Access localhost from a VirtualBox Guest OS on Ubuntu

Posted on Dec 3, 2009 | By Michael Bosworth | Tags Ubuntu

I recently installed Windows 7 via VirtualBox for some cross browser testing.  While in development I needed to map localhost from the Windows 7 Guest OS to my Apache server in Ubuntu.  Some quick searching around turned up the following ip address.  All I had to do was update the current localhost line in my Windows 7 hosts file.

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An Ubuntu Upgrade Guide

Posted on Oct 27, 2009 | By Michael Bosworth | Tags Ubuntu

I've found the cleanest way to upgrade Ubuntu is to do a fresh install.  Here is a list of steps that I take to upgrade.

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Links for New Ubuntu Users

Posted on Oct 7, 2009 | By Michael Bosworth | Tags Ubuntu

I have a friend who recently informed me of their venture into the world of Linux.  I started to build up a good set of links and thought I would share.  Here you go.

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Installing Tomcat + BlazeDs on Ubuntu

Posted on Aug 30, 2009 | By Michael Bosworth | Tags Ubuntu

1. Install tomcat6 via synaptic.

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