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Add a second drive to a Windows XP virtual machine running in VirtualBox

November 4, 2010 1:33pm PDT

Jack Wallen shows you how to expand the capabilities of a virtual machine by adding virtual drives using the VirtualBox application.

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Pano Logic: Virtual desktops offer zero-client solution

March 22, 2010 9:41am PDT

Virtual desktop is a facet of mainstream virtualization that is fast catching on in popularity. Blogger Paul Mah takes a look at Pano Logic's true zero client solution.

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Creating a virtual machine in Hyper-V Manager

October 20, 2008 8:50am PDT

This gallery blog walks you through how easy it is to configure a Hyper-V virtual machine.

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Five Virtual Desktop Managers for Windows

November 7, 2012 10:51am PST

Users of Unix and Linux are probably very used to virtual desktops; they've been present in the GUIs for those operating systems for a long time. Windows users, however, have been stuck with a...

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Virtualization outside the data center: The client hypervisor

December 14, 2008 7:10pm PST

Virtualization isn't going anywhere soon. The technology has well proven itself inside the data center and will continue to grow in popularity there. However, client-based hypervisors are...

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Video: VMware, HP announce virtual desktop architecture

September 7, 2009 11:17pm PDT

VMware CEO Paul Maritz talks to HP's director of software virtualization, Steve DuPree, about how VMware View fits into HP's virtualization plans.

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CIO Jury: Desktop virtualization doesn't offer enough value

August 20, 2009 9:00am PDT

One of IT's hottest buzz topics of 2009 is desktop virtualization. But, TechRepublic's CIO Jury has indicated that the vast majority of IT leaders have no plans to adopt desktop virtualization,...

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Mandrake Linux founder offering Open Virtual Desktop Solution for the enterprise

November 21, 2008 12:18pm PST

Former Mandrake Linux founder heads up a new company called Ulteo, now offering a Virtual Desktop Solution to serve up Linux applications, but the plans are to support Windows applications as...

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Red Hat heads into desktop virtualization territory

April 2, 2010 12:13pm PDT

Red Hat is now in the desktop virtualization market with its RHEV platform. Andy Moon notes that the established players in that space might make it tough for the Linux giant.

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Tip: How do I archive desktop virtual machines?

November 28, 2008 3:00am PST

In many situations, it is helpful to back up and archive your desktop virtual machines. You have spent a great deal of care creating these desktop virtual machines and you never know when they...

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Review: MokaFive virtual desktop deployment

September 14, 2010 11:00am PDT

MokaFive allows IT departments to deploy all-in-one virtual desktops to users so that they can work from any PC with an IT-controlled desktop.

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How do I connect to a remote Windows 7 desktop from a Linux machine?

February 1, 2010 12:03pm PST

In this How do I tip, Jack Wallen shows you how to connect to a Windows 7 machine remotely from a Linux desktop.

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VMware's open source client for virtual desktop infrastructure

February 5, 2009 12:41pm PST

VMware announces the availability of its open source View Open Client software, licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License version 2.1 (LGPL v 2.1).

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Taking a look at the Vista/XP Virtual Desktop Manager

July 8, 2008 2:45pm PDT

Microsoft has really taken a lot of heat over the Aero desktop in Windows Vista, most of it pretty well deserved. It had a golden opportunity to radically shake up the Windows UI, but the most we...

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Virtualisation: Is it time you stopped hugging your desktops?

May 11, 2012 9:53am PDT

Users of virtual desktops point to big benefits, but flag up the obstacles that continue to slow the technology's adoption.

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Review: Parallels Desktop 7 for Mac

April 12, 2012 8:30am PDT

Wil Limoges took the most recent version of Parallels Desktop for a spin. Here is a summary of what it has to offer and some feature highlights.

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Add multiple desktops to Vista and XP with the Vista/XP Virtual Desktop Manager

July 8, 2008 3:08pm PDT

Having multiple virtual desktops has long been a feature of KDE and GNOME in Linux. Apple recently added it to the Mac as well. Now you can do the same thing in Vista or XP.

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Configuring Virtual PC 2007 to run Windows 3.11

July 30, 2008 10:31am PDT

Virtual PC 2007 is a handy tool for running multiple operating systems. However, it's not without its limitations when running an older OS like Windows 3.1. Here's what it takes to get everything...

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VirtualBox Seamless Mode: The only way to virtualize

July 13, 2009 6:58am PDT

For many new users, VMs are nothing more than another stumbling block to understanding how PCs are used. Jack Wallen takes a look at VirtualBox's Seamless Mode and shows how this exceptional...

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Are you using virtualization on the desktop?

October 6, 2008 9:03am PDT

Justin James says that he likes to use virtual machines on the desktop to experiment with new configurations of operating systems. Take this quick poll to let us know if your shop is using virtual...

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