NX Client not forwarding Alt+Tab

Nxclient for windows from http://www.nomachine.com/ does not seem to forward Alt+Tab key sequence. To fix this problem download and run a utility from http://ssrini.netfirms.com/.

Windows Utilities

ZSoft Uninstaller 2.3 is the better and easier way to uninstall programs on your computer. Location and uninstalling a program with ZSoft Uninstaller 2.3 is as easy as clicking a button.

Data Security

Favorite: Cryptainer LE o Easy to use o Haven't tried other products yet. Cryptainer LE is software that can create multiple encrypted containers. It functions like any other drive (C: or D:) on your computer. Just drag and drop any file into the Cryptainer. It is automatically encrypted. It's that simple! Cryptainer files can only be viewed, accessed, browsed or modified by the user who has the key to open it. At other times it remains invisible. TrueCrypt - Free open-source disk encryption software for Windows XP/2000/2003 and Linux.

Virtualization, Emulator, Simulator software

Favorites:
VMWare Server 1.0.x
o When I need LPT1 and/or USB support
o Runs virtual machines compared with Virtual PC (except Vista)
o Need lots of network switch or to bridge more than one interface
o For cases where I need Linux on virtual machine


Virtual PC 2007 SP1
o When I need to run Windows Vista as guest OS with LPT1 support on Windows XP/W2k3/Vista hosts


Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V
o When I need to run Vista guest without a need for LPT1 nor USB support
o When I need to run Windows XP SP3 guest without a need for LPT1 nor USB support
o This virtualization product is pretty fast but need to run on 64bit capable machines and on Windows Server 2008 64bit installation.


Virtual Box
o When I run on slow host machines
o When snapshot/revert is a must for my work
o Does not support more than one bridge in Windows.


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Bochs is a highly portable open source IA-32 (x86) PC emulator written in C++, that runs on most popular platforms. It includes emulation of the Intel x86 CPU, common I/O devices, and a custom BIOS. Currently, Bochs can be compiled to emulate a 386, 486, Pentium, Pentium Pro or AMD64 CPU, including optional MMX, SSE, SSE2 and 3DNow! instructions.

QEMU - open source processor emulator


VMware Player lets you evaluate new or pre-release software contained in virtual machines, without any installation or configuration hassles. You can also share existing virtual machines with colleagues or friends—just use VMware Player to run any virtual machine.


VMware Server is a free virtualization product for Windows and Linux servers with enterprise-class support and VirtualCenter management. VMware Server is a robust yet easy to use server virtualization product and is based on proven virtualization technology, which has been used by thousands of customers for more than six years.


VirtualBox is a family of powerful x86 virtualization products for enterprise as well as home use. Not only is VirtualBox an extremely feature rich, high performance product for enterprise customers, it is also the only professional solution that is freely available as Open Source Software under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL). See "About VirtualBox" for an introduction.


Virtual PC 2007 is a powerful software virtualization solution that allows you to run multiple PC-based operating systems simultaneously on one workstation, providing a safety net to maintain compatibility with legacy applications while you migrate to a new operating system. It also saves reconfiguration time, so your support, development, and training staff can work more efficiently.



Virtual Server 2005 R2 is the next version of Virtual Server 2005, which was released October 1, 2004. Virtual Server 2005 R2 is the current shipping product and is now available as a free download. Virtual Server R2 provides customer improved performance, availability, and scalability in order to increase operational efficiency in server consolidation, application re-hosting, disaster recovery, and software test and development.


Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V, the next-generation hypervisor-based server virtualization technology, allows you to make the best use of your server hardware investments by consolidating multiple server roles as separate virtual machines (VMs) running on a single physical machine. With Hyper-V, you can also efficiently run multiple different operating systems—Windows, Linux, and others—in parallel, on a single server, and fully leverage the power of x64 computing.

Installing Gentoo in VMWare Server

For the most part just follow the instructions from Gentoo webiste. When using virtual SCSI HD, follow the instruction from HOWTO Install Gentoo on VMware in Windows NT/2K/XP especially the SCSI part.

Programming Software and Tools

TortoiseSVN is a really easy to use Revision control / version control / source control software for Windows. Since it's not an integration for a specific IDE you can use it with whatever development tools you like. TortoiseSVN is free to use. You don't need to get a loan or pay a full years salary to use it.