Building a new PC as soon as the components arrive. Thinking of segregating common tasks into virtual machines so I can easily rebuild or replace a VM for new or alternative versions of software without filling my main O/S with junk.
Also makes backing up as easy as copying the VM image to the backup device.
Going to give VirtualBox a try, hosted in Windows 7 64bit.
Currently thinking of having the following virtual machines:
1. Dev (Visual Studio, SQL Server, source control, etc)
2. Video Conversion (tools used to rip my DVDs to my NAS and convert to h.264 or iPod size)
3. Browser sandboxes (isolated browsing in case any compromised websites accessed. This will be riddled with anti-virus and ant-malware software.)
4. Test sandbox (for testing new software before installing in a more permanent VM, to avoid cluttering the main VMs)
Anyone done similar and have any recommendations or ideas for the ideal workstation?
Also makes backing up as easy as copying the VM image to the backup device.
Going to give VirtualBox a try, hosted in Windows 7 64bit.
Currently thinking of having the following virtual machines:
1. Dev (Visual Studio, SQL Server, source control, etc)
2. Video Conversion (tools used to rip my DVDs to my NAS and convert to h.264 or iPod size)
3. Browser sandboxes (isolated browsing in case any compromised websites accessed. This will be riddled with anti-virus and ant-malware software.)
4. Test sandbox (for testing new software before installing in a more permanent VM, to avoid cluttering the main VMs)
Anyone done similar and have any recommendations or ideas for the ideal workstation?
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