WINE – Windows Emulator

I’ve known about this software for years now but never used it and didn’t think of it when I started experimenting with Ubuntu. Instead I’d accepted that certain programs weren’t available for Ubuntu and that I’d just have to live with that. Google’s SketchUp was one such program. I’d been using it at school on [...]

Ubuntu on a Toshiba Satellite

My implementation of Ubuntu 8.04 on my Toshiba Satellite laptop has been trouble-free. On startup, I get the opportunity to boot to Ubuntu (the default) or Windows Vista. The Ubuntu startup is much faster than the Windows and is the ideal solution if I’m mainly wanting to connect to the Internet and don’t have any [...]

Ubuntu and VMWare

Well, now that I’m on holidays, I’ve had some time to complete some unfinished business. Something that I wanted to do was compare Ubuntu 7.10 running under Microsoft’s Virtual PC with the same version running under VMWare. Firstly, I had to download VMWare’s Ubuntu, another 600+Mb marathon, and after that it was smooth sailing. Unlike [...]