Software distribution is taking an interesting turn with virtual appliances, which combine an application and underlying operating system. If you have ever had the experience of trying out a new ...

Mac OS X users have yet another virtualization option now that Innotek has announced a Mac version of its VirtualBox software. VirtualBox was previously available to Windows and Linux users and ...

Is your PC desktop too cluttered? Virtual desktops can help you organize apps and reduce distractions. Here's how.

Currently, you create virtual machines (VMs) using standard operating system (OS) installation media. You use the same Windows DVDs, Linux CDs and DVDs or ISO files ...

Sometimes figuring out a company's intentions from their patent filings is pretty straightforward; other times, like with Apple's new "Virtual Input Tools" filing, you have to read between the lines a ...

I've long been a big fan of multitasking. These days, though, I find myself running not only several programs at a time but multiple operating systems as well. Admittedly, as a technology reviewer I'm ...

Even if you’re a Windows fan, you’ve probably thought about trying OS X. Maybe you’d like to test drive OS X before switching to a Mac or building a Hackintosh, or maybe you just want to run that one ...

OS X Lion's FileVault technology may seem to make encrypted virtual memory redundant, but maintaining encryption even with FileVault 2 enabled is likely a good idea. Topher, an avid Mac user for the ...

Google is working on improvements to Chrome OS’s virtual keyboard, including a new dark theme, Unicode 14 emoji, and the ability to type while using Linux apps. For over a year now, Google has been ...

Let's start right off by tackling the most pertinent question for this article: why the heck would someone want to run Linux on a Mac system that already has a very nice Linux distro hidden beneath ...