Tuesday Feb 09, 2010

February 9th, 2010

How to sell Linux to IT consulting clients
TechRepublic (blog)
With the help of VirtualBox, your clients can run (with only the cost of the Windows license) that one application within a virtual instance of Windows on ...
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How does Virtualbox help me in hacking with Netbeans, Glassfish ...
By devdude 
We started from the scratch with VirtualBox and created a new virtual machine running Ubuntu Server 9.10. The last step was to shutdown the virtual machine. Now it is time to clean up, update our server, finetune the configuration and ...
The JavaDude Weblog - http://javadude.wordpress.com/
VirtualBox – Free virtualization software for Mac OS X | Linoox.org
By admin 
Watch in High Quality here: www.youtube.com An overview of Sun Microsystems' free and open-source virtualization software for.
Linoox.org - http://linoox.org/
Free Distro Linux: MINIX 3.1.6 - Free Download - Free Download ...
By Who i'm i? 
Known issues: VirtualBox 3.1 cannot boot MINIX, please use VirtualBox 3.0 for now; QEMU/KVM 0.12 cannot boot MINIX, please use QEMU/KVM 0.11 for now; VirtualBox - MINIX 3.1.6 cannot be installed w/o hardware acceleration support (VT-x, ...
Free Distro Linux - http://freedistrolinux.blogspot.com/

 

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February 8th, 2010

Windows on the Mac
Computerworld
Overall, Parallels Desktop 5 for Mac is the top virtualizer for Mac OS X. VMware Fusion 3 is a close second, with Sun's VirtualBox 3.1 running a distant ...
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CrossOver: Windows apps without Windows
InfoWorld
By John Rizzo VirtualBox may be free, but you still have to own a copy of Windows. If you're not willing to shell out a few hundred dollars to Microsoft but ...
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OU announces Linux course
The H
According to the OU, students will download and use Ubuntu, Damn Small Linux and Virtualbox as part of the coursework. A web browser that can play Flash and ...
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Oracle Buys VirtualBox; Battle for Virtualization Market Heats Up ...
By admin 
In doing so it adds a number of open source darlings to its portfolio, MySQL, Java and VirtualBox to mention just a few.Now that Oracle has acquired VirtualBox, what does this mean for the virtualization market? ...
Web Technology Blog, Development... - http://www.newellandbudge.com/
Using Hudson in VirtualBox for multi OS testing- My blog
By Jérôme 
Using Hudson in VirtualBox for multi OS testing. Posted by Jérôme in Tech on 02 8th, 2010 | no responses. For a small project I currently work on I wanted to run my unit test suites on different operating systems. ...
My blog - http://www.jrenard.info/blog/
XP on Ubuntu – adobe Premiere on linux | Linoox.org
By admin 
please more I would like seeing more on running adobe premiere and or after effects using virtualbox. . ! then I would move in a second from this sh. . t of windows to LINUX !!! Thanks for a video like this !...
Linoox.org - http://linoox.org/

 

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Sunday Feb 07, 2010

February 7th, 2010

blog.gatoatigrado: Writethrough disks on VirtualBox
By gatoatigrado
To add a new hard drive that doesn't snapshot, "release" it in the media manager (ctrl+d from the mainVirtualBox GUI), and then run the following command line: VBoxManage openmedium disk --type writethrough ...
blog.gatoatigrado - http://blog.gatoatigrado.com/

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February 6th, 2010

How does Virtualbox help me in hacking with Netbeans, Glassfish ...
By devdude
Our approach: We create a virtual server (with VirtualBox) that everyone is running on his/her desktop and also one instance on a central server. One team-member is responsible to create so-called raw virtual images of the server and ...
The JavaDude Weblog - http://javadude.wordpress.com/
Add a CD/DVD Image to a VirtualBox Machine | Gil's Method
By Gil
I'm away from my Windows 7 desktop this weekend and I promised myself I would write several Windows 7 how-to's, unfortunately I've been dreading the upgrade.
Gil's Method - http://www.gilsmethod.com/

