This was the year of the iPad. For there to be so much success in such a short time indicates that critical mass has been reached. Even though the tablet form factor has been around since the early 90’s, it…
It is terrible to be unsure of what to blog about. The weight of choice tends to create a vacuum. This is most obvious when months pass by before anything new is written. There are certainly things that have happened…
Back in 1993, the Citrix Engineering team used to get amusement from Dilbert. I remember posting clippings on the outside of my cubicle wall for others to read. Later I linked my personal website (1994) to the official Dilbert site.…
During the recent investigation of certificates and SSL, a co-worker (Ola) forwarded a web link about an organization that is analyzing web SSL certificates. The information was very relevant and interesting. The EFF SSL Observatory Quote from site: The EFF…
The basics of creating virtual machines on XenClient in a “easy to consume” video format.
XenClient can work with the Synchronizer service to get the latest VM images. Synchronizer is the hub for publishing VMs and assigning them to users and their devices. XenClient connects to Synchronizer to download new or updated VMs based on…
Say you want to get somewhere else in XenClient. How would you do it? If you are currently inside a VM and want to switch to another VM, what would you do? One answer is to use the installed selector…
Recently I had a problem with a XenServer in my office. XenCenter would no longer connect. The XenServer was using DHCP and had switched IP addresses. The cached credentials were on the old IP address. I could not remember the…
If you ever have to install a Windows server (2008, 2008 R2) and try to use Internet Explorer, you might notice how annoying IE is related to being secure. Essentially you have to fight it do anything useful. At one…
Since last week I have been looking more at depth with how certificates work. One thing that was bugging me was not knowing where the information is stored. There are plenty of references to the certificates being stored in files…
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