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Robert Moir writes about Operating Systems, Computer Security and Virtualisation.

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Waiting to switch...
Glenn Wolsey posted today about his experiences with migrating from a desktop machine to a MacBook Pro and how it's caused him to re-think his storage strategy. This got me thinking about my own computers and storage needs. I'm actually very happy...
Why products don't ship on time, and nobody likes them when they do.
Well it made me laugh . I've been here myself a few times with internal projects and "Real Actual Shipping Products for Paying Customers (c)(tm)(r)" and there is definitely a few grains of truth on this page. Also, it's funny. I like funny. No more Vista...
Softricity now part of Microsoft.
Over in his blog , Alessandro Perilli notes that possibly the worst kept secret in the virtualization rumour mill is now official. We all knew it was happening. We all knew it would be announced soon, but now it's actually a done deal . Microsoft have...
What is the difference between Virtualization and Emulation?
Apologies in advance to anyone who feels this question is too basic and wastes your time. Fact is, it might be a basic question but I've been asked this question or a version of it quite a lot recently. Emulation is providing your user with a complete...
A MacBook running Virtual machines
Hopefully I'll be getting a MacBook in a week or two, in fact I'm selling the G4 iBook on eBay to help finance it, if anyone in the UK fancies finding it and making a bid. Once it arrives I will of course be writing about it and using it to further the...
Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 - Now a FREE download!
I'm sure you'll all remember a few months ago when I talked about how VMWare were releasing their VMWare Server product for free. Quite a few people talked about this at the time, and wondered what this meant for Microsoft's growing virtualization product...
Virtual Servers – proper planning prevents poor performance!
One of the more common areas of confusion with Virtual Servers is how to deploy them properly, to ensure good performance and reliability. Some people are scared of Virtual Server technology and refuse to believe it can ever perform well enough to justify...
VMWare to offer free "VMWare Server" product! Sandboxes just got a whole lot cheaper
In a very interesting move, VMWare have announced that they are releasing their VMWare server product, for free. This is the next edition of their "entry level" server virtualisation product and is the one that competes most directly with Microsoft's...
Can Windows Vista install in a Virtual PC
Short answer: "Yes with a but". Long answer: Yes... But you'll need to create a partition on your virtual disk with another OS installer or FDISK type program in order to create a partition before installing Vista (Win 98 Virtual Floppy with FDISK right...