Virtualizing your world tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2010-09-20:/jaysen/7//12787 2011-08-29T18:05:59Z Enabling learning and innovation at the University of Minnesota. Movable Type Enterprise 4.31-en AI vs. AI. Two chatbots talking to each other - YouTube tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2011:/jaysen/7//12787.305663 2011-08-29T18:01:46Z 2011-08-29T18:05:59Z This is funny...or sad. http://goo.gl/TkHVX ...and why can't these things say "Cleverbot" properly? It sounds to me like they say "clevabutt".... jaysen This is funny...or sad.

http://goo.gl/TkHVX

...and why can't these things say "Cleverbot" properly? It sounds to me like they say "clevabutt".

]]> Twitter / @jaysenm: I just installed my first ... tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2011:/jaysen/7//12787.305041 2011-08-18T22:49:48Z 2011-08-18T22:53:19Z Check it out: https://twitter.com/#!/jaysenm/status/104322292984725505... jaysen Check it out: https://twitter.com/#!/jaysenm/status/104322292984725505

]]> Layar gets a Vision, and a revenue stream • The Register tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2011:/jaysen/7//12787.303606 2011-08-12T15:58:07Z 2011-08-12T16:03:12Z Total geek-out post. I love the idea of augmented reality. As El Reg points out, this is a great step forward for a company with a cool idea. Hopefully this will allow them to advance the application and innovation in... jaysen Total geek-out post. I love the idea of augmented reality. As El Reg points out, this is a great step forward for a company with a cool idea. Hopefully this will allow them to advance the application and innovation in the field of augmented reality. That stuff seems so cool, like space-age polymers to the people in the 50's. Rock.

read on: http://goo.gl/vlLft

]]> Comments from Ron Oglesby on RingCube aquistition tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2011:/jaysen/7//12787.302609 2011-08-12T14:53:42Z 2011-08-12T14:57:31Z Interesting perspective from Ron. Would RingCube be enough for the University of Minnesota's VDI environment, or if we added a layering solution, would it have to be something more like Unidesk or AppSense? story link: http://goo.gl/79SmJ... jaysen Interesting perspective from Ron. Would RingCube be enough for the University of Minnesota's VDI environment, or if we added a layering solution, would it have to be something more like Unidesk or AppSense?

story link: http://goo.gl/79SmJ

]]> Citrix Systems » Citrix Extends Desktop Virtualization Leadership with Acquisition of RingCube tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2011:/jaysen/7//12787.301480 2011-08-10T21:02:55Z 2011-08-10T21:07:34Z For use cases involving dedicated VDI assigned per user, Citrix just got a slash in TCO for storage. The company's primary software, vDesk, allows users to have personalized apps, data and settings and a single OS vdisk behind the scenes.... jaysen For use cases involving dedicated VDI assigned per user, Citrix just got a slash in TCO for storage. The company's primary software, vDesk, allows users to have personalized apps, data and settings and a single OS vdisk behind the scenes.

Check out the press release for full details.
http://goo.gl/ALkKj

]]> From the Lab to Your Living Room: Avatar Kinect tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2011:/jaysen/7//12787.301333 2011-08-08T20:29:02Z 2011-08-08T20:35:52Z A bit off my usual topics, but this is a crazy good promo video. The feature Microsoft is promoting is an add-on to their kinect, enabling you to use your avatar to chat with others online. The software interprets and... jaysen A bit off my usual topics, but this is a crazy good promo video. The feature Microsoft is promoting is an add-on to their kinect, enabling you to use your avatar to chat with others online. The software interprets and projects facial expressions and hand gestures into the visual depictions of the participating avatars. The video actually does a pretty good job of turning something I would dismiss as cheesy into a pretty cool feature set. Follow the link for the promo video.

http://goo.gl/lwg1Y

]]> VMware: VMware End User Computing: PCoIP Enhancements Coming to VMware View - 75% Bandwidth Improvement tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2011:/jaysen/7//12787.300311 2011-07-28T18:47:35Z 2011-07-28T18:55:59Z Looks like VMWare was listening. They've announced much reduced WAN traffic throughput used by their View product with the PCoIP protocol. It's been a few revs since I've worked with their product, but is PCoIP the only protocol option, or... jaysen Looks like VMWare was listening. They've announced much reduced WAN traffic throughput used by their View product with the PCoIP protocol. It's been a few revs since I've worked with their product, but is PCoIP the only protocol option, or is their still another developed by VMWare? That other protocol was pretty sloppy network-wise in versions 3.5 and 4. Just because the pipe throughput is there, that doesn't mean the desktop can consume the entire capacity. Still, glad to see they are staying in the game.

