Virtual Sandbox

I enjoyed so much when I was a kid playing in the sandbox that my father built for me. It was a place of fun and exploration, using the sand as a modelling tool, making roads, paths, or just simply enjoying the feel of the warm sand on my toes. It was a place to smile and laugh. When they day's activities were done, the sand could be raked and placed back into its original state, shovels, buckets, and toys removed. The next day, the cycle of fun and discovery could start all over again. I think this is why the technology term sandbox is so descriptive of its purpose. It is a place where you can play and discover and not be afraid of mistakes, because you can always set the stage back to its original state. Enter VMware and my current adventures with Fedora Core 5. By backing up the Virtual Appliance, if I screw something up, I can simply restore the latest (or not so latest) image and try it again. Makes it so easy!