Recent talk regarding a potential spin-off of HP’s PC business drove a heated debate about whether other technology firms might do the same. Will the PC continue to provide value to end users or has ...

A couple of months ago, I reported that Microsoft was looking like it would announce its Cloud PC service this summer. It now seems like next week, the week of July 12, is the announcement date, based ...

(1) (virtual PC) A PC that runs in a virtualized environment hosting multiple operating systems, each with its own applications. See desktop virtualization. (2) (Windows Virtual PC) Virtual machine ...

Thanks to the backward, “all software owns the entire system” design of the x86 CPU architecture, PC client and server virtualization is one of the most challenging tasks facing system software ...

VMware has released new versions of its desktop virtualization products for the Mac and PC that bring support for Windows 10 and an enhanced graphics engine. The company’s Fusion line of software that ...

It’s easy to set up a virtual machine on your PC, creating a machine within a machine, using free desktop virtualization software from VMware. Here’s a look at the advantages, plus instructions.

Clarkdale Volkswagen, a leading car dealership in the city of Vancouver, is about to celebrate its 50th year in business. It goes without saying that an IT strategy was not in place when the ...

Confirmed Problem with more than 2 GB of RAM, workaround By far the most widely reported, and serious issue with Virtual PC 7.0 is a repeatable crash caused by having more than 2 GB of RAM installed.

Virtualization. The word evokes complex, pricey technologies beyond the grasp of all but the biggest enterprises. But virtualization offers many benefits for small businesses, including cost savings ...

When Microsoft took over development of Virtual PC, after buying Connectix at the beginning of 2003, it promised Mac users a reason to celebrate. With Microsoft’s intimate knowledge of Windows, the ...

If you’re a PC user and Apple’s recent ads have persuaded you to switch, but you still pine for some of the PC applications you left behind, Connectix’s recently updated Virtual PC 6 might give you ...