Previously I have shown how to Install Portable Apps on your flash drive as well as How to Create a Virtual Machine on Your Computer. Today I will be showing you a mix of the two, How to Use Virtualization on the Go. The reason this is so convenient is that you can take your whole OS with you and have any program, not just portable ones, at your side at any time at all. The three programs I will be showing you today all have their own advantages and disadvantages when it comes to portable O.S’s.

First is Portable VirtualBox from vbox.me which is exactly the same as the normal VirtualBox but can run on your flash drive without an install, the install process for it is somewhat confusing though. Unfortunately it requires Administrator access to run so can not be used in many situations.

Second is QEmu Manager.  Apparently VirtualBox is built off this program’s framework but with a different GUI and some more features. The GUI actually resembles VMWare to an extent with it’s button based top tool-bar and sidebar. This software does not have need to have Admin access so can be run on any PC. The only downside I have found is that loading times can be slow, sometimes extremely.

Finally is Mojopac, this one is my favorite of all. While it can only run on Windows XP for the time being, it works wonders. Mojopac actually holds its own physical OS on you flash drive, not a virtual machine. It does however use some of the host OS’s resources but has its own registry, meaning you can install any program on it and take it with you, even games! You can bring all your music in iTunes, or play Crysis if the host computer can run it. Even through all of this it still leaves no trace on the host computer and you can easily switch from guest to host. Also, you will not recieve lag when using Mojopac as you do in Virtual Machines, another advantage of using the host system’s resources.

Now you can easily take your Windows Install, Linux Distro, or software including games with you anywhere as long as your flash drive can accommodate the space. Depending on your situation you can choose what you can work with and what advantages you need and which disadvantages you can live with.

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linux vs windows The Linux ChallengeYou’ve probably heard of Linux, if you haven’t you probably don’t belong on this site. If you haven’t heard of Linux maybe “Ubuntu” sounds familiar. No? Well whether or not you’ve heard of it, you really should try it. At least, according to a post on Overclock.net. This post, which currently has 117 pages of replies btw by the way, is a complete argument about why a common Windows user should really consider trying Linux as a full time alternative to Windows. It actually has a challenge included, it challenges the reader to choose a Linux distro of their choice, it of course recommends Ubuntu, and dual boot it with their Windows install. You must then take the time to properly set it up (installing all your programs, adding all your Firefox add-ons and bookmarks, etc.) and then run it for a few weeks without booting into Windows unless you absolutely have to and see if you want to go back. I would bet that quite a few of you would choose to dual boot all the time or maybe even run Linux exclusively. Give it a try!

Never been convinced by Linux? Here is a challenge for you. [Overclock.net]

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One of the questions I get the most is asking how to connect a website to a DNS domain. When I set up this for this site I too had a problem understanding how these “nameservers” were supposed to work and how to use them. For this very reason, I created this tutorial on how to connect your domain to your website’s hosting.
It’s pretty simple to do this but the method itself is not very clear. If you have further questions about this process you can always ask your questions at http://forum.quesomanrulz.com/.

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Previously I’ve gone through the process teaching How to Install the Ubuntu Linux Operating System, today I’ve created a similar tutorial but instead this tutorial is on installing Fedora, the second most popular Linux Operating system. IMHO In my honest opinion Fedora is a better more aesthetically pleasing operating system and seems to be a bit ahead in new innovation. Fedora has a very similar learning curve and many things in Fedora are similar to Ubuntu but with a couple tweaks. Unfortunately there is not as big of a support community for Fedora as there is for Ubuntu which makes it a bit more of a challenge for inexperienced users. The best way to go to Fedora is by making the switch there after using Ubuntu for some time. You should be fine in Fedora if you could already function in Ubuntu. In this tutorial I will walk you through the process of installing Fedora onto a partition on your hard drive. This tutorial involves needing to know how to partition your hard drive and have basic knowledge of how to burn and boot to a CD. If you ever need help with Fedora a good place to look for help is http://fedoraforum.org/, its the biggest Fedora support community but as I said is not as large as http://ubuntuforums.org/, you can also of course post your questions on http://forum.quesomanrulz.com/ and I or one of the community will help to the best of our ability.

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Something that can grab a readers attention on your blog is an elegant banner. That’s only one of the many things you can do with some excellent text. The ability to create some beautiful text will come in handy more times than you will be able to count. I use the free software GIMP to create my text and today I’m showing you how I do it. With GIMP you can create nice gradients for your text with your own custom colors as well as with several other integrated schemes. You can also add effects to your text such as waves or wind and of course you can drop a nice shadow. Plus there is much much more with all the included filters. GIMP is one of the best image tools around in my opinion and can give you professional results for free!

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Something I feel that every blog should have is a contact form so that readers can contact  the writers with comments, or depending on the content of the blog, other things like questions, submitted content, or website bugs. Well, creating a contact form by yourself by just coding is a quite advanced procedure. Luckily there are several services around the internet that are willing to do this service for free. Today we will be using emailmeform.com as it allows you to have the most features for free compared to any other website who has a similar service. I will walk you through the simple process of creating your own custom contact form and then tell you how to apply it to your website. Good Luck, if you have questions about your contact form you can always ask out community at http://forum.quesomanrulz.com/.