Sun VirtualBox

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Have you ever wanted to savour a flavour of Linux, Windows or the Chrome OS  without the hassle of a complete installation? You could get another computer and install the new operating system on it. Another option is to boot off a USB drive or a live CD. This mechanism of sampling a new operating system through a flash drive or a live CD is particularly popular in the Linux world.

The sun virtual box offers yet another option, virtualization. This means you can run one operating system (termed the 'guest') from inside another system( the host) . Using a pentium 4 system running Ubuntu, I can sample several operating system and even use features not installed on my system, thanks to an install of the virtual box. With Sun VirtualBox the guest operating system runs just like any other application in the host system. VirtualBox is available as an install for both Linux and Windows.

First download and install Sun Virtualbox on your system.Then head over to this site to download an 'image' file of the guest operating system. This Lifehacker article is a great guide to run your guest operating system on your machine using VirtualBox.

There are some disadvantages to using VirtualBox. Firstly you may not get some guests running at all. Sometimes, specfic applications inside your guest operating system may not work at all.

Finally, the guest operating system usually runs slowly. If you want to check out the performance of an operating system, VirtualBox is not where you should test it.

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Michael Jordan's 23 Sports Cafe, Mohegan Sun

Michael Jordan's 23 Sports Cafe is located on the 2nd floor with many other eateries at the Mohegan Sun, one of the two famous gambling Meccas in New England.The cafe is one of your choices when you decide to take a break from the tables or the slot machines.

Ok, first the good news. The ambiance in this Sports bar is excellent. It is well lit, spacious and has many monitors that make it an ideal place to watch the big game.

Well, the compliments end there. Michael Jordan's Sports Cafe was meant to be the poor man's alternative to the elegant and elite Michael Jordan's Steak House next door.

The food is definitely not something to write home about. The Chili was solid. They might have tried to push the 'atypical' card too far. The burger I ordered was tasteless and too raw(I had ordered the burger medium rare). Then, to make matters worse, the fries were cold The waiter for his part was good, quick and courteous, but the food simply left a sour taste in my mouth. Needless to say, the meal was a disappointment.

One gets the feeling Jordan is putting all his attention on the Steak House and ignored the sports cafe.

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