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How-To
_ October 4, 2025_ Kevin Costain

Installing ZimaOS on Vmware Workstation

You want to install Zima OS, but want to try it in a virtual machine first. More specifically, in a Vmware Workstation virtual machine. I looked for more out there, and couldn’t find much in a Google search – I think some of that has to do with prior versions of ZimaOS (at least 1.0) […]

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How-To
_ June 14, 2022_ Kevin Costain

Dynamically Disable Shared Folders in VMware Workstation

Let me set the stage. You’re working with a Windows Virtual Machine and you want to install an application you suspect is, shall we say, malicious. So, you connect to the VM’s shared folders, copy the installation files locally and want to shut off folder sharing. This process takes more than 6 clicks every time […]

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How-To
_ May 18, 2014_ Kevin Costain

Automate VMware Converter 5 For Backups Or Disaster Recovery

Perhaps a daft move, but VMware Converter (sometimes called P2V or vCenter Converter) no longer allows you to script the creation of a machine image by way of the command line. In this article I’m going to go over a means of automating Converter so you can again use it for a backup.

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How-To
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_ July 23, 2013_ Kevin Costain

Dead Computer? Keep Windows, and Transfer it to a Virtual Machine

If you’ve had to replace your failed computer and wondered what you could keep – you’ll want to read this. The genesis of this idea comes from having the need to virtualize various different operating systems but changing computers often

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Reviews
_ October 17, 2011_ Kevin Costain

Android On Windows? A Look At The BlueStacks Platform

App portability is very popular these days. Exceedingly so with the sheer options we now have for actual device portability. Could there be a day when all devices, regardless of Operating System, will run the same code? One common idea seems to be the trend of making Android Applications run everywhere. In that vain, I take a look at BlueStacks AppPlayer.

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