You can download the Virtual Machines program onto your personal computer. When connected to the server, you will get a Windows screen on your computer (regardless whether the computer is a Windows, Mac, or Linux machine) and you will be able to access the programs that can be found on the computer lab workstations. Any processing power used by a program in the Virtual Machine environment (Inventor, AutoCAD, etc.) is carried on the server, so the speed is limited by your wireless connection rather than your computer's processor.

Note: you must be on the UCSD network (eg. UCSD-PROTECTED wifi network) to use Virtual Machines. If you cannot access the network because you are off campus, you will need to install a virtual private network (VPN). Instructions for doing so are located here.