Apple Bootcamp now available

Apple Bootcamp is a tool that will allow users of Intel Macs to install Windows XP without going through the lengthy process discussed in a previous post. This process requires OS X 10.4.6 and a blank CD onto which the necessary software and drivers are burned. The full instructions are here.

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Microsoft giving away Virtual Server 2005 R2 for free

In an obvious move to grab some of VMWare’s marketshare, Microsoft is giving away Virtual Server 2005 R2 for free (requires free registration). To the surprise of many, Microsoft is offering full support for running standard and enterprise versions of Linux from Red Hat and Novell. It gets better. Microsoft will be releasing tools very soon to make running Linux a little easier under their virtualization software (think something along the lines of VMWare Tools). This move represents a complete 180 degree turn for Microsoft in terms of supporting Linux under Virtual Server. Before this announcement, customers could install Linux under Virtual Server but could not get any support or tools for Linux VMs.

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