Carl Fink wrote: > On Sat, Oct 18, 2008 at 07:51:38PM +0300, Bogdan wrote: > >> Although I don't like it, the bank i work with only offers Internet >> Banking that works only under Internet Explorer. So, unfortunately, if I >> want to check out my account I see myself obliged to boot Windows :(. I >> know that IE can be installed through wine but no one seems to guaranty >> safety... Would IE installed on my Debian be less safe than the one >> running in it's native environment? If yes, why would that be so? >> > > One other possibility: install virtualbox-ose, and run an occasional Windows > session inside Debian when you need to bank. That's what I do with some > specific software I need for my job. > > Alternatives include Xen and VMWare Player. > I'm not sure I'd consider VMPlayer particularly viable. It's non-free, and has serious stability issues that would have caused massive data loss if I didn't have a nightly backup.
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