Virtual Machine Software on the Cheap
Given how keen I am to try out the Windows 8 preview that I touched on in yesterday’s blog entry I had to find suitable and compatible virtual machine (or VM for short) as the platform for my testing. I didn’t want to go through the process of creating a new partition on my computer and installing Windows 8 (particularly with a university assignment in flight).
So a VM was the way forward but which one?
I already had Windows Virtual PC (which doesn’t play nice with Windows 8 as the guest OS) so after a bit of browsing I came across Oracle VM VirtualBox. You can grab a copy here. It’s also compatible with earlier versions of Windows as well as many flavours of Linux, Solaris, BSD, OS/2 (if you are still into it) and Mac OS X Server (presumably only on Apple hardware but I’ll have to look into that).
Tomorrow, I’ll take you through how to setup VirtualBox for the Windows 8 installation as there are a couple of tweaks you should look at implementing prior to kicking off.
Boydo
My name is Boyd and I’m a Service Management Specialist with a knack for operational data gathering, transformation, analysis and reporting.
In 2012, I obtained my Masters of Science in Information Technology through the University of New South Wales @ The Australia Defence Force Academy (UNSW@ADFA).
I was also part of an online community known as the Panasonic Insider Crew in the capacity of “Insider Guru” for Panasonic Australia where I interacted with other tech enthusiasts and find out more about Panasonic's latest gadgets.
I love technology, gadgets, and the Internet and maintain a keen interest in these areas locally, nationally, and globally. I hope by sharing my views on these topics that people will receive an honest point of view from someone with a genuine interest in these topics.
I have also written and edited articles for Neowin - you can check out my articles over @ https://www.neowin.net/news/poster/boyd_chan
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