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Hardware 2.0 - Best software applications/tools/utilities: A few weeks ago my blogging colleague Ed Bott posted his top 10 list of favorite Windows applications. This was an excellent list and it contained several applications that are firm favorites of mine, specifically SnagIt, Keyfinder and Process Explorer. These applications make my daily work a lot easier. Ed...; Tags: Application, CD, Disc, ISO, Best Software, Hardware, VMware Workstation, 7-zip, Tool, DVD, Virtual CD, Fraps, CDBurnerXP, UltraEdit, Foxit Reader, Productivity, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-04-07
How do I... Create virtual machines for testing in vmware workstation 6?: As an information technology professional, especially one working as a consultant, you must stay current on a wide range of different technologies, including the multitude of operating systems on the market. Just to keep up with Microsoft, I need to run Windows 95, 98, NT4, 2000, XP, Vista, Server (2000,...; Tags: Operating System, VMware Inc., VMware Workstation, Virtual Machine, Steven Warren, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows 95, Software; Download resources 2008-03-26
vmware workstation (jsp): VMware Workstation is powerful virtualization software for software developers/testers and enterprise IT professionals that runs multiple operating systems simultaneously on a single PC. Users can run Windows, Linux, NetWare, or Solaris x86 in fully networked, portable virtual machines - no rebooting or hard drive partitioning required. VMware Workstation delivers excellent...; Tags: JSP, VMware Inc., VMware Workstation, Workstations, Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Operating Systems, Hardware, Storage, Software; Software downloads 2007-09-18
The Desktop Virtualization Diaries (prologue): The Good, the Bad, and the horribly Ugly: The Desktop Virtualization Diaries prologue: The Good, the Bad, and the horribly UglyWorkstation 6 can show battery statusGo to VM > Settings > Options > Power and select Report battery information to guest. Then, in the VM, make sure your OS is set to display the battery status.You need to...; Tags: Operating systems, VPNs, Engineering, Workstations, VMware Workstation, innotek VirtualBox, O/S, VPN, operating system, Unix, battery, workstation, desktop; Discussion threads 2007-06-28
Windows Activation trips up virtual machine clones, even on same system: This blog entry is simply to clear things up regarding virtual machine software like VMware, the way it can make clones of existing virtual machines, and what if any impact such cloning has when it involves software that requires some form of online activation like Microsoft's operating system and Office...; Tags: Vista, Software Infrastructure, Legal, IT Management, Hardware Infrastructure, General; Blog posts 2007-06-07

So far, so good with vmware workstation 6: So far, so good with VMware Workstation 6AwesomeDave,THanks for the enthusiasm. Very fun to read!ScottPerformance?I have experimented with this over the last year or so, but so far performance has been an big issue on old hardware. Do you have any info on what the performance penalty is...; Tags: Engineering, Corporate communications, Operating systems, VMware Workstation, codec, VMware Inc., battery, Microsoft Windows, Linux, video; Discussion threads 2007-05-29
So far, so good with vmware workstation 6: After publishing the video this morning to recruit this week's ZDNet Deputy Testers of the Week, I've been working most of the day on setting up some new virtual machines using VMware's recently released VMware Workstation 6.0. I've used VMware Workstation 5.5, but the big deal with VMware Workstation...; Tags: General, Hardware Infrastructure, IT Management, Legal, Mobile, Personal Technology, Software Infrastructure, Vista; Blog posts 2007-05-29
vmware workstation 6 (vmware workstation 6): VMware Workstation 6 (VMware Workstation 6)Works great, but the price...I'm writing this using Firefox on Win2k with VMWare Fusion Beta 3 on Mac OS 10.4. Installation is a breeze and it's nice to be able to run Windows efficiently without using Bootcamp (though the only reason I run Windows...; Tags: Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Operating systems, VMware Inc., VMware Workstation 6, Apple Macintosh, VMware Workstation, Apple Inc.; Discussion threads 2007-05-11
News to know: Vista on 512MB; vmware workstation 6 gallery; Joost funding: Notable headlines: Ed Bott: Vista Home Basic on 512MB? Hey, it works!Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Introducing VMware Workstation 6. Gallery right.GPL likely to regain Apache compatibility.Mary Jo Foley: Could Microsoft take a community lesson from Sun? Microsoft keeps the Open XML fires burning.George Ou: Retailers havent learned from TJX - still running...; Tags: News to know, General; Blog posts 2007-05-10
