Archive

Posts Tagged ‘Virtual-Machine’

25 Free Useful Apps for Software Developers

December 31st, 2008 No comments

Are you Software Developer? if yes, you might find this post useful. You could find free apps which I believe they are used most by other developers out there.

This post will take you to list of software under the following categories

  • Integration Development Environment (IDE)
  • Text Editor and Comparison
  • Databases Engine, Client and Server
  • File Archive and Transfer
  • Virtual Machine
  • Graphics and GUIs

Read more…

Categories: Software

Virtualise your OS with VirtualBox

August 18th, 2008 No comments

VirtualBoxIs one OS not enough for you? Do you need a second PC to run different Operating System? Well, not anymore! you can now run more than one OS on a single computer.

What I am about to show you is one of the most powerful tool that is well fits your purpose and it’s free of charge.

VirtualBox

It is a family of powerful x86 virtualisation products for enterprise as well as home use. Not only is VirtualBox an extremely feature rich, high performance product for enterprise customers, it is also the only professional solution that is freely available as Open Source Software under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL).

It targeted at server, desktop and embedded use, it is now the only professional-quality virtualisation solution that is also Open Source Software.

It runs on Windows, Linux, Macintosh and OpenSolari.

The core features including

  • Modularity
  • Virtual machine descriptions in XML
  • Guest Additions for Windows and Linux
  • Shared folders
  • Virtual USB Controllers
  • Remote Desktop Protocol
  • USB over RDP

see this page for detailed explainations

Have a look at some screenshots to see how you feel before you download it.

In the upcoming article, I will show you how to create a new virtual machine using this VirtualBox. So stay tuned :)

Categories: Software