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philcrissman.com: Sun VirtualBox

  • Duwanis · 7 months ago
    Is it as good as Parallels? VirtualBox does do the VM thing as well as VMWare or Parallels, but it doesn't provide the same level of 'native integration of windows apps' last time I looked. Of course, that could just be because my host box is Linux.
  • philcrissman · 7 months ago
    Well, no; I don't think it is capable of some of the Parallels features; drag & drop, etc. But still; very good. I'll have to scan the manual and see if there is more I could do with it.
  • Vo · 7 months ago
    Ah, if the free version only supported USB.
  • philcrissman · 7 months ago
    Hmm. Didn't think of that.

    My main use for this is testing web sites -- css and javascript on Windows-only browsers. So just having a sandboxed VM works just fine.

    I can see how USB/device access would be great for more advanced uses, but fortunately I don't need it (at least, not at this point).