Comments on: Seamlessly http://www.solo-technology.com/blog/2008/10/05/seamlessly/ A Technology Crow in search of Bright Shiny Objects Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:03:27 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Quick Look at VMware Player 2.50 » Solo Technology http://www.solo-technology.com/blog/2008/10/05/seamlessly/#comment-74170 Quick Look at VMware Player 2.50 » Solo Technology Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:33:21 +0000 http://www.solo-technology.com/blog/?p=2312#comment-74170 [...] couple months ago I discovered VirtualBox and its seamless mode. If you’re going to spend a lot of time in a virtual machine client, stuff like seamless mode [...] [...] couple months ago I discovered VirtualBox and its seamless mode. If you’re going to spend a lot of time in a virtual machine client, stuff like seamless mode [...]

]]> By: Chris http://www.solo-technology.com/blog/2008/10/05/seamlessly/#comment-69230 Chris Tue, 14 Oct 2008 01:23:02 +0000 http://www.solo-technology.com/blog/?p=2312#comment-69230 Doh. VMware has this stuff too? Hmmph, looks like I have something else to play with soon! Doh. VMware has this stuff too? Hmmph, looks like I have something else to play with soon!

]]> By: Alisha http://www.solo-technology.com/blog/2008/10/05/seamlessly/#comment-69136 Alisha Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:04:32 +0000 http://www.solo-technology.com/blog/?p=2312#comment-69136 Oh, wow, maybe my install of .NET framework is just corrupt or work's application is just not VirtualBox friendly (which is probably the case). VMWare Workstation 6.5 has Unity mode, but I don't know if the free player actually supports it. I didn't see anything mention this (although look at the link below). Mostly after I read about the new feature in someone's comment, I quickly opened up VMWare. :D I did find this though: http://www.vmware.com/support/player25/doc/releasenotes_player25.html Oh, wow, maybe my install of .NET framework is just corrupt or work’s application is just not VirtualBox friendly (which is probably the case).

VMWare Workstation 6.5 has Unity mode, but I don’t know if the free player actually supports it. I didn’t see anything mention this (although look at the link below). Mostly after I read about the new feature in someone’s comment, I quickly opened up VMWare. :D

I did find this though: http://www.vmware.com/support/player25/doc/releasenotes_player25.html

]]> By: Chris http://www.solo-technology.com/blog/2008/10/05/seamlessly/#comment-69128 Chris Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:06:41 +0000 http://www.solo-technology.com/blog/?p=2312#comment-69128 Hrmm, that's really odd. I run several .NET framework apps up to 3.5 and haven't had any issues running them in a vbox. :-\ The VMware that you mentioned, is that a new version of the free Player or is that the full commercial version? If a freebie, I'll definitely give it a look just cause I'm a virtual machine junkie :-) Hrmm, that’s really odd. I run several .NET framework apps up to 3.5 and haven’t had any issues running them in a vbox. :-\

The VMware that you mentioned, is that a new version of the free Player or is that the full commercial version? If a freebie, I’ll definitely give it a look just cause I’m a virtual machine junkie :-)

]]> By: Alisha http://www.solo-technology.com/blog/2008/10/05/seamlessly/#comment-69123 Alisha Mon, 13 Oct 2008 14:52:15 +0000 http://www.solo-technology.com/blog/?p=2312#comment-69123 Sorry for another comment. I just wanted to update that I can't use VirtualBox for work. The company's application won't even run (it requires the .NET framework v2 I think, even though Paint.NET runs just fine but with a newer .NET framework version.) So, I searched around for another virtual machine with seamless mode and it turns out the newer version of VMWare (6.5) does have this, but called Unity. It's a little slower, but it allows me to use the host's taskbar. :D Stuck with VMWare for now. Sorry for another comment. I just wanted to update that I can’t use VirtualBox for work. The company’s application won’t even run (it requires the .NET framework v2 I think, even though Paint.NET runs just fine but with a newer .NET framework version.)

So, I searched around for another virtual machine with seamless mode and it turns out the newer version of VMWare (6.5) does have this, but called Unity. It’s a little slower, but it allows me to use the host’s taskbar. :D

Stuck with VMWare for now.

]]> By: Alisha http://www.solo-technology.com/blog/2008/10/05/seamlessly/#comment-68959 Alisha Sun, 12 Oct 2008 17:43:15 +0000 http://www.solo-technology.com/blog/?p=2312#comment-68959 Thank you so much for mentioning VirtualBox! I am in love with seamless mode! Now I actually feel like I'm connected to the VPN and doing work on Vista, instead of feeling like I have to run another machine (even though right now I see XP's ugly fisher price appearance). To make it even more seamless, I tried setting auto-hide on the guest taskbar, but it doesn't auto-hide unless I have a guest window active. Hopefully there is or will be a fix for that. Other than that, everything works perfectly! Bye bye VMWare! Thank you so much for mentioning VirtualBox! I am in love with seamless mode! Now I actually feel like I’m connected to the VPN and doing work on Vista, instead of feeling like I have to run another machine (even though right now I see XP’s ugly fisher price appearance).

To make it even more seamless, I tried setting auto-hide on the guest taskbar, but it doesn’t auto-hide unless I have a guest window active. Hopefully there is or will be a fix for that.

Other than that, everything works perfectly!

Bye bye VMWare!

]]> By: Alisha http://www.solo-technology.com/blog/2008/10/05/seamlessly/#comment-68954 Alisha Sun, 12 Oct 2008 14:59:26 +0000 http://www.solo-technology.com/blog/?p=2312#comment-68954 Awesome! Thanks for sharing, I'm going to try this out before I have to work. No more feeling like I'm trapped in a window! Awesome! Thanks for sharing, I’m going to try this out before I have to work. No more feeling like I’m trapped in a window!

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