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VMware Player (exe)

VMware Player enables PC users to easily run any virtual machine on a Windows or Linux PC. VMware Player runs virtual machines created by VMware Workstation, GSX Server, or ESX Server, and also supports Microsoft virtual machines and Symantec LiveState Recovery disk formats. Version 2 may include unspecified updates, enhancements,...

Tags: VMware Inc., Virtual Machine, VMware Player, Desktop Virtualization

Software downloads 2007-07-13

Solving the network storage dilemma

Solving the network storage dilemmaStream from a NAS box?Hi George,How can you stream from a NAS box? In order to stream, you need a streaming codec on the server, and I doubt these NAS boxes support that at least officially.TomNAS Device Low Speed?Over the last 6 months, I have had...

Tags: Network-attached storage (NAS), network storage, network, VMware Player, NAS, server, VMware Inc., NAS Box, storage

Discussion threads 2007-05-09

Zero-day exploit for IE6 flaw released!

Zero-day exploit for IE6 flaw released!Other options - interestingI was just thinking about the Linux momentum and also the problems with all the New Windows, where you always lose something, and quite often a lot eg hardware items.Then I thought about the young folks starting out with computers. They aren't...

Tags: Web browsers, Patches, Blogging, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, VMware Inc., VMware Player, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Corp., Linux, zero-day bug

Discussion threads 2006-03-23

VMWare Player triggers Windows Activation process

VMWare Player triggers Windows Activation processYou can do the same thing withLinux and multiple accounts. No need for VMWare. CTRL+F1 start a new session and login as tom CTRL+F2 start a new session and login as ed Each login account can be setup to specific...

Tags: Operating systems, INTERNET, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., VMware Player, VMware Inc., Linux, operating system

Discussion threads 2006-02-27

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

Additional Resources

News to know: Layoffs at AT&T, Adobe, Real; AMD warns; $99 iPhone

Larry Dignan: AT&T cuts 12,000 jobs, will cut capital spending Jason D. O'Grady: Adobe lays off 600; skips Macworld Expo Sam Diaz: Next up for layoffs: Real Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: AMD warns of 25% drop in Q4 sales Larry Dignan: AMD:...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Adobe Systems Inc., Layoff, Larry Dignan, AT&T Corp., Health Care, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-12-05

Coming on Patch Tuesday: 8 bulletins, 6 critical

The final Microsoft Patch Tuesday for 2008 will be a big one: 8 bulletins covering serious code execution flaws in a wide range of ubiquitous software. According to the company's advance notice mechanism,  six of the eight bulletins will be rated "critical," Microsoft's highest severity rating. The...

Tags: Flaw, Microsoft Corp., Bulletin, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-12-05

Harden Facebook? Sure, but where to start?

* Ryan Naraine is traveling. Guest editorial by Paul F. Roberts You may have heard the news that everybody's favorite social network, Facebook, won a big legal settlement on Monday against spammers who were using the 100 million strong network to distribute what the...

Tags: Facebook, Application, Network, Attack, Social Networking, Networking, Security, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-12-05

Market player machinations may warp, but not 'kill', SOA

Dave Linthicum recently offered a somewhat dour assessment of the SOA market, determining that there at least five things killing SOA as we know it these days: Venture capitalists by micromanaging SOA vendors; Sarbanes-Oxley by scaring away SOA vendors; Big consulting firms (by mismanaging SOA...

Tags: SOA, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Joe McKendrick

Blog posts 2008-12-04

Owen Bird Law Corporation a Virtual Iron Customer

I recently had the opportunity to speak with Stephen Bakerman, Director of Information Technology, Owen Bird Law Corporation, a Virtual Iron customer. He spent a few moments sharing his experiences with their software. Stephen's comments follow. Please tell me who you are and what your organization...

