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5 Virtual Stock Market Games That Help You Learn How to Invest

November 4, 2017

Dipping your toe in stock markets for the first time is intimidating, even for those of us who consider ourselves financially savvy. But other than paying a financial specialist for advice, what other options are available? Luckily, there are a variety of stock market games and simulators available for users to get a feel for the… read more »

KFC Is Training Staff Using Virtual Reality

August 26, 2017

If you land a job in Kentucky Fried Chicken over the next few years you could find yourself being trained using VR. This is thanks to the fast-food company developing a virtual training escape room designed to teach its employees how to prepare that greasy but oh-so-good chicken. After failing to make virtual reality a… read more »

How to Install Linux in Windows With a VMware Virtual Machine

August 15, 2017

You’ve tried Linux from a live CD. Now you want to install it, but you’re unsure about dual booting. The sensible option is to install your chosen Linux operating system in a virtual machine (VM). This means that a software environment replicates the conditions of a hardware environment: a personal computer. The environment is based… read more »

How Fake Virtual VPN Servers Are Destroying Your Privacy

August 5, 2017

What if your VPN didn’t really connect you to a server in a “safe” country? What if, instead, some of those servers were actually elsewhere? Wonder no more: it’s happening now. Read the full article: How Fake Virtual VPN Servers Are Destroying Your Privacy MakeUseOf

How to Try macOS on Windows 10 With a Virtual Hackintosh

May 30, 2017

Windows 10 is a great operating system. Sure, it has its quirks and annoyances, but what OS doesn’t? But even if you’re beholden to Microsoft and Windows, that doesn’t mean you cannot shop around. And what better way to do that than from the safe confines of your existing OS and a virtual machine. In this tutorial,… read more »

Create a Virtual Machine Clone of Your Existing Windows Hard Drive

May 26, 2017

Virtualization allows one operating system (OS) to run on another OS. But did you know that a Virtual Machine (VM) clone of your hard drive can put your entire computer inside of another computer? With VMs, the possibilities are endless. For most people, though, virtualization enables playing older games using emulation, the ability to sandbox,… read more »

Top 5 Linux Operating Systems You Should Try in a Virtual Machine

December 23, 2016

Whether you’re using Windows as your main OS or you’ve seen the light and switched to Linux, there’s a good chance that you may need a virtual machine at some point in the future. This might be to get the sort of Linux evaluation experience a live disc cannot deliver or it might simply be… read more »

Google Earth VR Lets You Take a Virtual Vacation

November 18, 2016

Google Earth has been educating and entertaining many of us for years. However, the development of new technologies means Google has new ways of letting us all explore our home planet. Virtual reality is surely made for this kind of thing. Cue Google Earth VR. At 196.9 million square miles, planet Earth is rather big…. read more »

Take Virtual Walks in Google Maps Using Street View Player

November 17, 2016

Using Star Trek’s transporter to beam to distant planets is still a pipe dream, and letting our senses travel virtually is the closest we have come so far. Thank Google Street View for that. All you need is a comfortable bandwidth and a cozy couch and you can go on some fantastic virtual tours around… read more »