Not much of a mac person either but from the Parallels FAQ:
Parallels Desktop isn't recognizing my USB device.
You may be on an older build of Parallels Desktop for Mac. The most recent build of Parallels Desktop for Mac, build 3188, supports almost all USB 2.0 devices.
* Parallels Tools must be installed to activate the USB ports within Windows.
* In Parallels Configuration Editor, select USB Controller.
* Verify that the Enabled check box is selected for both Device Status and Connections Options. This allows Windows to automatically recognize any USB devices
connected to your Mac when Windows starts.
If Windows still didn't recognize your USB device:
* Click on Devices on the Parallels menu bar.
* Select USB and click on the device you want.
* Return to Parallels Configuration Editor.
* Click USB Controller.
* Click the device you want, and verify that the Enabled check box is selected.
Note: Windows controls devices with the Enabled check box selected. Mac OS C controls devices whose Enabled check box is not selected.
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Parallels Desktop isn't recognizing my USB device.
You may be on an older build of Parallels Desktop for Mac. The most recent build of Parallels Desktop for Mac, build 3188, supports almost all USB 2.0 devices.
* Parallels Tools must be installed to activate the USB ports within Windows.
* In Parallels Configuration Editor, select USB Controller.
* Verify that the Enabled check box is selected for both Device Status and Connections Options. This allows Windows to automatically recognize any USB devices
connected to your Mac when Windows starts.
If Windows still didn't recognize your USB device:
* Click on Devices on the Parallels menu bar.
* Select USB and click on the device you want.
* Return to Parallels Configuration Editor.
* Click USB Controller.
* Click the device you want, and verify that the Enabled check box is selected.
Note: Windows controls devices with the Enabled check box selected. Mac OS C controls devices whose Enabled check box is not selected.
E: "Did they... did they just endorse the combination of the JSDF and US Army by showing them as two lesbian lolicons moving in together and holding hands and talking about how 'intimate' they were?"
B: "Have you forgotten so soon? They're phasing out Don't Ask, Don't Tell."