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VMware Beta and Direct Launch

Last night I noticed that there are new betas out for VMware Workstation (v7.1) and Player (v3.1). While there are several new features, one in particular caught my eye:

Direct Launch: Blur the distinction between running native and virtual applications by launching an application installed in a virtual machine directly from the start menu or taskbar

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VMware Player is more than a Player

I’ve mentioned VMware Player here a lot in the past and always with the caveat that while it is great to run virtual machines, it can’t create them (without hacks). After all, the name is “Player” right?

That all changed when version 3 of Player was released last month.

Here’s section of the Player “home” screen. Can

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Upgraded to VMware ESXi

This week I had the pleasure of advancing my “virtualization program” at work. I also got a chance to install and configure my first “real” production VMware ESXi 4.0 server. Not my first, but the first one that isn’t educational and will really get used at the office.

ESXi is what is called a “bare metal

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Tip: Testing Multiple IE versions on Win7

Here’s a neat little tip I spotted the other day and thought I’d share. If you are running Windows 7 (Pro, Ultimate or Enterprise) and need to test sites with various versions of Internet Explorer (6, 7 and then you’ll find this tip interesting as well:

Run IE6, IE7, and IE8 on the Same Machine

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VMware Upgrade Policy Disappoints

I’m miffed. Darned close to full snit, actually.

A month and a half ago I bought VMware Workstation 6.5. The sale was just too good to pass up and I had a 30 day trial winding down. The timing was perfect and I was glad to make the purchase.

Shortly after that I ran into a bug.

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