All Blog Posts Tagged 'virtualbox' (4)

Has anyone had any luck in downloading and using it? After seeing the announcement that it's free for use I'm debating having a trial run in Virtualbox, just to see if it's a viable option for my next phone. Anyone had any luck getting past a boot screen? Continue

Just downloaded windows7 beta from the microsoft site and downloaded Virtualbox . Installed virtualbox and mounted the w7 iso install took about 20mins, with ram set to 1GB. So far after downloading updates and downloading firefox the HD is about 5.6GB in size, but large for a blank os but eh, HDD's are cheap now. Installed the Virtualbox tools with no problem up'e… Continue

Making the switch from Microsoft Windows or Apple’s OS X to Linux can be a daunting proposition for most people. There are a lot of negative myths, half truths and misinformation out there that scare many people off. Fortunately there are several ways to experiment with, and get to know, Linux that will not change your system as it is now. Method 1 – LiveCD The easiest way to try Linux without making the full commitment is via LiveCDs. Many Linux distributions...… Continue

For some time now, I have been using boot camp for doing .NET coding for work. The times that I need to work from home, it comes in handy, as I don't have a dedicated windows machine at home. While I am very thankful that Apple has created boot camp, I did find it very annoying to switch and back so often, but I was not willing to pay for virtualization software. I'm here to tell you that if you are in the same situation, you don't have to pay for it either. Sun has developed what they call th… Continue