VirtualBox Manager Pro – Machine Status Check Plus More
Added to VirtualBox Pro is status checking. When you login to the host your virtual machines are displayed with on/off information. In the onCreate a thread is launched that scans the server for machine status; it then updates the UI thread accordingly. I’ve also added header icons to replace the default one, and a new menu item has been added. The new menu item, in the free version, will not change. It currently dispalys information regarding upcoming features. In the Pro version the features will be implemented.
The Pro version will soon have the ability to login to individual machines, hosts or virtual machines, and scan for running processes. It will display the status of the running process and give the ability to start, stop, or reset it. Theoretically the list can be the entire contents of ps aux, but at first I will probably restrict it to Apache, Mysql, Sendmail, and Dovecot. The user can start, stop, and reset the processes the same way virtual machines are controlled in the current application. I should be done with the new features within a week or so.
Downloads look promising. In the first week there were about 250 downloads. I think this should grow being that first week downloads is always random. Users searching for random keywords to see what apps exist. As a reputation builds downloads should also be driven by word of mouth and hopefully a listing in the tops apps. In time, we’ll see. The paid version is off to a slow start, but as the free version grows in popularity I expect sales to pick up given the powerful features only available in the Pro version.
Tags: apache mysql, check, host, information, machine, new menu, Plus, random users, ui thread, virtual machines
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Android – Process Manager
June 9, 2010 - 10:15 am
Tags: apache mysql, app, encrypted login, incoming connections, initial states, Manager, root, Sendmail, shell script, virtualbox
Posted in Android, Manager, lsof, process | No comments
My next project will be Process Manager. Using lsof I will be scanning various ports to see if a particular process is listening for incoming connections. I am in the initial states of controlling the processes, but the algorithms are complete to read if the processes are running. Currently the app scans for Apache, Mysql, [...]
VirtualBox Manager – Dialogs Class Complete Re-Write
May 25, 2010 - 10:54 am
Tags: dialogs, host, host settings, menu, menu settings, new style, previous design, Re, settings menu, virtualbox
Posted in Manager, coding, dialogs, menu, methods, virtualbox | No comments
I re-wrote the dialogs class and removed 3 redundant methods. I was able to consolidate 4 methods into a single re-usable method that substantially reduced the code to implement the main host settings menu. The user will no see any difference, but it should reduce the size of the package slightly, and is just simply [...]
VirtualBox Manager Pro – UI Updates and Stability
May 23, 2010 - 10:25 am
Tags: app, depth, dialog boxes, host, host port, key keys, password, public keys, ssh server, virtualbox
Posted in Manager, enhancements, key, linux, notification, password, pro, ssh, toast, virtualbox | No comments
I have added a variety of user interface updates to the pro version. In addition to the toast popups actual notifications add a sence of feedback and depth to the program. I want the program to feel that its actually aware of what you are doing and processing interactions accordingly. I feel with recent enhancements [...]
VirtualBox Manager Pro – Launched with Public Key Authentication
May 18, 2010 - 10:57 pm
Tags: authentication, configuration menu, dialog boxes, host, host servers, Manager Pro, minimum security, password, pub, security enhancement, virtualbox
Posted in Manager, authentication, dsa, key, pro, public, remote, virtualbox | No comments
VirtualBox Manager Pro has been launched on the Android Marketplace. It has many enhancements over the free version. The user interface has additional notifications, and the most important feature, public key authentication, has been fully implemented. Once logged into a host using password authentication, VirtualBox Manager Pro can create a 1024 bit DSA encryption key, [...]
VirtualBox Manager Pro – Public Key Authentication
May 18, 2010 - 9:38 am
Tags: application, encrypted authentication, encrypted login, encryption key, host, host machines, machine, Manager Pro, Manager. The, Manger, virtualbox
Posted in Android, Manager, bit, dsa, encrypt, market, pro, virtualbox | No comments
VirtualBox Manger was released a couple of days ago offering ssh access to remote host machines. The application controls up to seven virtual machines on the host machine. Up to seven different host machines can be configured in VirtualBox Manager. The standard application was released for free, and it will remain free. The current version [...]
VirtualBox Manager – Version 44MPG
May 17, 2010 - 9:22 am
Tags: bug, cleanup, code, code cleanup, header images, input data, keyboards, machine, page, stable release
Posted in Manager, code, oncreate, rsa, virtualbox | No comments
VirtualBox Manager was released two days ago and several updates have been published since then. I have fixed a bug on the delete hosts page Enhanced the header images on the delete hosts page and machine page Tweaked the keyboards in the input data menus Added references to the host as well as the machine [...]
VirtualBox Manager – Whats Next?
May 16, 2010 - 2:32 pm
Tags: application, control menu, host, host control, level application, machine, menu, mininum, relevant servers, service
Posted in Apache, Manager, Mysql, Sendmail, Server, machine, password, virtual, virtualbox | No comments
There is a small bug on the delete hosts page that will be fixed. I’m going to keep the max number of hosts, at this time, to 7 to support smaller screens without having to rewrite the code to support multiple pages of hosts. I’m going to add, at mininum, an additional class where I [...]
VirtualBox Manager – An Android IT Solution
May 16, 2010 - 7:50 am
Tags: activity, button, code, date entry, dialog, host, host activity, host button, numerical entry, password dialog, port dialog, screen, table rows, user
Posted in Android, Manager, it, jsch, ssh, virtualbox | 4 comments
Published late last night to the Android Marketplace, VirtualBox Manage is making nice progress. Yesterday I put substantial time and effort into the user interface. Particular the onscreen keyboards, and password entry screen. When the main dialogs appear, prompting for user input, the keyboard views are automatically expanded. In the port dialog a telephone keyboard/numerical [...]
VirtualBox – Android Remote Management
April 18, 2010 - 2:22 pm
Tags: Android, animated background, animated backgrounds, app, image, shell commands, size, smartphone, virtual machines, wonder
Posted in Android, Manager, rsa, smartphone, virtualbox | No comments
I wonder if Android can use animated backgrounds. If they can I will work on the following image. I’ll reduce its size and tweak it for the relatively small screen of a smartphone. If the phone cannot use an animated background I will just use the image without the animation. Ultimately I made the image [...]
VirtualBox Guest Additions on Real Machine – PXE Boot
April 10, 2010 - 10:06 am
Tags: application windows, conf, guest, host, Kernel Modules, mouse movement, nvidia driver, Server, virtual window, virtualbox
Posted in Boot, PXE, additions, guest, lts, ltsp, virtualbox | No comments
VirtualBox guest additions installs a video driver called vboxvideo. It allows for the machine to adjust its resolution to the dimensions of the application windows. It also allows for seamless mouse movement between the host machine and the virtual window. I manage a server that runs VirtualBox to host several machines. The host is located [...]