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Friday Feb 05, 2010

February 5th, 2010

Take Control of Running Windows on a Mac, Fourth Edition--New Ebook from TidBITS
Media Newswire (press release)
Should I run VMware Fusion, Parallels Desktop, or VirtualBox? For a review copy or more information please email takecontrolpr@oreilly.com.
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Oracle Buys VirtualBox; Battle for Virtualization Market Heats Up ...
By Tim Hastings 
On Jan. 27 Oracle announced it had finalized its acquisition of Sun. In doing so it adds a number of open source darlings to its portfolio, MySQL, Java ...
ReadWriteWeb - http://www.readwriteweb.com/
Welcome VirtualBox | The AppsLab
By Jake 
Have you noticed the subtle change to the VirtualBox logo? Probably not, but thanks to ReadWriteWeb for pointing out the change. VirtualBox is one of several.
The AppsLab - http://theappslab.com/
Packagekit annoyances, Virtualbox, and software in development ...
By charm 
My solution is a pretty easy one, Virtualbox. So I fired up Packagekit. For those of you unfamiliar with the term Packagekit, it's simply the Add/Remove software program at the bottom of the Applications list in Ubuntu 8.04 - 9.04 (9.10 ...
Charles' Tech Talk - http://charlesmccolm.com/
Sameh Attia: VBoxHeadless - Running Virtual Machines With ...
By Sameh Attia 
Fortunately, VirtualBox comes with a tool called VBoxHeadless that allows you to connect to the virtual machines over a remote desktop connection, so there's no need for the VirtualBox GUI. I do not issue any guarantee that this will ...
Sameh Attia - http://sattia.blogspot.com/

 

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Thursday Feb 04, 2010

February 4th, 2010

InfoWorld Reviews Sun VirtualBox 3.1
Sun's VirtualBox 3.1 has definitely made a big hit with InfoWorld's reviewer Randall C. Kennedy, who writes, This is one freebie that breaks the mold and delivers more, not less, than...
System News for Sun Users - http://systemnews.com/?q=http://www.evilaliv3.org/

Couldn't Install Elastix (CentOS) on VirtualBox « My Dinky Note
By arie 
Couldn't Install Elastix (CentOS) on VirtualBox. leave a comment ». In order to install Elastix (CentOS) on your VirtualBox, select your virtual machine and go to Settings > System. Then, in the Motherboard tab, check the Enable IO APIC ...
My Dinky Note - http://aanugraha.wordpress.com/
Can't open perl script “/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.32-1-common ...
By linuxindetails 
Module build for the currently running kernel was skipped since the kernel source for this kernel does not seem to be installed. Stopping VirtualBox kernel modules. Starting VirtualBox kernel modules. fool@localhost:~#lsmod |grep vbox ...
Linuxindetails's Blog - http://linuxindetails.wordpress.com/
Alan Cramer .::. Secret Diary of a Fall Guy: iTunes 9.0.3 keeps ...
By Alan Cramer 
It appears with Apple's latest update of iTunes, that they have also broken something when running Windows XP as a Guest OS in Virtualbox. That actually sucks big time. I don't know why I need to run iTunes to update my iPhone or upload ...
Alan Cramer .::. Secret Diary... - http://alan.cramer.id.au/
Fresh Installing Ubuntu 64 bit Linux Part 1 | LinuxFileSystem.com
By admin 
If you want to demonstrate them, download Virtualbox 3.1.2 (it's free), and install your Ubuntu ISO through it with 3D acceleration enabled and the video memory slider to at least 64MB. Install guest additions. ...
LinuxFileSystem.com - http://linuxfilesystem.com/

Posted on: Feb 04, 2010

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February 3rd, 2010

Makara's do-it-yourself platform cloud
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... Terramark vCloud public clouds and can be used to create an platform cloud internally on VMware ESX Server, Oracle VirtualBox (formerly Sun), ...
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Palm webOS in Virtualbox on Ubuntu 9.04 64bit « 7touch Group Blog
By admin 
Using the Palm Pre's webos in Virtualbox on Ubuntu 9.04 64bit. Want to install it? Go towww.itcamefromtheinternet.com for instructions. Bookmark and Share. pixelstats trackingpixel. Related Posts. Screen Shots of Manup456's Very Nice ...
7touch Group Blog - http://blog.7touchgroup.com/
How to enable Access to Virtual Windows 7 from Local Network ...
By admin 
Last time I was installed a virtual Windows 7 inside a Windows 7 host using VirtualBox. I was using the most recent VirtualBox edition. Its VirtualBox.
Place to share anything - http://gamblis.com/
Kaleidoscope » Blog Archive » VHD Boot Awesomeness
By Praveen Srivatsa 
But instead of loading these in a virtual environment like VirtualBox or even Hyper-V, we can actually boot directly into these VHD Files. I got started off with Scott Hanselman's excellent blog about how to go about setting up a ...
Kaleidoscope - http://blogs.asthra.net/praveens/

