Microsoft Exchange is often a server hog. Server hogs are increasingly being butchered for the juicy virtualised bacon within. So why aren’t more Exchange deployments jumping on the virtualisation gravy train? More »
If you’ve had a tough time choosing between Parallels and VMware Fusion for running Windows on your Mac, all-things-Apple site MacTech pitted the two virtualisation tools against one another in a giant faceoff. More »
Windows 7′s XP Mode feature seamlessly runs your older applications in a virtualised Windows XP behind the scenes, but if you’re using the Home edition, you’re out of luck. Here’s how to create your own XP Mode for any version. More »
Whether you want to run XP mode on your Windows 7 machine and you can’t for lack of a chip that supports virtualisation or you just don’t want to use Microsoft’s virtualisation software, you can run XP mode sans virtualisation. More »
If you’re aching to try out Chrome OS after taking a glimpse earlier today, friendly power user Mark Renouf has compiled a VMware image of Chrome OS for testing out in your virtual machine environment. More »
If you’ve been disappointed by the lack of Aero-based visual effects when you install Windows Vista or Windows 7 in a Virtual Machine installation, this handy guide will help you crank up the eye candy in your Windows virtualisation. More »
Mac only: Windows virtualsation software for Mac VMware Fusion’s version 2.0 has graduated from beta and is now officially available. In our test drive of Fusion 2.0 beta 1 and beta 2 we were impressed with 2.0′s better multi-monitor support and integration of the Windows VM with OS X in Unity. The final highlight reel of Fusion 2.0 features include:
Mac OS X only: VMware’s brand new beta 1 of Fusion 2.0, virtualisation software for Mac OS X, promises to make you feel like you’re running Windows or Linux natively from your Mac desktop. From multiple monitor support, 3-D graphics support for games, smoother USB device detection, folder sharing, and printing, Fusion 2.0 is a tempting piece of software already, even in only as a first beta. Problem is, if you already use Fusion, the beta will replace your existing installation. To spare you possible bugginess on your desktop, have a look at some screenshots of Fusion 2.0 in action on my Mac.
