I'm using VMWare Workstation on my laptop, and I have to say, it ROCKS! Instead of having to fire up several services to get a development 'server' going, I just start my virtual machine and I'm off and running. When I shut down, I just 'pause' the virtual machine and it recalls exactly where it was without requiring a full virtual machine start. I've set it up so I have snapshots and can back out of any tinkering (pseudo backup) and even used the built in recording process to record to an avi for how I'm accomplishing a specific configuration task.
At a price point under $200, you really can't beat the versatility and usefulness of the product. Check out: http://www.vmware.com/products/desktop/ws5_beta.html Pricing: https://www.vmware.com/vmwarestore/newstore/index.jsp - Calvin -----Original Message----- From: dave [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, February 14, 2005 9:48 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: ot: vmware ? maybe i should just stick too a dual boot and start pricing out a mac sounds like a great product but not what i need in this situation thanks all :) ---------------------------------------- From: Jon Austin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, February 14, 2005 9:45 PM To: CF-Talk <cf-talk@houseoffusion.com> Subject: Re: ot: vmware ? One excellent feature I forgot to mention was, you can take the "image" file of the OS and redistribute it. Once I was asked to reconfigure a corporate LAN and implement a VPN between each office. They sent me a vmware image of each of their servers and I was able to emulate the whole thing and create a step-by-step process for setting it up. I went onsite, followed the steps and it worked perfectly, the first time. :) On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 21:30:29 -0500, dave wrote: > how exactly does this vmware work? > is it better than a dual boot? and can you switch between os's without rebooting? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:194693 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
