AlternaGeek is a technology podcast & blog hosted by Linuxchic and TechMonkey for the tech power user and enthusiast. AlternaGeek podcasts cover topics including Linux, Mac, Windows, internet tech, blogging, web2.0, gadgets, software, tech news, howtos, and reviews.

Archive for September, 2007

We are growing thanks to you!

We have been having a really great time publishing podcasts and blog posts on Alternageek and want to thank everyone that has been spreading the word about our shows. One of the great things about word of mouth advertising is that it generates more traffic and more listeners. The downside to that is it also […]

Native Linux Games

I have always been a PC gamer and I am always on the lookout for native Linux games. I found an article the other day that lists 21 native games for Linux. It’s a good list even though I know there are a lot of other great games under Linux that aren’t on this list. […]

AlternaGeek Episode 15: Virtualizing the Desktop

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AlternaGeek.com Podcast, Episode 15 for the week of September 24th, 2007
Featuring Linuxchic, Code Ninja and TechMonkey.
We covered server based virtualization in a previous episode so for this episode Code Ninja walks us through options for running virtual machines on the desktop.
Lina
CodeWeavers
Cedega
Wine
DosBox
VMware
Ubuntu Forums for 32-bit chroot Howto
Mac-on-Linux
Qemu
VirtualBox
Parallels Workstation

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