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VMWare Player: Today's Free File

vmwareWant to run Linux on a Windows machine without having to partition your drive or reboot? Want to install a second copy of Windows to use as your testing platform? Or how about installing a dedicated browsing environment where you can surf the net without worrying about infecting your computer with spyware? The new VMWare Player, a free app from VMWare will let you do all of those things. The program can run any pre-built virtual machine, and the company offers several virtual machines for free, including versions with Linux and VMWare's Browser Appliance — a packaged distro of Ubuntu, Gnome and Firefox. (To run Windows in a virtual machine, you'll need someone with a full copy of VMWare or Virtual PC, along with a licensed copy of Windows, to create a virtual machine for you.) Note: don't try this at home if you don't have a broadband connection — and a big chunk of free space on your hard drive. Some of the virtual machines on offer are as large as 2GB.
 

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