This article reminded me of a good magazine which I used to get back in the day called NMS (Nintendo Magazine System). It was the official Nintendo magazine of Australia until one day it folded (No pun intended). Oh how I miss you NMS.
As others have commented, the problem was most likely either with a poorly set up Citrix environment or with apps that just don't play well with Citrix.
I think both of those points where the case. I remember the network admin saying that he was using an out-of-date version of Citrix because the licensing costs were too high. Also as GaryOlson mentioned programs such as AutoCAD weren't designed to run in that environment.
Man, whoever thought of running AutoCAD on old versions of Citrix should have been shot.
That person would be the network administrator, Nigel Dutton. He is the same person who set the root password in the shell on the XWindows thin clients to "legin" (His first name backwards). Everyone one in the school new the password but surprisingly no-one took advantage of it (Including me:P).
My old high school (WSHS) used to have a network of about 200 computers with half of them being thin clients. If I remember correctly the thin clients ran Linux and used the XWindows GUI. They had Netscape installed locally for browsing and used Citrix to server applications through the Citrix Program Neighbourhood (It contained applications like IE, MS Office suite, AutoCAD, Photoshop etc.). The thin clients were alright when it came to browsing but when it came to using applications through Citrix it was horrible. They were really slow and using them was a painful experience. I remember doing a technical graphics and it was horrible because the clients just weren't up to the task of running AutoCAD, Architectural Desktop and Mechanical Desktop. In 2003 they decided to ditch all the thin clients and replace them with normal desktops, which was a real relief.
However I have a feeling that it wasn't the clients themselves that were the problem and it was in fact Citrix that was the problem. Even on the desktops Citrix would lag. I remember some teachers making requests to the network admin to have some programs installed locally on the desktops because Citrix was just too problematic. It was always crashing and their were lots of programs that completely refused to work through Citrix.
So IMO thin clients are alright as long as the software that serves them is up to the task. If it is a small network (Less than 50 computers) then Citrix is alright but on a large network it just can't cope.
Well I think that's enough reminiscing for today:P
I see no reason why companies should refuse to embrace new technology. Failure to do so will just result in loss of profits and market share. Simple as that.
We also know that Gary McKinnon is pretty harmless, and unsurprisingly didn't actually manage to do any harm to the world's biggest military and technical power.Just because he didn't mean any harm doesn't change what he allegedly did. What if someone shoots someone else and then swears that they didn't mean to do any harm? Should they be let off? Here's a hint: no. You do the crime then you should damn well do the time.
Oh no, it's Gary Mckinnon! He's come to hack Slashdot! We are all doomed...no wait; it's just another moron. In my defence it's fairly easy to mistake the two.
I'm sure Blizzard is smart enough to avoid someone who has such an awful track record. Uwe Boll is a blight on the genre of game adaptations thanks to Germanys tax laws that reward investments in motion picture productions (Uwe Boll has explained this himself).
That reminds me of an interesting point regarding the origins of the Playstation. Back in the day Nintendo wanted to create a CD-ROM add-on for the SNES. They partnered with Sony to develop it but Sony got greedy and the deal was axed. Sony decided to use the research they had already carried out to create their own console: the Playstation. There's more information about the Playstations origins on Wikipedia.
manufacture Playstations and other frivolous products
Such as the computer you used to post this comment with? A computer that is filled with Coltan mined in the Congo by slaves. Do you see where I'm going with this? Not that I'm calling you a hypocrite or anything, heaven forbid...
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I think Caylen "Abraham" Burroughs from Something Awful put it best:
No, Pandaren are not going to be the next race for the Alliance, unless you want for WoW to be the reason for the next Cold War with China.
Thats interesting. Does "Nintendo Official Magazine" get distributed outside of the UK?
This article reminded me of a good magazine which I used to get back in the day called NMS (Nintendo Magazine System). It was the official Nintendo magazine of Australia until one day it folded (No pun intended). Oh how I miss you NMS.
As others have commented, the problem was most likely either with a poorly set up Citrix environment or with apps that just don't play well with Citrix.