Tags: Environment, Virtual Iron, Stephen, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2008-12-04

Holiday Gift Guide 2008: High-end home theater setups

Economy be damned, you want to upgrade your home theater—and do it right—for the holidays (and/or in anticipation of the Super Bowl). If you have the means to spend more than two grand on a set and the hundreds and hundreds more to round out your setup with primo components,...

Tags: Plasma, Home Theater, Home Entertainment, Consumer Electronics, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2008-12-03

Review: New REDFLY C8N Smartphone Terminal serves as a media player too

Review: New REDFLY C8N Smartphone Terminal serves as a media player tooRedfly speedHi, I am a user of Redfly Celio and i have a question. I was wondering what is more important on a windows mobile device that pair up with a Redfly unit. I tried asking Celio but they...

Tags: Media players, DOES IT, media player, REDFLY C8N Smartphone Terminal

Discussion threads 2008-12-03

Slicing up Sun

Being employed by a large technology company and being a freelance technology writer has its pitfalls -- one of which is from a disclosure perspective, I'm not allowed to talk about strategy and forward-looking statements regarding the company I work for. The risk...

Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., Storage, Open Source, Processors, Servers, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-12-03

Apple removes anti-virus recommendation

On November 21 the blogosphere was abuzz when Apple updated a technical note on its Support Web site that says Apple encourages the widespread use of multiple antivirus utilities so that virus programmers have more than one application to circumvent, thus making the whole virus writing process more difficult....

Tags: Software, Antivirus, Apple Inc., Virus, Viruses And Worms, Cyberthreats, Security, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-12-03

Dimdim offers synchronized co-browsing in web conferencing upgrade

Dimdim has released an upgrade of its open source web conferencing software that features synchronized co-browsing, enhanced performance and greater scalability. The Boston-based company said the 4.5 version of its namesake software allows users to plug-in URLs and share web-based data and videos with other browser users...

Tags: Software, Web, Web Browser, Dimdim, Web Conferencing, Channel Management, Tools & Techniques, Web Browsers, Open Source, Internet, Marketing, Management, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2008-12-03

Craving for that next cell phone hit

Zack Whittaker has taken a few days off to "get his head together", and scheduled this post to be released in his absence. I'd like to tell you about a conversation I had with my friend recently; this was seconds after she had lost her purse...

Tags: Phone, Cell Phone, Zack Whittaker, Telecom & Utilities

Blog posts 2008-12-03

Novell updates PlateSpin and rebrands Orchestrator

Richard Whitehead, one of the interesting people from Novell I speak with on an irregular basis, contacted me to tell me about an update to the PlateSpin portfolio and how Novell the PlateSpin product family and the former ZenWorks Orchestrator have been rebranded. Novell's products in the area of virtualization...

Tags: PlateSpin Inc., Novell Inc., Data Centers, Virtualization, Storage, Servers, Hardware, Data Management, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2008-12-03

Richard Solo 1200 - Backup Battery with Flashlight

If you own an Apple iPhone 3G and use it relentlessly throughout the day, you've probably noticed its battery life often does not last as long as you would like. This is acceptable with something like a music player, but for a cell phone, it's a little more important for...

Tags: Engineering, backup, battery, Apple iPhone, Richard

Product reviews 2008-12-02

2008 Lexus RX 400h

Photo gallery:2008 Lexus RX 400hAlthough the Toyota Prius popularized hybrids, the Lexus RX 400h was the first luxury hybrid on the market. Packaged as an SUV, it brings qualities you wouldn't expect from this type of car, such as good mileage, a finely appointed cabin, and a comfortable ride. It...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Lexus RX, Lexus

Product reviews 2008-12-02

Acoustic Research HDP100 HDMI Powerlink System

If you've paid to have your HDTV installed in any kind of permanent way, you know that the cost of installation can often overtake the cost of the television itself. Part of that installation cost involves wiring: running cables from your gear up to the TV, generally through walls. In...

Tags: TVs, Network technology, TV & Home Theater, Acoustic Research HDP100, HDMI, HDMI-cable, cable, transmitter, back-panel

Product reviews 2008-12-02