VirtualBox Seamless Mode Is Awesome!

It has almost been a year since I completely switched to Linux (OpenSuse 11.0 flavor) on my home desktop PC. Even though Linux has pretty much all the applications I need, every now and then, there was always a need  to use one of those apps that was supported only on windows. After experimenting with different x86 virtualization solutions, I settled on VirtualBox due to 2 main reasons:

1. It is free.
2. It is included in OpenSuse's official repositories which made it so easy to install and update.

Even though the Open-Source flavor of VirtualBox has pretty much everything I needed, it still lacks certain features that are available only in the closed-source version of it. One of the important features for me that was missing was USB support. What this means is that, with the open-source version of the application, you'll not be able to access usb devices connected to your PC. This is something I really need. So, I got the closed-source version of the application from Sun's Virtualbox website and have been a happy customer since then.

Even though I've been using VirtualBox for quite some time now, only today, I realized that there is a "Seamless Mode" (see screenshot on the left) option in VirtualBox which integrates the Windows desktop with KDE desktop quite nicely. The experience is truly "seamless". If you are one of those linux users who still dual-boots to Windows to access your favorite windows apps, I highly recommend VirtualBox to you. I'm sure you'll be impressed.