Episode #91
Hey Gang, Just wondering about Microsoft Virtual PC. I have Ubuntu on a secondary drive already installed, but I would like to use VPC to access it, but I cant seem to figure out how to do this. I’ve used all that I can to figure it out. Any Help??
Kevin, Sturgeon Falls, ON
http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=273
Microsoft offers Virtual PC 2007 free for Windows. That’s nice because it gives you the opportunity to use various versions of Windows in XP or Vista. You can also isolate a copy of Windows for safer browsing. Running Linux on Virtual PC is a bit more problematic. According to at least some reviewers it’s impossible to run Ubuntu (http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=273) although it might be possible to run other versions of Linux. Microsoft says it’s guaranteed to run Windows 98, Me, 2000, XP, Vista, and OS/2 Warp, and should run other not Microsoft OSs. The issue with most Linux versions is that the graphics interface XWindows doesn’t work. Stick with the command line or configure Xwindows to work in 16-bit color. (See this article for help in getting Fedora working on Virtual PC: http://davidbrunelle.com/2006/09/23/installing-fedora-core-on-microsoft-...)
I think VMWare is a much better choice, but it’s also much pricer.
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Air Date: October 15, 2007
TranscriptCaller Questions
- Russ, Keller, TX
- Steve, Millers Point, NSW
- Kevin, Sturgeon Falls, ON
Yewell's Jewels
- Pinch Hitter 2windowsmaclinux
Any Web Browser with Flash
It’s a fun, addictive, baseball-style game wher you have to complete certain tasks (i.e. “get a homerun”) within a certain number of pitches.
Sean's Shinies
- MicroNet PlatinumNAS
$799–2999
Having a good backup drive is important whether you’re a business or a home user, because everyone has files that are just too precious to lose to a hard drive crash. With the increasing prevalence of home networks, the era of Network-Attached Storage in the home has arrived. You can set up the PlatinumNAS in a RAID 0, 1 or 5 (which is the default shipping configuration) to suit your tastes/expertise, and the unit comes with drive sleds that are easily user-accessible (or lockable), when you want to upgrade or have to swap out a drive. What really sets the PlatinumNAS apart is the amount of services that are built in…not only can you set up an FTP server, but you can also set up an iTunes server, which will show up as an additional device in iTunes software located around the same network….but alas, it can’t currently be used as a server for AppleTV. The downsides: the user interface can be a bit intimidating for the novice user (it does, after all, provide some pretty advanced configuration options), and because it has four drives constantly spinning, as well as the cooling fans to combat same, it can be a bit noisy.Pro
- compatible with Windows, Mac, Linux
- relatively easy to set up
- built-in application servers a plusCon
- user interface fairly gear-heady
- cooling fans always running
Kate’s Tips
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