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Oracle launches VM VirtualBox 4.0

Oracle has said that the latest iteration of its virtualisation software VM VirtualBox will deliver improved overall capacity, ease of use and scalability in comparison... Read more

22 December, 2010
<endeca_term>VirtualBox</endeca_term> 4.1.16

VirtualBox 4.1.16

innotek VirtualBox is a family of powerful x86 virtualization products for enterprise as well... Read more

22 May, 2012
<endeca_term>VirtualBox</endeca_term> 4.1.16

VirtualBox 4.1.16

VirtualBox is a family of x86 virtualization products for enterprise as well as... Read more

22 May, 2012
<endeca_term>VirtualBox</endeca_term> Menulet 1.5

VirtualBox Menulet 1.5

VirtualBox Menulet lets you open VirtualBox machines from the menubar without the need... Read more

20 August, 2010
Some Ideas on Virtualized System Security, and Monitors

Some Ideas on Virtualized System Security, and Monitors

Virtualized systems such as Xen, VirtualBox, VMWare or QEmu have been proposed to increase the level of security... Read more

18 June, 2010

GNU/Linux on the Desktop: Triumphs and Tragedies

...XP mainly for a game that refused to work in Wine and VirtualBox, and would crash on startup in both scenarios. I put in a... Read more

8 May, 2012

Replacing Proprietary Windows Software with GNU/Linux

...the operating system over to GNU/Linux, and either use Wine or VirtualBox if you need to continue using Windows applications. If you are just... Read more

5 January, 2012

Three years on the GNU/Linux road

...that time. I originally set up a Windows XP virtual machine in VirtualBox for those times where applications MUST run in a Windows environment, where... Read more

24 October, 2011

Cern taps home PCs for virtual atom smashing

...Open source Volunteers download an x86 Sun Microsystems virtualisation software package called VirtualBox, which is used to run the simulations on home computers. Cern uses... Read more

9 August, 2011 by Tom Espiner

What "free" means with Open Source software

A lot of the times when discussing GNU/Linux and it being "free", many people think that this means it costs nothing. ... Read more

3 August, 2011

Why I (still) steer away from Microsoft products

...program to restore the data from the BKF file. I opened up VirtualBox running an XP virtual machine on their Fedora 14 computer for just... Read more

6 July, 2011
Ten places Linux and open source can thrive

Ten places Linux and open source can thrive

...doesn't end there. Add to this requirement, a tool such as VirtualBox, and you can begin to virtualise your datacentre in ways you couldn... Read more

28 April, 2011 by Jack Wallen

Virtual is the way to go

...Fedora 13 Linux, and ended up creating an XP virtual machine using VirtualBox in case they needed it for any specialized applications that simply would... Read more

1 April, 2011

Out with Windows 2000, in with Fedora 14

Recently I've had the pleasure of replacing another Windows computer for a relative, with Fedora Linux. This one is... Read more

4 March, 2011
Windows open-source apps to the rescue

Windows open-source apps to the rescue

...working with virtual machines, but those who are should ensure they try VirtualBox before diving in and buying VMware. VirtualBox shares many features with VMware... Read more

18 February, 2011 by Jack Wallen

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SoapyTablet

'Cut Price' Data Roaming? The price has been cut, but it is certainly not 'cut price' in the sense of the phrase, and nowhere near local EU data...

1 hour ago by SoapyTablet on Cut-price data roaming gets all-clear for July
apexwm

BrownieBoy: "Such crashes are normally down to the OS and/or a rogue application, which could be fixed by re-imaging. Everybody knows how Windows...

2 hours ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Thomas Gellhaus

I've just started using it too, and like you I feel that Fedora is a fine GNOME 3 showcase distribution. I am torn, though, because I checked out...

2 hours ago by Thomas Gellhaus via Facebook on Fedora 17 - The "Beefy Miracle" Arrives
pjc158

Why is it that Newzealand has the guts to stand up to the USA and ask to see the evidence and we don't!

2 hours ago by pjc158 on Judge orders US to share MegaUpload evidence
Dean Talboys

What a farce! Hopefully the European court will see where this is leading.

4 hours ago by Dean Talboys via Facebook on Assange loses extradition battle in Supreme Court
SoapyTablet

Wouldn't surprise me if Samsung actually really had problems producing the white model (as Apple did - it would make more sense) and this non-story...

5 hours ago by SoapyTablet on Samsung Galaxy 'S3' delayed by special paint
Lonnie

those conformation letters are hard to figure out what is which letters it is a pain in the back side. Please make it more Ledge-able being better...

9 hours ago by Lonnie on Screenshots: Photoshop CS6 Beta
BrownieBoy

"cites" even. Ouch!

16 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Horace Ontalhold

...... and PDP11s too

16 hours ago by Horace Ontalhold on Fusion-io lays minefield with a billion IOPS
BrownieBoy

I had a quick skim through the PDF. It seems to be that many of these so-called cost savings would be down to a hardware refresh. Although...

17 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
bobandroid

496,999 BT Fon Hotspots lovingly situated in your next door neighbours garden, no matter how you dress that up its still a pup... Not where I need...

19 hours ago by bobandroid on London Olympics: BT needs 25,000 more Wi-Fi hotspots
apexwm

Jack : I was hoping you could provide us a summary since you are familiar with this report. I am not yet sure how much of my time I'd like to...

21 hours ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Smilig Eddie

2 – 4 more weeks of waiting: how many buyers are going to decide instead to see what the iPhone 5 offers? Consumer trust in the brand has also...

21 hours ago by Smilig Eddie on Samsung Galaxy 'S3' delayed by special paint
SRist

So it looks like this was a complete red herring - Adobe are allowing upgrades from Photoshop CS3, CS4 and CS5 at the same price. When did this...

22 hours ago by SRist on Photoshop users attack Adobe upgrade policy change
Jack Schofield

@apexwm Have you considered either (a) reading the story above or (b) reading the PDF? There are answers in both.

24 hours ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
apexwm

I would love to hear why Microsoft believes that "upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7 pays for itself in a year, in increased productivity and...

1 day ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
debsmk

I have just changed mine to white they said 3 to 5 days

1 day ago by debsmk on Samsung Galaxy 'S3' delayed by special paint
Atangana

I would like a job for me and do good to their tackiness vellent my help I will do my best to help you mercie for all

1 day ago by Atangana on UK's 15-year-old World Excel champion offered £100k job
BrownieBoy

Well done to IDC for producing a report that says using XP is a waste of money. Only 11 years too late with it is all....

1 day ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Jack Schofield

@Burn-IT ...which doesn't mean it isn't true ;-) I'll be interested if you can find any properly-researched, independent data from any of the...

1 day ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC