lifehacker.com — MojoPac allows you to have the same apps and files that are on your PC and bring them with you on a iPod, PSP, or Thumb Drive. Listen to your music library, watch videos and download podcasts. Surf from your own Firefox browser. Even play World of Warcraft off of your computer at work.
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Closed AccountOct 18, 2006
Just like I should be working instead of reading digg at work.
altrealityOct 18, 2006
OK, So I downloaded it and installed it. I also ran the install through INCTRL, which monitors changes an install process makes to your system. It DOUBLED MY REGISTRY!. 41000 registry entries were created with this installation. I would be happy to email the log to anyone that wanted to research it further.This is different from a virtual machine, in that it uses the filesystem of the device it is installed on. a VM creates it's own virtual file system, that is only accessible when the VM is powered on. Secondly, a standard Windows XP Vitrual Machine is going to be more than 1GB installed (Mine is over 2GB after SP2 and windows update was run). Mojopac is only 40MB before you install your software like WoW.DSL uses QEMU, which is a free emulation application, (that kicks ass) and it doesn't require an installation to run. So you don't have to install a player application on the host PC to use QEMU. If I could figure out how mojopac uses the host's filesystem, and installs in only 40MB, then I'm sure it could be replicated with QEMU.Anyone interested in working on it?-AltReality
orgazmoOct 18, 2006
This would appeal only to those that don't have admin rights on their work computersBut you need admin rights on the host PC to have this thing working, so it's pretty much pointless, or at least, not worth 30$
netgh0stOct 19, 2006
Reminds me of the u3 but unlike u3 where u can save only u3 products u can save the entire Windows environment with this baby.
jetfireOct 19, 2006
"How do kill something that has no life?"
phlogiston99Oct 19, 2006
Or QEMU, free as well. Opensource even.
phlogiston99Oct 19, 2006
So, actually it runs application _from_ the usb drive, right in the memory of the "host".If the usb device does not contain OS files, then nothing is virtualized.This looks like a $30 application launcher and a fancy virtual "desktop"You can also peek at their web site, hit the support forum to get a taste of the kind of "problems" people have and the lack of response from the developers.
thespiffOct 19, 2006
@grimreaperevThe website has a disclaimer at the end that says you must be logged on as an admin on the machine to even run MojoPac. This makes it pretty much useless for Joe Student or Sue IT who is working in a locked-down environment but wants to play games.
bulawilJan 5, 2007
are there any alternatives to mojopac that are worth the attempt! I'm currently on the trial version of mojopac and so far no problems.any recommendationsthxbulawil