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VMware Fusion Updates With Excellent Windows 7 Support
7:00AM Adam Pash | Mac OS X only: If you’re looking to run Windows on your Mac, you’ve got a few options. If you want to run Windows 7 on your Mac, complete with Aero, Flip 3D and 64-bit support, try the new VMware Fusion. More »
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Disk2vhd Turns Your PC Into A Virtual Machine
7:00AM The How-To Geek | Windows only: Free Sysinternals application Disk2vhd takes a snapshot of your PC, and turns it into a Microsoft Virtual PC virtual hard drive — while your system is up and running. More »
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10:00AM Kevin Purdy | Ubuntu isn’t the only Linux operating system, but it’s where the dream of a usable, completely free desktop is closest to reality. If everyone Ubuntu developer were assembled at one place, here are five things we’d ask them to accomplish. More »
Five Features We Want To See In Ubuntu
10:00AM Kevin Purdy | Ubuntu isn’t the only Linux operating system, but it’s where the dream of a usable, completely free desktop is closest to reality. If everyone Ubuntu developer were assembled at one place, here are five things we’d ask them to accomplish. More »
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Learn How To Improve Your Web App Delivery
1:56PM Kym Weathersten | A heads up for all you IT gurus; the Citrix NetScaler VPX conference will take place this Wednesday and Thursday in Sydney and Melbourne. Starting at 8am, the three-hour seminars will cover such topics as web app acceleration, dynamic layer 4-7 load balancing, ensuring availability of business-critical applications and application level firewalling. For more details, click through to the seminar web page and register. Did we mention it includes breakfast? [Citrix]
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Windows XP Mode RC For Windows 7
7:00AM Adam Pash | Windows 7 only: We already showed you how to set up and use XP Mode in Windows 7 using the beta version of XP Mode; now XP Mode has updated from beta to a new release candidate for your XP virtualisation needs. More »
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VirtualBox 3.0 Beta
12:00AM Kevin Purdy | Windows/Mac/Linux: If you’re a gamer or heavy graphics user of virtual machines, VirtualBox 3.0 has an early beta out that introduces OpenGL 2.0 and Direct3D support. If you have no clue what that means, the release has other goodies, too. More »
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Set Up And Use XP Mode In Windows 7
2:00AM The How-To Geek | We’ve already shown you how to upgrade to the Windows 7 release candidate and walked you through what’s new when you get there; now let’s take a look at what you need to enable Windows 7 XP Mode. More »
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SecureAble Tells You If Your Processor Will Support Windows 7’s XP Mode
11:30PM Jason Fitzpatrick | Windows only: If you’re curious whether your processor will support XP Mode in Windows 7 or not, SecurAble is a simple freeware application you can use to find out. More »
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Win 7’s XP Mode Needs Virtualisation-Friendly Processor, Licensed XP
12:30AM Kevin Purdy | A Microsoft director has pinned down the details for the “XP Mode” to be included with higher-level Windows 7 editions. Those running Windows 7 Professional, Enterprise, or Ultimate, with at least 2GB of RAM and an Intel or AMD processor that supports hardware-level virtualisation (often labelled as AMD-V, or VT on Intel chips), and already owning a licensed copy of Windows XP Service Pack 3 will have access to the “XP Mode” download for free. And while the virtual XP machine will run seamlessly and in the background, it will require its own antivirus and protection software. [CNET via Gizmodo]
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