Creating Virtual Machines With VirtualBox

Virtual machines can seem juuuuust a bit too geeky for most otherwise computer-friendly people. That’s sad, because it’s an easy, free way to try or use a separate OS without messing with your hard drive.

Why would you want to run a virtual machine on your computer? Plenty of reasons:
You like using one OS, but need just an app or two from another running in their natural environments
You want to try out some new software
Web sites that don’t play nice with the operating system you’re running
You’re intrigued at the idea of trying out a Linux desktop

Setting up