Howard White wrote: > Allow me to second the motion of installing instances of stuff with > VirtualBox. Best of both worlds without dual boot
Interesting... so I could have my Linux install on an external hard drive and access it in its own window via VirtualBox running on Windows (probably Vista)? That would probably work out OK and allow me to not carry another laptop. > I would recommend you getting your own kit rather than relying on the > company unit. yeah, it would be nice to have my own gear. Then I wouldn't have to worry about FUBARing the company gear while doing something personal. OK, so how's this for a plan.... 1) Buy an external hard drive, 2.5" form factor so it can later be installed into a laptop. (shop for a new laptop while I'm at it) 2) Copy my existing Mandriva 2009 install to the new drive. 3) Experiment with accessing Mandriva on the external drive from a company laptop running Windows. Access could be via dual-boot or VMWare / VirtualBox. 4) Continue shopping for a personal laptop as I travel, and when I find one I like, install the "currently external" hard drive into the new laptop. The advantages: + I'm not rushed to spend money immediately, and by the time I do find something to spend money on, I should have more money to spend. + I've got a copy of my personal data on the external drive + I've still got my original data at home (even though I won't see it for over 2 months, LOL) Disadvantages: - If I order online, e.g. from Dell, I'll have to figure out where to have it shipped and that changes nearly every day. That can be dealt with by spending extra on overnight shipping. Thanks for your thoughts/suggestions!! JMJ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
