When using Virtual Machines (VM’s) from other VMware products, the easiest way to get these VM’s into ESX/vSphere is to use VMware’s product called vCenter Converter Standalone. vCenter Server does include a version of Converter, however I’ve had better success in using the standalone version to do VM conversions as it is (typically) a newer […]
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Reset and Power Off Windows XP or Vista in VMware Fusion
By default in VMware Fusion, the Virtual Machine Menu Option lists the “Soft” Power Commands and you need to hold down the Alt/Option Key to display the “Hard” Power Commands that will let you power off or reset the VMware Fusion Session, even when the VM is powered on. Thanks to this post for such […]
Celerra Virtual Storage Appliance (VSA) for VMware
I have used the Lefthand Networks Virtual Storage Appliance (VSA) in the past (which can be found here: http://www.lefthandnetworks.com/vsa.aspx) which presents an iSCSI target off of local disk through an appliance inside a VM. It’s a great way to use internal storage and make it “look” and act like a SAN. I ran across this […]
Outlook 2007 versus Entourage 2008
I do like Entourage 2008. It has a “Mac Feel” to it which fits in nice with other programs. It’s very easy to use. I also like that you don’t have to VPN into work in order to use mail, as it can use your OWA (Outlook Web Access) connection and credentials. Just use “mail.yourcompany.com” […]
Replacing Dependency on WinXP with Mac Software!
The more and more I use my new Mac, the more software I seem to find that replaces the software that I was using on WinXP that I thought I could never live without. Here’s a few of them: – 1Password = I was an avid user of Roboform to help autofill my web passwords and web […]