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Although VIRTUMANIA 18 has been out via the RSS feed for over a week, I am just finally posting about it! Sorry for the delay but I’ve been on vacation. So, if you do not already subscribe to the show via iTunes or Podbean please add us to your favorite media player or feed reader. You can even catch Virtumania as soon as it comes out on the Mobile Site.

In this episode Rick Vanover joins me again as co-host, and Jason Perlow from ZDNet is our special guest. The following is the podcast summary:

VIRTUMANIA Podcast Episode 18 – Putting The Mustard On Free Virtualization Charcuterie. Rich Brambley (@rbrambley) of VMETC  and Rick Vanover (@rickvanover) of RickVanover.com host popular technology and foodie blogger Jason Perlow (@jperlow) of Tech Broiler and Off The Broiler. In this episode we explore and compare several free virtualization solutions available today. Like selecting cuts of meat from a butcher, there is always plenty of choices. Consider this episode a delicious virtualization Charcuterie. Virtumania is an Infosmack Production.

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The following links offer more information on some of the topics mentioned in VIRTUMANIA Episode 18:

Jason Perlow – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Jason Perlow is a technology columnist and Linux expert who is considered one of the top 100 technology experts on Twitter. He writes the Tech Broiler blog for ZDNet and the Off The Broiler "foodie" blog, and is an Advisory Architect for IBM. In 2007, Perlow decided to change his foodie lifestyle, a change which was chronicled by the New York Times.

Jason’s podcast: The Frugal Tech Show

http://www.frugaltechshow.com/

Virtualization Smackdown 2: Oracle VM VirtualBox 3.2 vs… VMware Workstation 7.1

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/perlow/virtualization-smackdown-2-oracle-vm-virtualbox-32-vs-vmware-workstation-71/13020?tag=mantle_skin;content

With the latest releases of the two major desktop virtualization apps released at around the same time, which one reigns supreme? We thoroughly tested both on our Linux system and observed them for performance and usability. Here’s how they fared against each other.

Invincea brings you the Windows Browser Deflector Shield, for Real.

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/perlow/invincea-brings-you-the-windows-browser-deflector-shield-for-real/13164

Invincea’s Browser Protection uses virtualization technology to provide a secure and isolated Internet Explorer instance for enterprises.

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Invincea has done some very interesting things with their product. They’ve licensed the run-time version of Oracle’s VM VirtualBox software (which I reviewed recently) and have created a stripped-down executable Windows XP environment in a Virtual Machine complete with Internet Explorer 7 and Adobe Acrobat Reader

Since it has been over a week, Jason has posted about being on Virtumania too.

Playing Windows Games using Virtualbox

Video Of Working Windows DirectX Games in VirtualBox 3.0.2 on Ubuntu 9.0.4

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