You can install the new Windows 8 beta in a virtual environment using the free Oracle VirtualBox or VMWare Player. Here's how. Lance Whitney is a freelance technology ...

A few months ago, when Broadcom purchased VMware, it made VMware Fusion, the second most popular Windows virtualization solution for Mac users, behind Parallels, free for personal use. With that move, ...

In a move likely to significantly impact the virtualization and software development community, VMware has announced that its Fusion Pro (Mac) and Workstation Pro (Windows and Linux) products will be ...

Cloud computing and virtualization software company VMware has announced that its flagship desktop software is now free for personal use. Individual users can now download and use VMWare Fusion Pro ...

In two recent articles, I discussed how VMware made its type two hypervisor, Workstation Pro, free for personal use and how easy it was to install on my Windows 10 laptop. In this article, I will ...

As much as I love macOS, growing up with Windows and getting accustomed to all of its apps and features means it's not always easy to make the transition completely. And even if I do prefer using ...

To run Ubuntu in a VMware virtual machine, you need a computer that supports virtualization, the latest version of VMware Workstation Player, a four-core processor, 4GB to 8GB of RAM, and at least ...

VMware's recent licensing model changes have been a hot topic. In a significant shift following Broadcom's acquisition of VMware, perpetual licensing has been discontinued in favor of ...

The combination of free open source and virtual machines is hard to beat; here are some of the handiest virtual appliances Virtual appliances are great for the same reasons physical appliances took ...