Official press announcement: http://goo.gl/5nGs9

]]> App-V FAQ #5: What are the current versions of App-V? | Aaron Parker tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2011:/jaysen/7//12787.300298 2011-07-28T16:39:25Z 2011-07-28T16:44:05Z Latest post by Aaron Parker clears up some of the App-V client versions and which to use in your environment. Link: http://goo.gl/vNnwk Thanks!... jaysen Latest post by Aaron Parker clears up some of the App-V client versions and which to use in your environment.

Link: http://goo.gl/vNnwk

Thanks!

]]> Windows Thin PC Licensing - A Win for Common Sense | Simon Bramfitt tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2011:/jaysen/7//12787.299121 2011-07-12T17:01:38Z 2011-07-12T17:04:09Z http://goo.gl/xOOSj Windows changes their usage restrictions on TPC. Click link for details.... jaysen http://goo.gl/xOOSj

Windows changes their usage restrictions on TPC. Click link for details.

]]> Allowing Better Interaction to App-V Virtual Applications tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2011:/jaysen/7//12787.298689 2011-07-06T15:31:34Z 2011-07-06T15:42:12Z The Deployment Guys - Site Home - TechNet Blogs This is a great read to all who are sequencing apps for App-V. Discussion from Daniel Oxley on how to resolve application interaction with locally installed COM objects and other applications.... jaysen The Deployment Guys - Site Home - TechNet Blogs

This is a great read to all who are sequencing apps for App-V. Discussion from Daniel Oxley on how to resolve application interaction with locally installed COM objects and other applications.

Article is here: http://goo.gl/vyVc6

]]> Your friends Win7 and IE6 changed their relationship status from "it's complicated" to "married"! | Citrix Blogs tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2011:/jaysen/7//12787.298363 2011-06-29T21:56:10Z 2011-06-29T22:11:17Z Cutesy blog from Citrix reminding us of how great they are at taking down application-specific road blocks to Windows 7 migration. http://goo.gl/6tPHP... jaysen Cutesy blog from Citrix reminding us of how great they are at taking down application-specific road blocks to Windows 7 migration.

http://goo.gl/6tPHP

]]> Office Environment Assessment Tool (OEAT) tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2011:/jaysen/7//12787.298360 2011-06-29T21:19:04Z 2011-06-29T21:25:46Z Thinking of changing how productivity apps are delivered in your office? Looking for a way to analyze your users' dependencies on Office plugins? My understanding is that this is pretty sweet. This link tells you about how to deploy the... jaysen Thinking of changing how productivity apps are delivered in your office? Looking for a way to analyze your users' dependencies on Office plugins? My understanding is that this is pretty sweet.

This link tells you about how to deploy the OEAT with ConfigMgr
http://goo.gl/pZybc

This one tells you what OEAT is
http://goo.gl/5nsDa

]]> Windows XP End Of Support Countdown Gadget tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2011:/jaysen/7//12787.298348 2011-06-29T19:38:11Z 2011-06-29T19:42:07Z Concerned you might forget when XP goes off of support by Microsoft? Have no fear! You can now have a live gadget for your Windows 7 Desktop (or Vista, but seriously, just install 7 already) to stay informed of exactly... jaysen Concerned you might forget when XP goes off of support by Microsoft? Have no fear! You can now have a live gadget for your Windows 7 Desktop (or Vista, but seriously, just install 7 already) to stay informed of exactly how many days you have left until you're a total sitting duck.

http://goo.gl/BmIZC

]]> Link to: Sequencing Office 2010 for App-V - Part 1: Considerations - Office IT Pro Blog tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2011:/jaysen/7//12787.298262 2011-06-28T21:31:13Z 2011-06-28T22:28:35Z Some of you using App-V might find this an interesting read. It's a nice write up from the Office IT Pro Blog. http://goo.gl/reChK Edit: Seemingly immediately, they have published part two. Maybe I was late to the party on part... jaysen Some of you using App-V might find this an interesting read. It's a nice write up from the Office IT Pro Blog.

http://goo.gl/reChK

Edit:
Seemingly immediately, they have published part two. Maybe I was late to the party on part one.
Part 2: http://goo.gl/QHGZg

...you're killing me @MSSpringboard!
Part 3: http://goo.gl/JOqJL

I appreciate your information, @MSSpringboard, and your willingness to share it. Perhaps next time you can just drop your knowledge on us all at once, thanks.
Part 4: http://goo.gl/gOLxV

]]> Microsoft Showcase: Microsoft Virtual Academy VDI Course (Module 1 - Video 1) : Overview tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2011:/jaysen/7//12787.297295 2011-06-15T18:48:47Z 2011-06-15T18:51:49Z http://goo.gl/ZFp7U Don't know what this VDI stuff is? Here's a pretty good crash course on the concept.... jaysen http://goo.gl/ZFp7U

Don't know what this VDI stuff is? Here's a pretty good crash course on the concept.

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