Jul
1
Todd Boss
Jun
18
VirtualBox 3.0 Beta Adds Gaming-Level Graphics
Sweet. Now I won’t have to boot into Windows to play my old PC games. Too bad I just installed Simcity 4 on Windows 7 last night.
May
5
VirtualBox Tip: How to Fix a VirtualBox Guest That Is Stuck in Seamless Mode
This one’s easy…
- Find the xml configuration file for your VM (check the “Machines” folder configured in VBox preferences if you’re not sure where it is).
- Find a line that looks like “<ExtraDataItem name=”GUI/Seamless” value=”on”/>”.
- Change “on” to “off”.
Apr
10
The Beginner's Guide to Creating Virtual Machines with VirtualBox
I cannot say enough good things about virtualization in general, and VirtualBox in particular (VMware ESX rocks in the server room, but that’s another article). If you’ve ever wanted to try out another operating system (Ubuntu Linux, perhaps) without reformatting your machine, or just want to be able to run apps from multiple operating systems simultaneously, this is for you.
