The Real (and Virtual) Adventures of Nathan the IT Guy:

October, 2010


October 7, 2010  3:54 AM

Citrix Accelerates Virtual Desktop Revolution with XenDesktop 5



Posted by: Nathan Simon
Citrix, Citrix HDX, Citrix Synergy, Citrix XenDesktop, Citrix XenVault, Desktop Director, FlexCast, Secure BYOC, Touch-Enabled Support, VDI, XenDesktop 5

Well I got this in an email from a vendor rep and thought I would share it with anyone who isnt aware but Xen Desktop 5 has been...

October 1, 2010  7:27 PM

USB Storage & Windows 7 ReadyBoost



Posted by: Nathan Simon
microsoft, paging file, RAM, ReadyBoost, usb 2.0, Windows 7

Windows 7 has a performance feature called ReadyBoost. This feature enables the use of a USB storage device instead of the slow paging file on your hard disk when you're low on physical memory (RAM). The logic is simple - the USB storage device is faster than your hard disk drive. In order for...