How to speed up Ubuntu 13.04 on VMware

If you've ever used Ubuntu with VMware and have been consistently frustrated by the amount of lag that comes with each and every incremental distribution (as a result of additional features added into Ubuntu, such as the eye-candy UI, Unity), then fear not, here's a few simple way to solve the issue of lag regarding virtualized usage of Ubuntu:

Virtual floppy disk .img mounter

I have been searching for hours for a program that could mount floppy disc images in the file format of ".img", and have been unsuccessful when it comes to Googling an answer, and so, here's one that will do the job:

http://www.ltr-data.se/opencode.html/#ImDisk