A new way of thinking thanks to virtual machines
As you can probably guess my machines are in a constant state of flux. Having to write about one distribution after another (and then include the scattered Windows content to cover) makes for an endless loop of installing/using, installing/using. On top of that it uses a lot of resources (especially CDs/DVDs).
Recently, however, I have adopted a new way of working with all of the various operating systems I have to deal with. Virtual Machines. By using virtual machines I have the best of all possible worlds at my fingertips. Let's take a peek at exactly how I am doing this and why.
As you can probably guess my machines are in a constant state of flux. Having to write about one distribution after another (and then include the scattered Windows content to cover) makes for an endless loop of installing/using, installing/using. On top of that it uses a lot of resources (especially CDs/DVDs).
Recently, however, I have adopted a new way of working with all of the various operating systems I have to deal with. Virtual Machines. By using virtual machines I have the best of all possible worlds at my fingertips. Let's take a peek at exactly how I am doing this and why.
