New Vmware Player

I’m a dedicated Virtualbox kinda guy so when I read the press around VMware Player 3.0, had to give it a try. Its a marked change from earlier ones in that you can create new guests without workstation installed at all. I installed a Ubuntu 9.04 server install for some minor bit of work I need to do. It works just fine. I always end up having both Virtualbox and VMware on systems these days. Virtualbox does the day-to-day stuff like running my Windows 7 guest that does Outlook for email. VMware makes it easier to share disk images.

If you want a light-weight VMware Workstation, check out Player. Do I see a change in the strategy around these things now with VMWare? Will Player start becoming more than just a player? Hint… It already has. VirtualBox is nicer but some things don’t work too well. I have had problems with any kind of microphone in my Windows guests so end up hauling my little EEEpc with me running Windows 7. I still use the virtual image though for the regular work. It does well with outlook, word, and visio.