VirtualBox 4.2 for the Complete Beginner

The wheel has turned full circle and “The Cloud” is all the rage again. Back at the turn of the century the virtual craze resulted in a literal economic recession. This time around, virtualization is here to stay. Huge companies like Amazon and Microsoft have invested heavily in virtualization technology proving that it is a viable business. Virtualization is not only for large businesses however, and more and more hobbyist computer users are getting involved.

This book will give you, the complete beginner, detailed instructions on how to obtain VirtualBox, install it on either Windows or Linux, detailed instructions on how to create your first virtual machine, and an exhaustive explanation of all the features and options you will have when interacting with virtual machines. It is written in plain English and is direct to the point so as to give you the information you need without wasting any of your time.