I think both of those points where the case. I remember the network admin saying that he was using an out-of-date version of Citrix because the licensing costs were too high. Also as GaryOlson mentioned programs such as AutoCAD weren't designed to run in that environment.
Man, whoever thought of running AutoCAD on old versions of Citrix should have been shot. :P).
That person would be the network administrator, Nigel Dutton. He is the same person who set the root password in the shell on the XWindows thin clients to "legin" (His first name backwards). Everyone one in the school new the password but surprisingly no-one took advantage of it (Including me
What have they gained here?
Probably a smug sense of satisfaction.
My old high school (WSHS) used to have a network of about 200 computers with half of them being thin clients. If I remember correctly the thin clients ran Linux and used the XWindows GUI. They had Netscape installed locally for browsing and used Citrix to server applications through the Citrix Program Neighbourhood (It contained applications like IE, MS Office suite, AutoCAD, Photoshop etc.). The thin clients were alright when it came to browsing but when it came to using applications through Citrix it was horrible. They were really slow and using them was a painful experience. I remember doing a technical graphics and it was horrible because the clients just weren't up to the task of running AutoCAD, Architectural Desktop and Mechanical Desktop. In 2003 they decided to ditch all the thin clients and replace them with normal desktops, which was a real relief. :P
However I have a feeling that it wasn't the clients themselves that were the problem and it was in fact Citrix that was the problem. Even on the desktops Citrix would lag. I remember some teachers making requests to the network admin to have some programs installed locally on the desktops because Citrix was just too problematic. It was always crashing and their were lots of programs that completely refused to work through Citrix.
So IMO thin clients are alright as long as the software that serves them is up to the task. If it is a small network (Less than 50 computers) then Citrix is alright but on a large network it just can't cope.
Well I think that's enough reminiscing for today
I see no reason why companies should refuse to embrace new technology. Failure to do so will just result in loss of profits and market share. Simple as that.
Sticks and stones mate, sticks and stones.
We also know that Gary McKinnon is pretty harmless, and unsurprisingly didn't actually manage to do any harm to the world's biggest military and technical power.Just because he didn't mean any harm doesn't change what he allegedly did. What if someone shoots someone else and then swears that they didn't mean to do any harm? Should they be let off? Here's a hint: no. You do the crime then you should damn well do the time.
Oh no, it's Gary Mckinnon! He's come to hack Slashdot! We are all doomed...no wait; it's just another moron. In my defence it's fairly easy to mistake the two.
Because hackers don't get caught.
I'm sure Blizzard is smart enough to avoid someone who has such an awful track record. Uwe Boll is a blight on the genre of game adaptations thanks to Germanys tax laws that reward investments in motion picture productions (Uwe Boll has explained this himself).
That reminds me of an interesting point regarding the origins of the Playstation. Back in the day Nintendo wanted to create a CD-ROM add-on for the SNES. They partnered with Sony to develop it but Sony got greedy and the deal was axed. Sony decided to use the research they had already carried out to create their own console: the Playstation. There's more information about the Playstations origins on Wikipedia.
Well I for one wouldn't cheer for MSG as its bad for you.
Oh and before you mod me troll just remember you can't have smart-ass without smart.
manufacture Playstations and other frivolous products
Such as the computer you used to post this comment with? A computer that is filled with Coltan mined in the Congo by slaves. Do you see where I'm going with this? Not that I'm calling you a hypocrite or anything, heaven forbid...
The inverse of that statement is just as true.
...just as long as it isn't directed by Uwe Boll.
What are you like the Jabra poster boy or something? Sheesh.
...posted an article celebrating the anniversary of my birth? Would it get accepted? Considering this article I see no reason why it shouldn't.
...scientists have discovered that Alan Cox is the missing evolutionary link more commonly referred to as "Big Foot".
Its obvious what your doing wrong; your sobering up.
Well my local pub has a strict no-excersise policy.
PIN number Similiarly, ATM machine.
In Australia it's $1.69 a track, so I don't want to hear any of your bitching.