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Why Do You Need a Virtual Machine?
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed What are the benefits of virtualization? This was a question asked over on Lockergnome Q&A recently, and I thought the answers may just benefit several of you out there. Now, we know that many of you already use virtual machines. Why [...]
VMWare CPU Usage in XP
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Some people have trouble gaming inside of VMWare. It tends to throttle their CPU. However, in the newest version of VMWare Fusion one of the toggles have been removed. You can change quite a bit of settings to optimize your virtual [...]
Do You Use VMWare Fusion?
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed VMWare Fusion 3.0 is finally here, and is the best way to run Windows on your Mac. Using a Mac doesn’t mean abandoning your Windows applications and devices. Ditch your PC and safely run your favorite Windows programs alongside Mac applications, [...]
Twitter Bans More Than 370 Passwords
Having a secure password for anything and everything is a no-brainer. Sadly, though, many people still aren’t very careful with what they use. When you choose a password, you really do have to be careful. If someone hacks your Twitter account, it’s true they won’t have access to your sensitive data (such as your social [...]
Can Online Discussions Always Be Positive?
I noticed a thread today on Geeks that is talking about how discussions always end up turning negative in some way. This got me to thinking about conversations I have all over the web – on Geeks, over at Lockergnome, here in my blog, and even on sites like Twitter. It seems no matter what [...]
How to Run Linux on Windows (Ubuntu)
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Yes, it’s possible to have Linux and Windows installed on the same PC – and why wouldn’t you have both? You can install Linux using a live CD or even a USB drive. You could also use something like VMWare Fusion, [...]
How To Turn Your Mac Into a Geek Control Center
This is Billy Doyle’s submission for the HP Magic Giveaway. Feel free to leave comments for this article as you see fit – your feedback is certainly welcomed! If you’d like to submit your own how-to, what-is, or top-five list, you can send it to me. Views and opinions of this writer are not necessarily [...]
Boot Camp vs VMware or Parallels
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Apparently, Virtual Machines are a hot topic! I’ve had a few calls lately asking about them, the differences, and my recommendations. This caller is buying a Macbook Pro, and is wondering what he should use as far as running Windows programs. [...]
Parallels or VMware
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I was involved in a conversation on the 888-PIRILLO line the other night, when the talk turned to using Parallels. The caller has been using Parallels, but has been having a lot of troubles with the CD drive not wanting to [...]
VMware and iPhone Hacking
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed This caller had two questions for me! The first was that they are having a difficult time installing VMWare Tools in Linux inside a Virtual Machine. The second question dealt with iPhone Hacking. I’ve had to do this before. You’re probably [...]
Building a Mac Pro Pro
Marcus Asmussen writes: First of all, I would like to congratulate you on your recent purchase of a Mac Pro, I have been using one myself for the last 12 months after years of using windows based machines have never been happier with a computer than I have been with my Mac Pro. Just wanted [...]
Sharing VMware Experiences
I’ve been a fan of VMware for quite some time now, stretching back years (long before they were sponsoring my video endeavours) – and I’m not alone in my fandom. Gus Munguia is with me: Hi Chris, I see that you have written a few things about VMware. I have been using VMware products since [...]
Virtual CPU
Albert asks: So my question is: Is there a way to basically run two instances of your operating system, or basically running two computers on your own one system and monitor? I don’t know how to describe it really. What I want to do is basically have two instances of my computer running on a [...]
Parallels Desktop 3.0 for Mac Update
Exclusive Coupons: $10 off for Parallels Desktop 4.0 for Mac. There are two camps forming: one side who loves Parallels for the Mac, and another side who loves VMware Fusion for the Mac. It’s great to see that with a recent patch, many Parallels performance issues were minimized. Kevin emailed me about it the other [...]
VMware vs Virtual PC
I say VMware, no contest. Tony Ring is pulling for Virtual PC: First off, I last saw you way back in the TechTV days – the Screensavers with Kate and Leo. Sadly, TechTV jumped the shark for me when that show morphed out of existence. Tonight I was cruising the net looking for help with [...]
