VirtualBox is a great way to test out new operating systems, without having to configure your machine to dual-boot. You can even install Windows 7 on VirtualBox. There are two ways to obtain free operating systems for VirtualBox: using virtual disk images (VDIs) or actual installation disks. Downloa...

Technology has a funny habit of solving one problem but then highlighting another. A typical example of this is the emergence of virtual operating systems, that is an OS that runs on top of another OS. While there are many advantages to many computer users in running these configurations they all re...

There are lots of free services and software out on the net, much of it you probably wonder how the company will ever make money with. But I occasionally run into someone who seems to have it figured out. Recently a co-worker turned me onto Virtual CloneDrive, free software that mounts ISO images as...

All platforms: Free and open source virtualization software VirtualBox gets a "major upgrade" to version 2.1 which is now available for download. Besides a gaggle of fixes, the changelog details new features: Support for hardware virtualization (VT-x and AMD-V) on Mac OS X hosts Support for 64-bit g...

Heute möchte ich über System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 (SCVMM) und die Möglichkeit ein Host-System auf Aktualität zu überwachen, berichten. SCVMM 2008 prüft bei jedem Host-System die Version des Virtualisierungs-Produktes (Hyper-V oder Virtual Server). Mit der finalen Verfügbarkeit ...

Un must !! This download consists of seven files that you extract into a single pre-configured VHD file. This VHD enables you to create a virtual machine to evaluate Virtual Machine Manager 2008. Le tout ici :  http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=4a27e89c-2d73-4f57-a62c-83a...

Hi All, The Offline Virtual Machine Servicing Tool 2.0 helps organizations maintain virtual machines that are stored offline in a Microsoft® System Center Virtual Machine Manager library. While stored, virtual machines do not receive operating system updates. The tool provides a way to keep offline...

Clouds are the new big thing, and like most rising technology concepts that you can give a single word or acronym to, its not something you can some up in a single sentence. This post is really to help me get my head around latest developments as you'll find better expert commentary elsewhere. VMwar...

Here are a few questions I’ve received recently from people like you, and my answers. I have edited and restated the questions a bit, for readability. I read your recent column about running Windows on a Mac. Is there a way to run the Mac OS X operating system on a PC, like a Dell or a Sony? Y...

This weekend I spent a good bit of time working with Microsoft's Hyper-V in the Converging Network Labs, following my daughter's baby shower on Saturday (which went swimmingly well thanks to all hard work my wife put into the event.) I installed the release version of Hyper-V on an Intel ...