Six helpful things you might have missed in 2005

There are a lot of great little gems on the web that have been on my list for some time that I haven't ever gotten around to writing about. So I'd like to take this opportunity to clean house a bit and share with you some of the best things you might have missed in 2005.

Article by Brian Madden on January 04, 2006.

How to Load Balance two Citrix Web Interface Servers

Citrix's Web Interface is a popular way for users to connect to their ICA applications running on Citrix Presentation Servers. Unfortunately, if a Web Interface server fails then users lose access to their applications. The good news is that you have several options when it comes to load-balancing these two servers, and some of your options are free and easy to set up!

Article by Brian Madden on November 30, 2005.

Technical Details of 64-bit Citrix Presentation Server

Citrix released the 64-bit version of Presentation Server last month. In this article, I don't want to talk about why you should move to 64-bit Citrix Presentation Server since I've done that before. Instead, I'll talk about the actual mechanics of what 64-bit Presentation Server looks like and how it works.

Article by Brian Madden on November 09, 2005.

Providing Desktops to Users: Centralized Virtual Machines or Terminal Server Desktops?

IBM, Citrix, and VMware are pushing the idea of providing desktops to users in the form of virtual machine-based remote Windows XP desktops instead of the traditional way of publishing a desktop session on a Terminal Server or Citrix Presentation Server. In this article, I'll take a brief look at the announcements from the past few weeks and then dig into the pros and cons of this architecture.

Article by Brian Madden on October 24, 2005.

I'm at Citrix iForum in Las Vegas

Citrix iForum 2005 is going on this week in Las Vegas, and once again I'll be there talking to vendors and attending sessions looking for interesting things to share with you. Last night was the opening reception, and the show starts today in a few hours.

Article by Brian Madden on October 10, 2005.

Understanding the webica.ini file in ICA Client Version 9

Version 9 of the Windows ICA client changes the way that the webica.ini file controls client drive security settings. This new behavior isn't really documented anywhere, so Jeff Pitsch dug in and figured it out.

Article by Jeff Pitsch on October 03, 2005.

Best Practices for Citrix Policy design for Presentation Server 3 or 4

Policies are one of the most powerful management features of Citrix, and knowing how to create and apply them is critical if you want to be a Citrix badass. This article talks about what people are doing in the real world.

Article by Brian Madden on October 03, 2005.

Microsoft's Complete Longhorn Terminal Server Feature List

A lot of information about the new features of Terminal Server in Longhorn has come out over the past few weeks. In this article, I've collected, organized, and commented on all the new stuff.

Article by Brian Madden on September 27, 2005.

Free Download: My 800-page Citrix MetaFrame XP Book

You can now download an entire copy of my book "Citrix MetaFrame XP: Advanced Technical Design Guide." While this book isn't for the most recent version of Citrix, there's a lot of good stuff in it that is still valuable today.

Article by Brian Madden on September 15, 2005.

How to Improve end-user Experience using Luna Themes in Published Applications

Ever wanted to give your seamlessly published applications that cool Windows XP curvy blue window frame instead of the boring square old-school one? You can do it with a Windows 2003 Terminal Server and the Themes service.

Article by Neves Parrottino on September 14, 2005.