Friday, July 6, 2012

Batch Image Resize

Now and then I need to re-size a bunch of photos before sending them. Mostly i use Windows so i wanted to find something lightweight for that OS. Ideally without installation need. This post describes 15 tools. I picked FastStone Photo Resizer because it has portable version. The interface is pretty understandable.

Sunday, March 18, 2012

How to access host OS files from guest OS via iso image.

Recently i have created a new virtual machine and installed OS from iso image into it. Then i needed some additional soft in my VM but i didn't want to dirty brand new clean installation with Guest Additions/VMWare tools or whatever else. I tried to find a solution on the Internet but all answers were concerned with installing additional virtual machine tools. The next logical step was to try connecting iso image as i did with OS. I've found several Windows tools that can create an iso from folder or file. I used IsoCreator to accomplish the task of putting folder into iso image. The only disadvantage of such approach is you need additional space: once for files and another for iso image but it lets you keep the guest OS clean.