’s would offer some good mac & cheese, and they definitely don’t disappoint. The Buffalo Chicken mac is made with fusilli pasta, a rich homemade cheese sauce, and chunks of Buffalo chicken along with blue cheese crumbles.

But for a mac & cheese experience unlike anything else you’ve ever tasted, behold the signature Back Got Mac Burger. Because instead of a traditional bread bun, this baby is sandwiched between 2 grilled macacaroni and cheese patties!

Tony Canova: “We start by making our own mac and cheese bun. And that’s fusilli pasta that we mix with our cheese sauce, and Ritz crackers. We mix that together, kind of firm it up a little bit into patties. When one is ordered, we take it, we cook it on our flattop while we’re cooking the burger. And that you’re going to have your burger patty, the candied bacon, and we actually put the other mac and cheese bun on top of that. And the onion strings and the cheese sauce goes over everything. It’s a messy burger. We call it a fork and knife burger. It gets a lot of ‘wows.’ It gets a lot of ‘I can’t believe that’s a burger’ every single person that’s had it, loves it.”

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In fact, everybody loves ALL the burgers here, because they’re always ground fresh, hand-pattied, and sourced with grass-fed beef from Maine Family Farms out of Portland, Maine. Although frankly, there is a somewhat mixed reaction to the burger known as the Hunka Burnin Love, topped with applewood smoked bacon, creamy peanut butter, and seared bananas.

Tony Canova: “The Hunk of Burnin’ Love Burger, when we first ran that as a special, no other item that we’ve ever done because we post pretty much every day what we’re going to run as a special, and no other item has got a reaction like that. From good to bad. That one, you will get mixed reviews on. Most people like it, but some thinks there’s just a little too much going on.”

At least the desserts are universally liked, whether it’s the chocolate chip cookie sandwiches or the warm fudge brownie sundae. Order one of those babies, and maybe another sip of bourbon, and you’ll be macking, Mac & Walt’s style.

Tony Canova: “So that neighborhood bar, but something different, something unique that you’re not just going to find a bunch of Mac & Walt’s. The passion of serving good food, something that I would want to eat every day in my restaurants. It’s important to me that my guests get the same experience.”