Mac OS X: Last week I showed how to create VirtualBox VMs as applications. This week, I’m trying out VMware Fusion to see if it’s better or worse than VirtualBox. I’m trying to shoot for the same experience as the VirtualBox machines, so I needed to figure out how to create an App using AppleScript [...]
VMware Fusion VMs as Apps
October 21st, 2008 · 3 Comments
VirtualBox Icons for Ubuntu, Windows
October 17th, 2008 · Comments Off
After creating my VirtualBox applications and slapping them on the Dock, I decided that I didn’t like the default VirtualBox icon for those apps. The problem was exacerbated when I put them next to each other, making them indistinguishable at a quick glance. I figured out how to change the icons for those virtual machines, [...]
Create VirtualBox VMs as Apps
October 13th, 2008 · Comments Off
Mac OS X: If you want to launch a VirtualBox machine directly as an application, you’ll need to know some basic AppleScript. Open Script Editor and enter the following: do shell script “vboxmanage startvm Ubuntu” Substitute Ubuntu for the name of your virtual machine. If you’ve got a machine with a space in the name, [...]
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