https://padlet.com/slyder2000/9o4e6li5pit3v1 en-us 2023-03-31 01:36:32 UTC 2025-09-27 19:45:13 UTC hello@padlet.com slyder2000 https://padlet.com/slyder2000/9o4e6li5pit3v1/wish/2539982315 Visit https://www.virtualbox.org/ to get started and click on the blue box that says "Download VirtualBox" as illustrated in 1a.]]> 2023-03-31 14:43:24 UTC https://padlet.com/slyder2000/9o4e6li5pit3v1/wish/2539982315 slyder2000 https://padlet.com/slyder2000/9o4e6li5pit3v1/wish/2539983182 VirtualBox is a cross-platform software, it is offered in Windows, MacOS, and Linux operating systems. Choose your OS platform by clicking the name shown in 1b. After the download finishes, install VirtualBox and run the application.]]> 2023-03-31 14:44:02 UTC https://padlet.com/slyder2000/9o4e6li5pit3v1/wish/2539983182 slyder2000 https://padlet.com/slyder2000/9o4e6li5pit3v1/wish/2539985613 Another window will open called “Name and Operating System.” Follow along with 2b, filling out each section of information. If you know how much memory your computer has, ideally, assigned half of it to your VM. If you don't know how much memory your computer has, leave the memory size as default. Leave "Hard Disk" as default, unless you have a prior VM setup that you would like to assign to this VM.]]> 2023-03-31 14:45:59 UTC https://padlet.com/slyder2000/9o4e6li5pit3v1/wish/2539985613 slyder2000 https://padlet.com/slyder2000/9o4e6li5pit3v1/wish/2539986898 Your VM has now been created in Oracle VirtualBox. To open your VM, click the “Start” button illustrated in 2c. Each platform and version number of VirtualBox looks and operates differently. When you are prompted for the “image” or “ISO."]]> 2023-03-31 14:47:06 UTC https://padlet.com/slyder2000/9o4e6li5pit3v1/wish/2539986898 slyder2000 https://padlet.com/slyder2000/9o4e6li5pit3v1/wish/2540670163 Have you ever needed to use a different operating system than you currently use? Do you primarily use Microsoft Windows, but need MacOS or Linux? This is a common experience for educators and students within the technical field. Educators needing to create content for a course or lesson often require access to operating systems and software they do not have. Virtual machines aid in this dilemma. I suggest trying VirtualBox by Oracle. It is open-source, meaning it's free to everyone and cross-platform, accommodating MacOS, Windows, and Linux. Let me explain how to download VirtualBox and create a VM (Virtual Machine).]]> 2023-04-01 14:42:11 UTC https://padlet.com/slyder2000/9o4e6li5pit3v1/wish/2540670163 slyder2000 https://padlet.com/slyder2000/9o4e6li5pit3v1/wish/2540746801 To create a new VM in VirtualBox click on the “New” button at the top of the window shown in 2a.]]> 2023-04-01 17:47:01 UTC https://padlet.com/slyder2000/9o4e6li5pit3v1/wish/2540746801 slyder2000 https://padlet.com/slyder2000/9o4e6li5pit3v1/wish/2540766416 Specify the download location of your operating system of choice for the VM you created. Some versions of VirtualBox prompt you for the image or ISO during the setup process and others afterwards when you run it for the first time like in 2d.]]> 2023-04-01 18:40:49 UTC https://padlet.com/slyder2000/9o4e6li5pit3v1/wish/2540766416