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Getting and creating virtual machines in Virtualbox

VirtualBox is a hypervisor (a piece of computer software that creates and runs virtual machines). With it you can run any version of Windows, DOS, Linux, BSD or Solaris on your Windows, Macintosh or Linux machine. There are many reasons someone may have a need for a virtual machine like: running old apps, access virus-infected data,…

Learn Ethical Hacking

What is Ethical Hacking The term white hat in Internet slang refers to an ethical computer hacker, or a computer security expert, who specializes in penetration testing and in other testing methodologies to ensure the security of an organization’s information systems. This is a unique skill that requires many, many hours of training and study….

Google I/O 2016

Android Apps on Chrome OS Soon you will be able to run Android apps on your Chromebook. Google Home Google Home is Google’s answer to the Amazon Echo a voice activated device that answers questions and orders products from Amazon. Google Home is a voice-activated home product that allows you and your family to get answers from…

Turn your old computer into a fast Chrome OS device in minutes!

Neverware’s CloudReady can turn an older computer into an extremely useful device by installing the Chromium OS. It basically turns that doorstop into a Chromebook or Chromebox. To get started you need any desktop or laptop computer with 2 gigs of RAM although some may not work fully. Check the CloudReady Certified Hardware list. If your hardware…

Inbox by Gmail

Inbox is a relatively new email client for Gmail. You could remember me talking about the Beta for this product in December 2014. Now available to the public it has undergone lots of refinement since its introduction. Some features of this new client are: Bundles, because some messages just belong together, Se the highlights at…

A great Chromebook from Acer

Everyone knows that I am a big Chromebook fan but my Chromebook but it’s several years old and it is getting a little long in the tooth. I also would like a little bigger display and a little more power. Until recently you had to buy a cheap Chromebook with a 11.6 inch display or buy a…

What is Virtual Machine?

In computing, a virtual machine (VM) is an emulation of a particular computer system. Virtual machines operate based on the computer architecture and functions of a real or hypothetical computer, and their implementations may involve specialized hardware,software, or a combination of both. There are different kinds of virtual machines, each with different functions. System virtual…

Smart Phones

Smart-phones are just small computers with telephone functionality built-in. Just like any computer they require software that makes the computer work called an operating system, examples: Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. Android & iOS The two main operating systems (OS for short) are Android and iOS on iPhones. Both of these very popular OSs are based on Unix…

Oracle Virtualbox

Oracle VirtualBox (formerly Sun VirtualBox, Sun xVM VirtualBox and Innotek VirtualBox) is a free and open-sourcehypervisor for x86 computers from Oracle Corporation. Developed initially by Innotek GmbH, it was acquired by Sun Microsystems in 2008 which was in turn acquired by Oracle in 2010. VirtualBox may be installed on a number of host operating systems,…

Time to Uninstall QuickTime

Apple has announced that they will no longer update QuickTime for Windows. QuickTime is a media player from Apple. You may not recall installing QuickTime but if you have installed iTunes you have it. Trend Micro has already found security flaws in QuickTime and Apple says they will not fix them. This being the case…