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Screenshots: Install Virtual CloneDrive

May 8, 2013 11:56am PDT

Virtual CloneDrive makes using ISO files in Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7, just as easy as it is in Windows 8.

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Create virtualized environments with these five apps

April 18, 2013 12:08pm PDT

Virtualization plays vital role in IT. Here are five virtualization applications that you should consider.

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Rackspace: How to create and destroy a VM

February 13, 2013 10:00am PST

Here is a first look at the Rackspace interface to sign up for virtual servers.

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An introduction to the HP Cloud

November 14, 2012 7:53am PST

NIck Hardiman offers this illustrated introduction to the the HP Cloud service.

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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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Five virtual appliances useful for business

October 30, 2012 11:45am PDT

Choosing the right virtual appliance can solve major problems. Jack Wallen suggests five of his preferred app choices in this area.

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Slideshow: Delete a disk image stuck in VirtualBox

June 18, 2012 8:54am PDT

It is possible to remove a seemingly un-removable ISO in Oracle's Virtual Box, if you follow these steps.

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Inside the Cold War bunker that's now a cloud datacentre

June 11, 2012 8:15am PDT

With enough steel doors, tunnels and caverns to make a James Bond villain weep with envy, Switzerland's former main Cold War command centre is undergoing a makeover as a cloud computing datacentre.

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BlueStacks virtualizes Android in Windows (photos)

April 29, 2011 5:00pm PDT

A new virtualization tool called BlueStacks will let you run a full-screen version of Android on your Windows 7. See what it looks like in this slideshow tour.

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How to connect an iSCSI storage target to ESXi over IPv6

March 18, 2011 10:15am PDT

Ethernet-based storage provisioning is one of the areas that may not get much coverage related to the IPv6 transition; but it is fully supported. Virtualization expert Rick Vanover shows how to...

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Gallery: Virtual reality that's real

March 2, 2011 5:18am PST

A research project at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne is looking at the effect virtual reality has on people's perceptions of themselves and their bodies.

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How to deploy Linux servers with NOC-PS PXE Server

February 25, 2011 9:50am PST

Rapid provisioning of servers can be a necessity in today’s demanding IT environments. IT pro Rick Vanover tours a virtual appliance that can be used to provision servers quickly.

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How to connect an ESXi host to an iSCSI storage target

February 15, 2011 12:00pm PST

Shared storage is the saving grace of vSphere virtualization. In this gallery, virtualization expert Rick Vanover shows you how to add an ESXi host to an iSCSI storage target.

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How to create an Android Live virtual machine

January 10, 2011 11:20am PST

IT pro Rick Vanover shows you the steps to download a specialized version of Android and set up a virtual machine that you can use to explore the Android OS.

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Configuring FreeNAS for CIFS storage connectivity

December 23, 2010 4:20pm PST

IT ninja Rick Vanover shows you how to install FreeNAS as a virtual machine and provision it as a Windows file resource using the common internet file system (CIFS) storage protocol.

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10 easy steps to building a Windows Server in the Rackspace Cloud

November 23, 2010 9:29am PST

Colin Smith takes you step-by-step through building a Windows Server in the Rackspace Cloud.

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Step-by-step: Installing ESXi as a virtual machine

November 19, 2010 10:35am PST

VMware's ESXi hypervisor offers a very important lab and training feature. Virtualization pro Rick Vanover shows how to set up nested ESXi.

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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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How do I move my entire Windows XP installation into Windows 7 with Paragon Go Virtual?

October 15, 2010 12:54pm PDT

In this edition of the Windows Desktop Report, Greg Shultz shows you how to use Paragon Go Virtual, which is a free tool, to move your Windows XP installation into Windows 7 and run it with...

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How to create a floppy drive image for a virtual machine

October 6, 2010 1:50pm PDT

It may seem odd, but every now and then we may need to have a floppy drive connected to a virtual machine. IT pro Rick Vanover shows you how to create a floppy image for VMware virtual machines.