Introducing vmware workstation 6: Yesterday I upgraded to the latest version of VMware Workstation - Workstation 6. After having had the opportunity to use it now I think that this new version is a worthy upgrade.Check out the VMware Workstation installation and new features gallery here. I have a philosophy when it comes...; Tags: Virtual Machines, Thoughts, Software; Blog posts 2007-05-10
Gallery: vmware workstation 6: The latest version of VMware Workstation is a worthy upgrade: It's familiar enough to use without diving into the manual, yet delivers a crop of new, useful features.; Tags: Workstations, VMware Workstation, VMware Inc., crop, workstation; Image galleries 2007-05-10
vmware workstation 6 is released: Im use VMware Workstation a lot. In fact, after Windows, Office, web browsers and my trusty BlogJet blog authoring software, VMware Workstation is an application that I have running regularly. I often test and trash operating systems though VMware Workstation. Its a great product which saves me...; Tags: Virtual Machines; Blog posts 2007-05-09
Screen Gallery/Review: Microsoft's Virtual PC 2007 in action: Screen Gallery/Review: Microsoft's Virtual PC 2007 in actionVMware Server is freeYou can get a copy of VMware server for free. This will allow you to create a VM that will work in VMware Player just fine. So the $200 cost you mentioned is not correct.VMware workstation is NOT...; Tags: Servers, Microsoft Corp., VMware Workstation, VMware Inc., Microsoft Virtual PC, server, VMware Server, virtual machine, VPC 2007; Discussion threads 2007-03-07
Virtualizing Vista: One of the best ways to test a new or old operating system is to install it in a virtual environment. Instead of messing with physical hardware, you create virtual disks, run processes on a virtual CPU, test what happens when you add some virtual memory, and save the whole...; Tags: VMware Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista; Blog posts 2006-09-11
Create and manage multiple virtual computers with vmware workstation 5: WMWare Workstation is today's leading virtual machine software, allowing a user to run multiple operating systems simultaneously on a single PC with each functioning as a separate OS on a separate physical machine. The VMware Workstation 5 Handbook teaches the nuts and bolts of WMWare Workstation via step-by-step tutorials...; Tags: VMware Inc., VMware Workstation, Virtual Machine, Computer, WMWare Workstation, VMware Workstation 5 Handbook; Book chapters 2006-07-25
VMware gets what it deserves: Accolades: According to InfoWorld's 2006 Technology of the Year Awards VMware has "swept" the system virtualization category (one award for desktops, the other for servers). OK, so it's not like the category is a hotly contested one across very many vendors. There's the open source Xen project (mostly uses...; Tags: VMware Inc., Microsoft Internet Explorer, software, virtual machine; Blog posts 2006-01-23
New vmware workstation beta to support 64-bit guests: New VMware Workstation beta to support 64-bit guestsHow long to OSX??; Tags: Workstations, Network technology, VMware Workstation, VMware Inc., 64-bit, workstation; Discussion threads 2005-09-10
New vmware workstation beta to support 64-bit guests: In my quest for the perfect notebook that could double as both my production system to get my job done as well as a test system for a year's worth or more of testing Microsoft Windows "Vista64" (see our new blog: Microsoft vistulations), I've been playing around with...; Tags: VMware Inc., VMware Workstation, 64-bit, virtual machine; Blog posts 2005-09-09
Chicago Systems Group Uses vmware workstation to Plan Customer Server Deployments, Upgrades and Rollouts: CSG builds complex business applications and integrates them with large databases, legacy applications and external systems. In order to design and rigorously test its solutions before deploying them at client sites, CSG needed additional hardware. Horton had used VMware Workstation at a previous company, so he knew it would be...; Tags: Server, VMware Inc., VMware Workstation, EMC Corp., CSG, Workstations, Storage, Hardware; Case studies 2005-07-26
vmware workstation: Using Clones to Streamline Development: Many software companies report that the overhead involved in IT setup and teardown of lab machines consumes 25 to 30 percent of the development budget, a staggering cost. This paper shows one way to address this challenge through virtualization, by using Workstation 5, with its linked clones and multiple snapshots...; Tags: Clone, Streamline, VMware Inc., VMware Workstation, EMC Corp., Workstations, Storage, Hardware; White papers 2005-06-09