Posted on: Feb 04, 2010

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February 2nd, 2010

How do I connect to a remote Windows 7 desktop from a Linux machine?
TechRepublic (blog)
The Windows 7 desktop is served up by the Ubuntu Server via VirtualBox 3.0. Now that you can see a visual representation, the connection should be easy to ...
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Andreessen-Backed Cloud Launcher Makara Debuts
Data Center Knowledge
... JBoss and Tomcat applications, and can run on Amazon EC2, Rackspace Cloud, Terremark vCloud Express, VMware ESX, VMware Workstation, VirtualBox and Xen. ...
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Addendums » Blog Archive » VirtualBox on the command line ...
By addie 
Some notes: VDI is a standard virtualbox format and what virtual hard disks default to in the GUI. Size is specified in MB, so what I am creating here is a 100 GB hard disk. The “Standard” variant means that the actual space used on ...
Addendums - http://www.trimentation.com/wp/
Fix Virtualbox Host-Only Ethernet Adapter error in Device Manager ...
By Johnson Yip 
Learn how to use device manager to install the driver for Virtualbox Host-Only Ethernet Adapter error in Device Manager for Windows.
Johnson Yip Computer Software... - http://johnsonyip.com/wordpress/

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Monday Feb 01, 2010

February 1st, 2010

How to Force Remove VMware Tools and Manual Clean Up
DABCC.com
VirtualBox can use a virtual disk in the VMware .vmdk format so it was just a matter of file transfers between computers. VirtualBox has it's own Guest ...
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Cloud busting
TechRepublic (blog)
This all sounds fine and good…that is until I remember that, with a simple VirtualBox installation, I can serve up entire operating systems to an end user. ...
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Your Kids and Your PCs: Tips for Peaceful Coexistence
CIO
You can also check out Sun Microsystems (now part of Oracle) VirtualBox (an open source app that works across multiple OS platforms) and Microsoft's Virtual ...
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Virtual Machines, Part Two: Snapshots, guest additions, and shared ...
By Locutus 
Now that you've gotten either Windows or Ubuntu - or both - installed in VirtualBox it's time to go further. This article - the second in the series on virtual.
dotTech - http://dottech.org/
1337 g@m3r, n00b h@x0r » Blog Archive » Man-in-the-Middle ...
By Snubs 
They've got pre-packaged VirtualBox VDI's ready for your enjoyment. Javascript Keylogger via Man-in-the-Middle Attack. When it comes to man-in-the-middle attacks just about anything is possible. In this segment Darren explores ...
1337 g@m3r, n00b h@x0r - http://www.snubsie.com/
To VM or not VM? - ZDNet.co.uk
By mailroomuk@zdnet.com (X) 
I have been experimenting with Sun's VirtualBox version 3.1.2 virtual machine package on Ubuntu 9.1 as host OS. I've also tried the "same" version...
's Blog - - Latest blog feeds... - http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,2000569007b,00.htm


 

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January 31st, 2010

Technofile: Run Windows programs on Macs
The Post-Standard - Syracuse.com (blog)
An option if you don't want to buy virtualization software is a free Windows virtualization program for the Mac created by Sun Microsystems, VirtualBox ...
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Software Latest Releases » Blog Archive » VirtualBox 3.1.2
By admin 
VirtualBox is a powerful x86 and AMD64/Intel64 virtualization product 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 ...
Software Latest Releases - http://www.software-latest.com/
Alien Pastures » Compiling a new kernel module for VirtualBox
By alienbob 
When installing VirtualBox, I had already noticed that the installer is Slackware friendly; it installed a nice “/etc/rc.d/rc.vboxdrv” boot script and updated the “rc.local” script so that it runs “rc.vboxdrv” on boot. Well done! ...
Alien Pastures - http://alien.slackbook.org/blog/
Linux Sabily: Fedora 12 - Installation In Virtualbox From Live Cd ...
By meorbu 
Last time I already show how to install Fedora 12 inside Virtualbox by using VDI file that I download from Virtualbox image homepage. Now I want to share how to install Fedora 12 inside Virtualbox by using Fedora 12 Live CD Image that ...
Linux Sabily - http://linuxsabily.blogspot.com/
3D Acceleration in VirtualBox Guests | fsdaily.com - Free Software ...
By keyboardninja 
Last spring, the world changed forever when VirtualBox implemented support for 3D acceleration in Windows and Linux guests. I have a tendency to be behind the curve on world-changing events, so I didn't found time to play with this new ...
fsdaily.com - Free Software News... - http://www.fsdaily.com/EndUser

