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ZDNet Dictionary Definition
- RDP
- Remote Desktop Protocol An input/output presentation protocol from Microsoft that governs the keyboard, mouse and screen formatting between clients and servers in a thin client environment. It is...
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- Devon IT's Safebook
- Thin clients, though not for everybody, have done a really outstanding job of meeting the needs of the students in my school. Easy manageability, very little maintenance, and transparent access to data and applications from a variety of locations around the school have made them a big hit. ...
- Tags: Information Technology, Thin Client, Student, Server, Laptop Computer, Safebook, Devon IT, RDP, Thin Clients, Terminal Services, Hardware, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2007-11-15
- Free Dynamic DNS account for anywhere access to your home
- Free Dynamic DNS account for anywhere access to your homeGood article - thanksThis is what you are best at, George, keep to it.And does this work with the likes of XP Home using RDP or are you limited to VNC?Good timingI was actually thinking of setting up my home connection...
- Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Domain names, NETWORKING, Network technology, MX Record, RDP, DD-WRT, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, VNC, Does XP Home, Free Dynamic DNS, DDNS, DNS, server, Microsoft Windows XP, router, dynamic DNS, ZoneEdit
- Discussion threads 2007-04-12
- Enhanced Remote Desktop security with Windows Vista
- Enhanced Remote Desktop security with Windows VistaAll Well and Good but......per MS' download center summary for XP Remote Desktop Connection 6.0 client:[i]"The Remote Desktop Connection 6.0 client can be used to connect to legacy terminal servers or to remote desktops as before, but the new features that are mentioned in...
- Tags: VPNs, Network security, NETWORKING, Operating systems, remote desktop, security, Microsoft Windows Vista, SSH, IPSec, Microsoft Windows, RDP
- Discussion threads 2007-03-13
- In-depth look at Microsoft Home Server - CES 2006
- I had a chance to speak with members of the Microsoft Home Server team at CES about Microsoft Home Server 2006. I managed to get some in-depth questions answered on the product so here it is.Question: Will Home Server be available to the do-it-yourself buyers or will it...
- Tags: Security, Infrastructure, Servers, News, Vista, Hardware, Desktop, Microsoft Corp., server
- Blog posts 2007-01-09
- Is the XP SP2 firewall getting a raw deal?
- A recent report on a new denial of service vulnerability involving Windows RDP Remote Desktop Protocol blaming the Windows XP SP2 (Service Pack 2) firewall has touched off a rash of sensationalism from other media outlets that gets blindly regurgitated in the forums. This has caused some unwarranted confusion...
- Tags: firewall, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2
- Blog posts 2005-07-19
- Windows flaw reaches beyond XP
- Windows flaw reaches beyond XPWe all be dead and buried......and they will STILL be finding thousands of security defects in every MICROSUCKS O/S every illegally forced on consumers.There is only ONE PERSON to blame for all of this crap!The unscrupulous Bill Gates*SHOCKER*Windows crashes because of a security flaw? Who...
- Tags: SECURITY, Operating systems, Patches, Mike Cox, RDP, flaw, Microsoft Windows, Windows Flaw, Microsoft Corp., rep, Microsoft Windows XP
- Discussion threads 2005-07-18
Additional Resources
- Hyper-V: The no-brainer virtualization stack for Windows
- Last Thursday, Microsoft released the final version of Hyper-V, the much anticipated built-in hypervisor for Windows Server 2008. Back in February, we had a look at a late beta release, and we were quite impressed with the performance of the system and how easy it was to manage virtual machines....
- Tags: Performance, Microsoft Windows Server, Server, VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Hyper-V, Paravirtualization Method, Microsoft VMM 2008, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Virtualization, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Operating Systems, Cloud Computing, Open Source, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Software, Hardware, Storage, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-07-01
- All the things Sun Ray won't do
- All the things Sun Ray won't doNopeI can't, maybe i'm biased too. But when you hear senior IT-ers go on about helpdesks the size of 2 to 3 headstrong, instead of the at least 10 to 25 to 100 you have nowadays with the Windows environments.The problem with Wintel desktops...
- Tags: Linux, Thin clients, Microsoft Windows, environment, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Ray, thin client, server
- Discussion threads 2008-06-26
- RDP Web Portal (zip)
- RDP Web Portal is a customizable portal that enables users to connect to their desktops, workstations or servers from anywhere on the internet via Remote Desktop Protocol. It is convenient way to manage remote access to computers for your entire company Configure computer visibility per user Simple to install and...
