I updated VMware Player to the latest version (3.0) on my home machine last night[1]. Wanted to check out the latest version and get a first hand look at the new features.I pointed it to my trusty Xubuntu “security” virtual machine and booted up. I...
Topics: hamachi, network, Tech, vmware

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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...
Topics: Tech, upgrade, VirtualBox, virtualization

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Today’s Firefox theme combo:Foxdie (Graphite) – Leaner, thinner, arguably a bit Apple’ish, but I like it. A nice little quick-config menu is added to the left of the status bar.Glasser for 3.5 – I’ve mentioned this before, but finally got...
Topics: firefox, Foxdie, Glasser, Tech, theme

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I see Amazon has pre-announced the Kindle for PC beta. When I first saw this I’ll admit I was pretty excited – for about 30 seconds.Get the best reading experience available on your PC. No Kindle requiredAccess your Kindle books even if you...
Topics: amazon, beta, eee, kindle, Tech, Windows

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I’ve been running the same “SOHO” firewall at home since 2001. My trusty Netgear FVS318. A pretty solid unit and hasn’t ever let me down, but old enough not to be upgradeable. This week I decided to have a look around see what else is out there...
Topics: firewall, free, FVS318, Tech, untangle

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