Run Windows and Linux apps side-by-side

Adam's guide to running Windows and Mac apps side-by-side left me craving a similar process for Windows apps in Linux. The Venture Cake weblog shows how you can get an effect similar to Coherence for Parallels in Mac using VMware Server and rdesktop in Linux. You need to install Windows as a virtual machine, make a registry hack to remove the Windows desktop, and then connect to the virtual machine using rdesktop. VC touts that the entire process (not including the time it takes to install Windows) takes less than 10 minutes.

10 minutes to run every Windows app on your Ubuntu desktop [Venture Cake]

Make Windows Mobile more like Windows

The Download Squad weblog rounds up several methods for making Windows Mobile more Windows-like.

From the free eXPerience and SimpleOS to the shareware PocketWin and PPX3k, you've got a lot of options if you want to smooth the transition to a Windows mobile device by making it behave more like the desktop you're used to. I've always had a love-hate relationship with my Windows Mobile phone and what I consider to be a very clunky interface, but it's one that I sort of worked out after installing Wisbar Advanced (also mentioned in the post) and a really nice theme. If you've ventured down a similar road to improving your Windows Mobile experience, share how you did it in the comments.

How to make Windows Mobile more like Windows - Mobile Minute [Download Squad]