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If you want to dip your toes into the business of running virtual machines, VirtualBox 4.0 offers a free, extensible cross-platform package.]]> Wed, 13 Apr 2011 08:44:48 +1000 http://apcmag.com//test-your-windows-7-beta-in-linux.htm http://apcmag.com//test-your-windows-7-beta-in-linux.htm

Older virtualization software made it possible to test-run Linux in Windows, but now, it's also possible to do it the other way around.]]> Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:25:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//inside-windows-7s-virtual-xp-mode.htm http://apcmag.com//inside-windows-7s-virtual-xp-mode.htm

Microsoft won’t be bundling its virtualised XP Mode with this week’s Windows 7 Release Candidate, but here’s how to get it and what you need to know...]]> Sun, 03 May 2009 19:04:24 +1000 http://apcmag.com//windows-7-to-include-virtual-xp-for-100-xp-compatibility.htm http://apcmag.com//windows-7-to-include-virtual-xp-for-100-xp-compatibility.htm

Premium editions of Windows 7 will include an ‘XP mode’ for running the aged OS or individual apps directly from a Virtual PC session.]]> Sun, 26 Apr 2009 16:11:51 +1000 http://apcmag.com//directx-10-in-linux-through-wine-and-crossover.htm http://apcmag.com//directx-10-in-linux-through-wine-and-crossover.htm

Most desktop Linux users have at least heard of the free application Wine or its retail cousins CrossOver Linux and CrossOver Mac.]]> Tue, 17 Mar 2009 23:35:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//how_to_install_ie6_on_vista.htm http://apcmag.com//how_to_install_ie6_on_vista.htm

Does your workplace require you to keep running IE6 despite the fact that you, um, accidentally upgraded to IE7? Here's how to install IE6 on Vista (or Windows 2000/XP) and run it alongside IE7.]]> Thu, 29 Jan 2009 13:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//how_to_virtualize_ubuntu_on_mac_os_x.htm http://apcmag.com//how_to_virtualize_ubuntu_on_mac_os_x.htm

Want to run Ubuntu Linux within Mac OS X for free -- without paying for Parallels or VMWare? Our step-by-step tutorial will have you up and running in no time!]]> Thu, 25 Dec 2008 12:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//how_to_virtualize_xp_on_mac_os_x.htm http://apcmag.com//how_to_virtualize_xp_on_mac_os_x.htm

How to run Windows XP inside Mac OS X free of charge, without paying for Parallels or VMware. Our step-by-step tutorial has all the answers!]]> Thu, 25 Dec 2008 12:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//how_to_virtualize_vista_on_mac_os_x.htm http://apcmag.com//how_to_virtualize_vista_on_mac_os_x.htm

How to run Windows Vista inside Mac OS X, without paying for VMware or Parallels. Our step-by-step tutorial will give you all the information you need!]]> Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:12:22 +1000 http://apcmag.com//how_to_virtualize_ubuntu_on_vista.htm http://apcmag.com//how_to_virtualize_ubuntu_on_vista.htm

Want to virtualize Ubuntu on top of Windows Vista for free? Check out our step-by-step tutorial!]]> Tue, 16 Dec 2008 22:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//how_to_virtualize_ubuntu_on_xp.htm http://apcmag.com//how_to_virtualize_ubuntu_on_xp.htm

Virtualize Ubuntu on top of Windows XP without spending a cent, with our step-by-step tutorial.]]> Tue, 16 Dec 2008 22:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//how_to_virtualize_vista_on_ubuntu.htm http://apcmag.com//how_to_virtualize_vista_on_ubuntu.htm

Want to get Vista up and running on your Ubuntu system? Find out how with our step-by-step tutorial.]]> Tue, 16 Dec 2008 22:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//how_to_virtualize_vista_on_xp.htm http://apcmag.com//how_to_virtualize_vista_on_xp.htm

Want to check out Vista without migrating off XP? Virtualization is the key and our step-by-step tutorial is the answer.]]> Tue, 16 Dec 2008 22:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//how_to_virtualize_xp_on_ubuntu.htm http://apcmag.com//how_to_virtualize_xp_on_ubuntu.htm

Need to get Windows XP up and running on Ubuntu? Our step-by-step tutorial covers all you need to know.]]> Tue, 16 Dec 2008 22:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//how_to_virtualize_xp_on_vista.htm http://apcmag.com//how_to_virtualize_xp_on_vista.htm

Need to keep XP running on your Vista system? Virtualization is the key and our step-by-step tutorial will get you there.]]> Tue, 16 Dec 2008 22:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//honey_ive_virtualized_the_old_business.htm http://apcmag.com//honey_ive_virtualized_the_old_business.htm

Small Biz Big IT | When one of my small business clients needed to keep an old legacy application going, we virtualized it on an old PC so that it would still be available.]]> Fri, 28 Nov 2008 06:31:59 +1000 http://apcmag.com//the_ugly_duckling_of_cases.htm http://apcmag.com//the_ugly_duckling_of_cases.htm

This is the first Tagan chassis to come through the doors of the APC Labs, and frankly, we wouldn’t care if it’s the last.]]> Sun, 02 Mar 2008 23:43:43 +1000 http://apcmag.com//small_in_size_yet_lots_of_air.htm http://apcmag.com//small_in_size_yet_lots_of_air.htm

This is the gamer’s chassis from Antec, and it includes some nifty ideas.]]> Sun, 02 Mar 2008 22:57:21 +1000