Free script parses event logs and compiles client printer autocreation errors

Robert Iutzwig has created a script that connects to your servers one-by-one and scans their application logs searching for 1103, 1104, 1106, and 1107 printer autocreation errors. It then outputs this list of printer drivers to a text file.

Article by Brian Madden on December 05, 2006.

How should Citrix integrate VoIP with Presentation Server?

People have been talking about integrating VoIP softphone software with Citrix Presentation Server for years. Citrix Presentation Server product manager Orestes Melgarejo has written a blog entry that talks about the Presentation Server VoIP question and presents three different ways that Citrix could integrate these two technologies.

Article by Brian Madden on November 30, 2006.

Get ready for ICA connections to Windows XP / Vista desktops

Citrix Engineer Jeff Muir recently wrote about a research project at Citrix called PortICA. PortICA's goal is to add an ICA protocol interface for Windows XP and Vista workstation products. This will form a key piece of technology needed to support Citrix's Project Trinity VDI solution.

Article by Brian Madden on November 17, 2006.

Application Publishing: Comparing Longhorn Terminal Services to Citrix Presentation Server

It's now common knowledge that one of the biggest new features of Terminal Services in Windows Longhorn Server is the ability to publish applications. But how does publishing applications in Longhorn compare to publishing applications in Citrix Presentation Server? In this article, Katie Koepke compares the two head-to-head.

Article by Katie Koepke on November 14, 2006.

The Excruciating Detail of the Citrix Logoff Process

Several months ago, Kevin Goodman and I created a huge wall chart that detailed all of the steps in the Citrix Presentation Server logon process. Due to popular demand, we've just created a similar chart for the Citrix Presentation Server Logoff Process.

Article by Brian Madden and Kevin Goodman on October 09, 2006.

Citrix Printing: Brush up on the basic best practices

Everyone who's been around Citrix for awhile knows that printing has always been a challenge. We've all been reading about tips and tricks over the years, but it's easy to forget the basics. In this article, Kevin Buchaniec walks through the best practices of configuring printing in a Citrix Presentation Server environment. This article is refreshing if you're a seasoned admin, and vital if you're a beginner!

Article by Kevin Buchaniec on August 23, 2006.

Citrix plans to enter VDI space: An analysis of their solution

In this article, Ron Oglesby talks about Citrix's upcoming Remote Desktop Broker product, their entry into the VDI space. While this product will only provide a stopgap solution, it will be useful in many scenarios.

Article by Ron Oglesby on August 03, 2006.

Enhance Web Interface Security with a Virtual Keyboard Login

Yuri Haak has just released a "virtual keyboard login" to enhance the security of Web Interface 4.2. A virtual keyboard login is an application that displays an image of a keyboard on your screen. You then "press" the keys by clicking on them with your mouse instead of typing the actual keys.

Article by Brian Madden and Yuri Haak on July 31, 2006.

Printing to Unsupported Client Printers with a free PDF Creator

Chris Cairns sent me an email a while back with a novel printing fix / workaround for printing to unsupported printers. It's an open source project called PDFCreator. All of the configuration is done on the client's computer, including the ability to save directly to a file without prompting the user and then to automatically print that saved file to a printer.

Article by Brian Madden on July 31, 2006.

MFCOM Script: Publish Applications via Windows Explorer 'Send To' Menu

Andrew Wood has just created this cool script that lets you publish applications on your Presentation Server via the "Send To" right-click menu in Windows Explorer.

Article by Brian Madden on July 30, 2006.