November 10, 2011
Mount virtual disks quickly in Linux. With support for ISO, IMG, BIN, MDF and NRG files and a simple user interface, Furius is the go-to tool for Linux users wanting to mount a virtual file system. ISO files, and their many brothers, serve a simple purpose – allowing you to store the entire contents of a CD or hard drive in a single file.
March 16, 2011
One of my acquaintances, who has just got his first personal computer, has a weird new hobby – buying and copying CDs and DVDs (music, applications, movies) to his laptop’s hard drive. His reason is that he wants to put his collection all in one place, and he has plenty of storage space to spare. [...]
March 10, 2011
The ability to use a virtual drive to mount optical media from a file will undoubtedly save you time and effort, but if you’re a Windows user then your operating system can’t do it without a helping hand. For years DAEMON Tools has been regarded by many as ahead of its class in this field, [...]
January 3, 2010
Netbooks are light, portable, and have become a great intermediary between smartphones and full-sized laptops. While first generation netbooks offered weak hardware specifications, most modern netbooks come equipped with high-end hardware and batteries that can last a full day. There are a few downsides to netbooks, though. Their light weight and portability is mostly due [...]
October 12, 2009
As many of you know, with virtualization you can run an operating system within another. There are plenty of reasons why you would want to do that: if you are a developer you might want to see how your application behaves on different operating systems; you can test out software, products and suspicious files in [...]
September 20, 2009
ISO stands for the International Organization for Standardization. You wouldn’t know it but it’s one of the most powerful non-governmental organizations in the world. These are the guys who set the universal benchmarks known as ISO standards. Why are we discussing a world body in a tech site? It’s because they lend their name to [...]