 

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January 30th, 2010

Virtualization: Behind the Scenes
PC World
(That happened three times for VirtualBox, twice for Parallels, and once for Fusion). If you're scoring at home, that's a total of at least 1620 separate ...
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Addendums » Blog Archive » VirtualBox on the command line ...
By addie 
This is the first of many entries I'm hoping to write on using VirtualBox OSE on the command line (i.e. with the server edition of your favorite unix-based OS; in my case Ubuntu) after having about a year's worth of experience using the ...
Addendums - http://www.trimentation.com/wp/
How To make Virtual COmputer - More Game,Software and Gadget Review
By MoreGames,Software and Gadged Review 
VirtualBox runs on Windows, Linux, Macintosh and OpenSolaris hosts and supports a large number of guest operating system,including but not limited to Windows (NT 4.0, 2000, XP, Server 2003, Vista, Windows 7), DOS/Windows 3.x, ...
More Game,Software and Gadget Review - http://egadged.blogspot.com/

 

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Friday Jan 29, 2010

January 29th, 2010

Oracle explains Sun to Aussies in April
ZDNet Australia
... virtualisation strategy", and expects to continue Sun's desktop virtualisation products, namely VDI, Secure Global Desktop, Sun Ray and Virtualbox. ...
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Oracle Will Combine Virtualization Tech With Sun, Compete With VMware
ChannelWeb
For instance, customers will be able to use Sun's VirtualBox technology to create virtual desktops that can be deployed into Oracle VM pools, Screven said. ...
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Oracle VM 3.0 and VirtualBox roadmaps partially disclosed ...
By alessandro.perilli@virtualization.info... 
While the company highlighted its commitment to continue investing and offering the Sun virtualization technologies (Solaris Containers, Logical Domains, Dynamic Domains, VDI, VirtualBox), it didn't offer much details about how its own ...
virtualization.info - http://www.virtualization.info/home.html
workaround for slow shared folders in Virtualbox 3.x « dan's linux ...
By dan 
Let's get right to business : Virtualbox has a feature that allows you to access the host OS's file system from the guest OS (shared folders), which is super useful, but not exactly perfectly implemented. In particular, there are known, ...
dan's linux blog - http://www.dark.ca/
IT-Tactics: The dawn after sunset
By Martin Wildam 
I switched over to VirtualBox first when I already planned my move to Linux and VirtualBox OSE (Open Source Edition) was there in the repository by default. So I built new test machines onVirtualBox rather than on VMWare on my Windows ...
IT-Tactics - http://it-tactics.blogspot.com/

 

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Thursday Jan 28, 2010

January 28th, 2010

Running SystemRescue CD and Utilities Inside VirtualBox « What is ...
By junger95
Regardless, VirtualBox is pretty impressive, as it was not only able to boot the SystemRescue CD, but also I was able to use chntpw to edit the password, upgrade user privileges, and edit the registry of a Windows XP Virtual Machine. ...
What is Going On? - http://whatisgon.wordpress.com/
System News for Sun Users - The Blog » Blog Archive » InfoWorld ...
By editor
Sun's VirtualBox 3.1 has definitely made a big hit with InfoWorld's reviewer Randall C. Kennedy, who writes, “This is one freebie that breaks the mold and delivers more, not less, than you're expecting.” In Kennedy's opinion, VirtualBox ...
System News for Sun Users - The Blog - http://blogs.systemnews.com/
Windows 7 intermittently drops wired internet/lan connection.
By AlanAngle
This doesn't seem to affect the intermittent dropping (i.e. the intermittent drops occur whether theVirtualBox connection is in use or not), and indeed, I have VirtualBox installed on two other machines (one Windows XP and the other ...
Windows 7 Forums - http://windows7forums.com/


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Wednesday Jan 27, 2010

January 27th, 2010

Virtualization: Performance testing
Macworld
So this year, when I decided to compare the latest versions of those apps (Fusion 3.0.1, Parallels Desktop 5 for Mac build 9308, VirtualBox 3.1.2), I did. ...
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Free virtualization program that may meet many users' needs
Macworld
by Rob Griffiths, Macworld.com Since I last reviewed VirtualBox, the application has gone up one version number (from 2.1 to 3.1). ...
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Linux FTW: Using Virtualbox with an Existing Windows Partition ...
By Aaron 
Ok, for starters, you need the CLOSED SOURCE version of VirtualBox. As in — do not install the one from the Ubuntu Software Center. Go directly to Sun's website and download the appropriate version for your OS. ...
Blog.amhill - http://blog.amhill.net/
Virtualization and the technical communicator by Communications ...
By Scott 
Dual booting isn't something I'm fond of, so I installed some Open Source virtualization software calledVirtualBox on my laptop. When I need to use Windows, I just fire up VirtualBox and run the my Windows virtual machine. ...
Communications from DMN - http://www.dmncommunications.com/weblog/
The HyRax Macrocosm » HowTo: Fix Virtualbox not allowing you to ...
By HyRax 
Virtualbox is a great desktop virtualisation tool, but one of its annoying installation niggles is that when you setup and run a virtual machine you can't attach any USB devices to it at all because all your USB options in Virtualbox ...
The HyRax Macrocosm - http://www.serenux.com/
How to: Create and manage snapshots in VirtualBox | music, lyrics ...
By blogme24 
How to: Create and manage snapshots in VirtualBox, Blog with tons of music, lyrics, video, downloads, games.
The Web's Entertainment Blog - http://blogme24.blogspot.com/
Kubuntu Netbook ( Kubuntu 9.10 Alpha 3 Netbook Edition )
By Blogtip Staff 
You should have switched the VirtualBox to fullscreen! 2) You should have edited the vid, it's too long. llamasrage - January 27th, 2010 at 12:59 pm. It's the desktop environment. Plain old Ubuntu uses Gnome, and Kubuntu uses the K ...
Computer Tips @ Blogtip.net - http://computertips.blogtip.net/

 

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January 26th, 2010

Virtualizing Your Desktop: Unavoidable.
ITworld.com
If you don't mind tinkering, VirtualBox is free, and works with most operating systems/environments. We've reviewed all three, and currently VMWare's Fusion ...
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The Industry Standard
Like other virtualization apps (VirtualBox and Parallels), Fusion 3 runs typical Windows office programs (Microsoft Office, Internet Explorer 8, Firefox, ...
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Sun's Oracle Merger – A marriage made in heaven or a deal with the devil?
ZDNet UK (blog)
As for the excellent host based virtualization of VirtualBox, the opensource nature of the product simply doesn't fit in with Oracle's approach of utilizing ...
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Apple Updates Boot Camp for Windows 7
TidBITS
... none of these updates are necessary if you want to run Windows 7 using virtualization software such as VMware Fusion, Parallels Desktop, or VirtualBox. ...
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How to convert a Virtual PC drive, to a VirtualBox drive ...
By kB Monkey 
VirtualBox now supports Virtual PC .vhd drives, so I created a new VirtualBox machine, added the old .vhd file as a slave drive, and did a direct data transfer from old drive to new. It worked a treat and the new VM is an exact copy of ...
keyboard monkey - http://kbmonkey.wordpress.com/
BLOGical Thoughts » Tuesday, 26 January, 2010
By admin 
The virtualbox program provides a set of drivers to emulate hardware for Windows so that operating system can be run. So the virtualbox VM provides drivers that manufacturers no longer provide for older versions of Windows. ...
BLOGical Thoughts - http://www.blogicalthoughts.com/
How to: Install Google Chrome OS (Chromium) on your Mac or PC ...
By dave 
How to get install download google chrome chromium OS operating system for free on mac and pc VMware virtualbox parallels desktop boot camp snow leopard video editing os 10 tiger panther application must have app review how hvdd ...
chromescreensaves.com - http://chromescreensavers.com/


 

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