In configuring a new XenApp 6 server on Windows 2008 R2, I found that users could no longer authenticate to the server, even with the Secure Gateway disabled. I also discovered that I was unable to start the Citrix XTE Server service, which manages passwords for XenApp. When I tried to manually start the service, [...]
While configuring a new server with Citrix XenApp 6 on Windows Server 2008 R2, I came across an annoying issue. The Citrix Secure Gateway service refused to start automatically when the server was rebooted. Attempting to manually start the service would result in the following error: Windows could not start the Citrix Secure Gateway on [...]
Intel released an update to its Matrix Storage Manager software just the other day, which among other things, enables TRIM on SSD drives connected to a controller in RAID mode. In the past, you could not utilize TRIM on any SSD connected to a controller with RAID enabled, even though the drives were not part [...]
I recently had the privilege of playing the Blur Beta on Xbox 360 thanks to snorkle256 being generous enough to pass a beta invite my way. All I can say is wow, is this game fun! After playing for a few hours, I feel that it is a really nice melding of two great games: [...]
Having been a customer of Giganews for several years, I recently received an email detailing their new service for Diamond Members, called VyprVPN. The service is exactly what it sounds like – a VPN tunnel through which you can direct your Internet traffic. If you happen to be in a relatively insecure location, like an [...]
I have been having issues with my keyboard for as long as I can remember. The Shift, Control, Windows, and Alt keys were not functioning properly at all and were becoming quite the annoyance. It seemed as if while held down, the keys were randomly toggling themselves on and off while I pressed other keys. [...]
I was setting up some Ubuntu virtual machines for folding when I decided that I wanted to monitor them all via a single interface in Windows using FahMon. I also wanted to be able to alter the folder where the folding client resides in case I ever have to do a little maintenance. The easiest [...]
I recently tried installing Ubuntu x64 in VMware on my 32-bit Windows machine. I have done this in the past for other 64-bit operating systems, however not on this particular workstation, which is an HP xw4600. The process is typically very straightforward since VMWare has a “Easy Install” process for known operating systems. This time [...]
If you have not been by the site recently, I have updated a few my applications this week, and I have added a pair of new apps as well. The newcomers include AudioX and RAIDFix. AudioX is a labor of love several years in the works. A process born in batch files, migrated to Perl, [...]
Bypass this article and fix your Intel RAID Drivers immediately using RAIDFix I have three pieces of information to share with those of you looking to enable RAID on your Windows PC after having installed Windows without RAID enabled in your BIOS settings. Now that you have rebooted past a handful of blue screens and [...]
