How to use two computers at once

Consider this: You just bought a new computer running Windows 7. Your old computer has all of your information and programs from the day you started using a computer. You don't know where the discs of all your programs are, and you have no idea how to transfer your information from computer to computer. Well, here's the solution. A virtual machine.

You're probably thinking, "What the heck is a virtual machine?" A virtual machine is a computer (operating system, like Windows XP) running within a computer (operating system, like Windows 7). How this works is your old computer makes a virtual image of itself (like a hard drive copying itself to your computer as a huge file of all your information). The virtual image will then run in a program called VMware, and it will allow you to use your old computer like you were sitting at it (but your on your new one). You can easily switch between computers, by minimizing the Virtual Machine, and then you can use the actual computer you are sitting at.

The setup process is fairly easy, and it's free for home users; businesses will have to pay a few bucks for it.

For more information on VMware, visit http://www.vmware.com/.