Use 10 Virtual Desktops To Boost Productivity With Just One Screen [Windows]
Ever since I started using a second monitor, I realized that I just can't get enough screen space. Every task seems to require so much display real estate. When I'm editing, I like to have the article I'm editing open, my research websites up in another browser window, and my email client available in the background. When I'm writing articles, I like to have a browser open that's dedicated to researching, and a separate browser window where I do my writing work.
How To Enable Windows 7 Aero Effects Inside VirtualBox
Up until recently, VirtualBox had a pretty major limitation: There was no way to use Windows Aero effects when running Windows Vista or Windows 7 inside VirtualBox. If you are testing software, this makes a big difference: You are not getting the Aero experience most Windows users would get, and your screenshots look wrong. Fortunately, with the advent of VirtualBox 4.1, this can be fixed.
How To Use VirtualBoxes Free Images To Test & Run Open Source Operating Systems [Linux]
Quickly try out a wide variety of open source operating systems, some you're familiar with and some you aren't. You can start browsing now at Virtualboxes, a website that takes almost all the work out of trying out operating systems in Virtualbox. VirtualBox, in case you're not familiar with it, is free virtualization software. It lets you run any operating system in a window, meaning you don't need to worry about partitioning or dual-booting.
Computing Harmony: Seamlessly Blend Windows and OS X
If you know the right tricks – most of which are simple and free – you can easily manage both the Windows and Mac OS X under the same roof.
5 Creative Uses For A Virtual Box That You Probably Never Considered
Try out Android, Windows 8, any live CD and more, on your computer without messing up your bootloader (or worse.) With VirtualBox it's easy, if you think creatively. VirtualBox gives you an easy way to create "virtual boxes", a sort of computer inside your computer you can use to try out new operating systems and learn more about how computers work.
Try Out Windows 8 In VirtualBox Right Now For Free
Are you curious about Windows 8, the upcoming operating system from Microsoft? Try it out in a virtual machine, right now, for free. All you need to do is download the free ISO file and set up VirtualBox properly. What can you expect to see in Windows 8? Once thing is clear - it will be very different than any version of Windows before it.
VirtuaWin - A Lean Mean & Free Virtual Desktop Manager [Windows]
When I covered Dexpot some time ago, readers Colugo and Mick were quick to point me in the direction of VirtuaWin as a lightweight, fast alternative virtual desktop software. Encouraged by their feedback, I decided to take VirtuaWin on a thorough spin and I am back to report my findings.
Expand Your Desktop Workspace With Dexpot - Cool Virtual Desktop Software [Windows]
I was talking to one of my friends, who is an avid Linux user. He told me that one of the Linux features he simply can’t do without is "virtual desktops". I can now tell my friend that such a thing does exist in the Windows world – maybe not as a native feature, but in the form of the powerful Dexpot application. In fact, the app bills itself as "the tool Windows lacks".
Test Windows 7 RC on a Virtual Machine [Part 1]
In the past, beta's and release candidates would normally be released to IT professionals who had an extra computer kicking around to test things like this on. Yet, what if you just have the one computer at home and really want to test Win7RC, what do you do? Here's the answer and it's not as scary as you might think. Install a virtual machine (VM).