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Thursday, October 22, 2009
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Access A Windows 7 Installation In Mac OS X With VirtualBox

10:30PM Kevin Purdy | Tech thinker Anil Dash gets “uncharacteristically nerdy” and breaks down the process he used to install Windows 7 in Boot Camp — and then get access to it from OS X, without rebooting, using the free virtualisation software VirtualBox. More »
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Saturday, April 11, 2009
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The Beginner’s Guide To Creating Virtual Machines With VirtualBox

8:00AM Kevin Purdy | Virtual machines can seem juuuuust a bit too geeky for most otherwise computer-friendly people. That’s sad, because it’s an easy, free way to try or use a separate OS without messing with your hard drive. More »
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Saturday, July 12, 2008
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How to Run Windows on Your Mac for Free

4:00AM Adam Pash | Weblog MakeUseOf details how to install Windows on your Mac with freeware virtual machine software VirtualBox. We’ve already shown you how to run Windows apps seamlessly in Linux with VirtualBox, but the MakeUseOf guide takes on the new OS X beta version of VirtualBox with a nice step-by-step for getting started. It sounds like VirtualBox isn’t as robust as other Windows-on-Mac alternatives, but it is the only no-cost app. If you’ve always wanted to ride the Windows-on-Mac train but didn’t feel like shelling out for VMware Fusion or Parallels, VirtualBox looks to be a viable alternative. If you’ve tried running Windows on the latest version of VirtualBox for Mac, let’s hear how it’s worked for you in the comments. 1 Free Program to Run Windows on your Mac [MakeUseOf] More »
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