- Tags: Computer, Reqo, RDP Web Portal, Remote Access, Productivity, Portals, Telecommunications, Internet
- Software downloads 2008-06-20
- My App Store wishlist
- My App Store wishlistYes, those are all great appsand all available [b]today[/b] on WM devices. :)RE: My App Store wishlistYes, I know I can get on a Windows Mobile, but how about a terminal app so I can run an ssh session to a server? I could carry my...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, App Store wishlist, App Store, wishlist
- Discussion threads 2008-06-18
- RD Tabs (msi)
- Windows Remote Desktop is great, except when you have to connect to dozens of them and it fills up your taskbar. Enter RD Tabs: the ultimate tabbed Remote Desktop Client. Not only does it provide all the expected ease-of-use features that tabbed applications like FireFox, Opera, and IE7 provide, but...
- Tags: Remote Desktop, Avian Waves, Windows Remote Desktop, Microsoft Windows, Terminal Services, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2008-06-18
- Will it work with Office?
- Our business department purchased new books last summer to teach productivity software and accounting courses based around Microsoft Office. Most of the teachers, both in and out of the business department, have grown accustomed to Office 2007, although a significant chunk can at least use OpenOffice to open up...
- Tags: Teacher, OpenOffice, Microsoft Office, Open Source, Office Suites, Software, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-06-11
- It's really hot...buy some thin clients
- Thin clients are not without their problems and, as I've said before, are hardly a panacea for every computing problem we face in Ed Tech. However, as I sit baking in my room and temperatures outside come way too close to 100 degrees for my delicate ex-Seattlite sensibilities, one...
- Tags: Thin Client, Thin Clients, Desktops, Hardware, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-06-10
- Black Hat Vegas '08: Sneak peek at some of the interesting attacks we will unveil
- Black Hat Vegas '08: Sneak peek at some of the interesting attacks we will unveilUnhackable: ssh with publickey passwordless loginA well-equipped Windows XP machine includes reducing the attack surface area by minimizing open ports. Installing Cygwin and configuring openssh with publickey passwordless login is the most secure option. ...
- Tags: Operating systems, SSH, Linux IT-Consultant, Black Hat Vegas, Sneak Peek, attack, Black Hat
- Discussion threads 2008-06-07
- Servers need TLC, too, right?
- Servers need TLC, too, right?Open Source AlternativeFor those interested, you will be able to save ALOT of time by using the Open Source project from www.amahi.orgIt automatically setups a server for use in the home likewise it can be used in an office or school environment, and delivers all the...
- Tags: Servers, server
- Discussion threads 2008-06-03
- JDRemoteDesktop (zip)
- JDRemoteDesktop managed and organized several remote desktop connections. The connections can have a directory structure managed. Each RDP server is a separate RDP file. This RDP can also file with the standard Windows resources board opened Remote Desktop Connection of MSTSC.Here are the advantages at a glance: Automatic hidden window...
- Tags: Remote Desktop, Remote Desktop Connection, Software Development, Corporate Governance, Servers, Software/Web Development, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Hardware
- Software downloads 2008-06-02
- Asus EBOX may be just what we're looking for
- I love the thin clients we rolled out: easy centralized manageability, low power consumption, and a near-desktop experience for most students has made them very cost-effective. One problem with the budget thin clients we purchased, however, is their need to launch a terminal session just for simple web browsing...
- Tags: ASUS, built-In, Thin Client, Thin Clients, Hardware, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-05-27
- Virtualization smackdown: Sun xVM VirtualBox 1.6 vs. VMWare Server 2.0 Beta 2
- Once strictly the domain of software developers and QA engineers, personal and small-business virtualization products are now becoming an attractive solution for entry-level systems consolidation and foreign OS compatibility applications. These solutions run on host operating systems which do not require the overhead or usual high entry cost of professional...
- Tags: Innotek VirtualBox, Version, Operating System, Sun Microsystems Inc., VMware Inc., Beta, Sun xVM VirtualBox 1.6 xVM VirtualBox, Linux Setup, VMWare Server 2.0 Beta 2 VMWare Server 2.0, VMWare 2.0, Linux, Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Operating Systems, Open Source, Servers, Software, Hardware, Storage, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-05-21
- Minimizing XP SP3 woes - UPDATED
- I'm getting sporadic reports of Windows XP users having problems installing XP SP3 on some systems. Here are some tips to help make the install process a little smoother. Disable AV software It seems that some antivirus AV software causes the SP3 install to hang, while...
- Tags: Service Pack, Microsoft Corp., AV, Service Pack 3 Setup, Microsoft Windows, Tools & Techniques, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software, Management, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-05-09
- Sun xVM Virtualbox puts Mac on x86
- The newest version of Sun's xVM Virtualbox adds support for Apple's OSX. (Mac ad satire from Jazebski.Pl in Poland.) The new version is dubbed Version 2.6 and was released during last week's CommunityDays event. This is the first open source virtualization to support the...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Sun Microsystems Inc., Intel X86, Sun xVM Virtualbox, Virtualization, Desktops, Server Virtualization, Hardware, Servers, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-05-08
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