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Bring back my WABI, to me, to me

Bring back my WABI, to me, to meOops! and, hey talkbacks work again!Subject: Thanks for the mention of Win4LinDate: Thu, 23 Feb 2006 11:33:16 -0600But, I wanted to point out that Win4Lin is absolutely not based on WINE.Win4Lin runs a copy of Windows as a Linux process and applications are...

Tags: Desktops, Microsoft Windows 2000, desktop, NeTraverse Win4Lin, wine, Wabi, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2006-02-23

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Red Hat: Virtualization will be free

Red Hat: Virtualization will be freeI thought it already was. They call it WINE. ntnt = no textDude, ... stop playing WoW before you hurt yourself.Vitualization is a VM virtual machine, in which you can install an OS (Windows, GNU/Linux, BSD, etc). (win4lin, vmware, vitualpc, virgualbox, etc) WINE runs...

Tags: cloud computing, Storage management, Utility computing, Microsoft Windows, OPEN SOURCE, Vitualization, wine, virtualization, Red Hat Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-09-11

What's holding Desktop Virtualization back?

What's holding Desktop Virtualization back?Another hold-up to desktop virtualizationWe often see companies still in the "have to POC" virtual desktops stage because they have heard rumors of slow performance or application incompatibility. At vmSight we offer a tool to measure performance, connectivity, and access control of virtual desktops that...

Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, Virtualization, desktop virtualization, desktop, operating system

Discussion threads 2008-08-12

Snarky Juxtapositions

Snarky JuxtapositionsSnarky is the right word MurphYou are comparing a group of mismanaged Windows PCs with an ideal Sun Ray deployment.In a properly managed Windows environment the application would be deployed automatically from a server and no human interaction would be required.I recently did an upgrade of a piece of...

Tags: Desktops, PC

Discussion threads 2007-01-25

Developer tasks made simpler with virtualization

Developer tasks made simpler with virtualizationNot just Mac OS XI'm looking at switching to Kubuntu, and I've looked at Parallels as a serious option... as well as VMWare, and Win4Lin... and to be quite honest, I like the style of interaction where it's just a double click to open a...

Tags: Storage management, Utility computing, virtualization

Discussion threads 2006-09-25

Red Hat: Microsoft still 'aggressive as hell'

Red Hat: Microsoft still 'aggressive as hell'Partner with GoogleWhat a powerhouse that would be. Google and RedHat. Turn key systems to provide a wide range of web capable applications. Google would get JBOSS as part of the package. I think they could do some seriously cool...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Red Hat Inc., Linux, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2006-06-01

Bring back my WABI, to me, to me

Away back in pre-history, actually in the days when the 33Mhz i80486 stalked the land as king of the PC world, I got an odd little assignment: negotiate for, and then set-up and run, a 30 user Resumix resume search and retrieval system for a former employer's Dallas office. ...

Tags: Microsoft Office, Servers, Wabi, Microsoft Corp., wine

Blog posts 2006-02-23

How to deploy Windows software on Sun Ray

Here's the core bit from the question I got: I'm doing some research for my Unix/Linux Administration class, and I'm wondering about Smart Displays. I'm looking for more information on how to run Windows and Unix programs on them simultaneously and I'm assuming that there...

Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft Windows, Sun Ray, Unix

Blog posts 2006-02-10

VMware gets what it deserves: Accolades

VMware gets what it deserves: AccoladesVMPlayer / Browser-ApplianceWindows users should also know that they have another 'option' at their disposal for if and when venturing onto the internet.VMWare Player's 'Browser-Appliance'.Found at:http://www.vmware.com/vmtn/vm/browserapp.htmlWhat does this do?In puts your internet session into a safe 'sand box' running in a 'virtual machine'...

Tags: Linux, Operating systems, Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Windows EULA, VMware Player, VMware Inc., Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2006-01-23

Desktop Linux versus Windows XP shootout

Desktop Linux versus Windows XP shootoutGreat point ...The way George presented this was like ... hey ... for another $60 I could have a fast machine with Windows, etc. $100 for a slow machine with Linux v $160 for a fast machine with Windows. But as you point...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, desktop, Microsoft Windows XP, desktop Linux, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office

Discussion threads 2005-12-20

A trusted Linux milestone

A trusted Linux milestoneAm I the only person worried about this?Well, I suppose that the Feds could be embarassed to certify the platform at the same time that the Fedora crew spot a problem.Oh that has gotta sting!Again, the Open Source model proves itself adaptable and quite capable of delivering....

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Tools & Techniques, Patches, Operating systems, Linux, desktop, software, patch management, spy

Discussion threads 2005-09-28

Will content companies avoid open source?

Will content companies avoid open source?OpenSource Hacking of iTunes DRMHacking the iTunes DRM software was simply a developer/programmer exercising the fundamental notion of having a "itch to scratch". If you run GNU/LINUX as your primary desktop operating system and use one of the many media players capable of playing...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Digital music, UNIX, Apple Inc., digital-rights management, open source, software, Apple iTunes, Linux, DRM'ed, hacking

Discussion threads 2005-05-26

Novell to ship Xen in next Linux

Novell to ship Xen in next LinuxNifty, butHow does it stack up to VMware? They have been around for quite awhile, price point is about the same, VMware works better(don't have to modify anything). More info would have been nice.What about x86-64 support?I tried installing Xen in Gentoo...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Novell Inc., Linux, 32-bit, Xen, VMware Inc., 64-bit, SuSE

Discussion threads 2005-03-10

Software maker weds Linux PCs, Windows applications

Software maker weds Linux PCs, Windows applicationsIt's a crutch, but it worksSometimes a crutch is okay. Instead of running the apps across the network I'd set up a kiosk. If someone has to walk to a workstation for a Windows app, they'll be more inclined to learn the...

Tags: Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, PC, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Windows App, Linux PC, software, Windows application

Discussion threads 2004-04-22