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		<title>My experiences with XenClient 2.1 &#8211; part six:findings, issues and observations</title>
		<link>http://neil.spellings.net/2012/01/01/my-experiences-with-xenclient-2-1-part-fivefindings-issues-and-observations/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 14:05:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Architect</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Citrix]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[XenClient]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Introduction I know this is the final part of the series, and I&#8217;m publishing it before I&#8217;ve finished parts four and five, however I was collecting all my issues and observations into a single post rather that dispersing them throughout, and as there was enough content generated from the first three blog posts, it&#8217;s probably [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My experiences with XenClient 2.1 – part three – Hardware compatibility</title>
		<link>http://neil.spellings.net/2011/12/31/my-experiences-with-xenclient-2-1-part-three-hardware-compatibility/</link>
		<comments>http://neil.spellings.net/2011/12/31/my-experiences-with-xenclient-2-1-part-three-hardware-compatibility/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2011 22:29:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Architect</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Introduction This is the third part of a series on posts on XenClient: Part 1 &#8211; installation and management GUI Part 2 &#8211; Creating and configuring a Windows 7 VM Part 3 &#8211; Hardware compatibility (this post) Part 4 &#8211; Performance tests Part 5 &#8211; Image management using Synchroniser Part 6 &#8211; Findings, issues and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My experiences with XenClient 2.1 &#8211; part two &#8211; creating the VM</title>
		<link>http://neil.spellings.net/2011/12/23/my-experiences-with-xenclient-2-1-part-two-creating-the-vm/</link>
		<comments>http://neil.spellings.net/2011/12/23/my-experiences-with-xenclient-2-1-part-two-creating-the-vm/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 22:30:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Architect</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Citrix]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[3D graphics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hypervisor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intel AMT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lenovo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Windows 7]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://neil.spellings.net/?p=487</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Introduction This is the second part of a series on posts on XenClient: Part 1 &#8211; installation and management GUI Part 2 &#8211; Creating and configuring a Windows 7 VM (this post) Part 3 &#8211; Hardware compatibility Part 4 &#8211; Performance tests Part 5 &#8211; Image management using Synchroniser Part 6 &#8211; Findings, issues and observations [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My experiences with XenClient 2.1 &#8211; part one &#8211; installation and Receiver GUI</title>
		<link>http://neil.spellings.net/2011/12/14/my-experiences-with-xenclient-2-1-part-one-installation-and-receiver-gui/</link>
		<comments>http://neil.spellings.net/2011/12/14/my-experiences-with-xenclient-2-1-part-one-installation-and-receiver-gui/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 18:48:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Architect</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Citrix]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[XenClient]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Installation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lenovo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Receiver]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://neil.spellings.net/?p=432</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Introduction I&#8217;ve been wanting to take a look at Citrix XenClient type 1 hypervisor for some time, but my trusty HP Elitebook 8530W, despite having the correct Intel v-pro chipset, contained an NVidia graphics GPU so was unsuitable. I&#8217;d been wanting a smaller, lighter laptop for a while for use when travelling (the HP Elitebook [...]]]></description>
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		<title>First look at Citrix Kaviza &#8220;VDI-in-a-box&#8221; &#8211; part 2 creating master image</title>
		<link>http://neil.spellings.net/2011/09/28/first-look-at-citrix-kaviza-vdi-in-a-box-part-2-creating-master-image/</link>
		<comments>http://neil.spellings.net/2011/09/28/first-look-at-citrix-kaviza-vdi-in-a-box-part-2-creating-master-image/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 13:19:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Architect</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Citrix]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kaviza]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VDI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VDI in a box]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://neil.spellings.net/?p=386</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In Part one of this series I covered setting up the appliance. Part two (this post) &#8211; we&#8217;ll look at preparing our first master image Part three &#8211; Creating a template from our first image and assigning to users Prepare our master image Kaviza breaks down creating our master image into five stages: Install Edit Prep [...]]]></description>
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		<title>First look at Citrix Kaviza &#8220;VDI-in-a-box&#8221; &#8211; part 1: setting up the server</title>
		<link>http://neil.spellings.net/2011/09/25/first-look-at-citrix-kaviza-vdi-in-a-box-part-1-setting-up-the-server/</link>
		<comments>http://neil.spellings.net/2011/09/25/first-look-at-citrix-kaviza-vdi-in-a-box-part-1-setting-up-the-server/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Sep 2011 16:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Architect</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Citrix]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kaviza]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://neil.spellings.net/?p=355</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Setting up the server This is part one of an in-depth look at the Kaviza &#8220;VDI-in-a-box&#8221; solution that Citrix acquired earlier in the year. Part one (this post) &#8211; setting up the server and preparing our master image Part two &#8211; Preparing our first master image Part three &#8211; Creating a template from our first [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Unable to obtain IP address from Windows DHCP in Linux-based VMs on XenServer</title>
		<link>http://neil.spellings.net/2011/09/23/unable-to-obtain-ip-address-via-dhcp-from-linux-based-appliances-on-xenserver/</link>
		<comments>http://neil.spellings.net/2011/09/23/unable-to-obtain-ip-address-via-dhcp-from-linux-based-appliances-on-xenserver/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 16:22:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Architect</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Citrix]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kaviza]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bad UDP checksums]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://neil.spellings.net/?p=347</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Having recently downloaded and installed the CitrixVDI-in-a-box Kaviza appliance in the lab, I spent several hours unable to start using it as it refused to obtain an IP address from my lab Windows 2008R2 DHCP server (that was another VM running on the same internal virtual network) After lots of research and forum reading I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why I think the new Citrix partner program entry requirement is bad for customers</title>
		<link>http://neil.spellings.net/2011/08/24/why-i-think-the-new-citrix-partner-program-entry-requirement-is-bad-for-customers/</link>
		<comments>http://neil.spellings.net/2011/08/24/why-i-think-the-new-citrix-partner-program-entry-requirement-is-bad-for-customers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 11:18:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Architect</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Citrix]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citrix Partners]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://neil.spellings.net/?p=318</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Update: A chance to provide your feedback to Citrix As a result of this blog post, I&#8217;m meeting with Citrix partner operations in September to discuss this change. So, what message would YOU like me to convey to Citrix? How will your business, and relationship with Citrix, be affected by this change? What do YOU think Citrix [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Notable changes in XenApp6.5</title>
		<link>http://neil.spellings.net/2011/06/28/notable-changes-in-xenapp-6-5-iron-cove/</link>
		<comments>http://neil.spellings.net/2011/06/28/notable-changes-in-xenapp-6-5-iron-cove/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 21:39:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Architect</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Citrix]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[XenApp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Desktop Director]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ICA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IronCove]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Session linger]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Having spent the last few weeks looking at XenApp &#8220;IronCove&#8221; tech preview in my lab, and then writing dozens of exam questions on it for the XenApp 6 CCA, CCAA and CCEE exams for Citrix, I thought I&#8217;d share some of the things I&#8217;ve noticed over and above the headline feature changes. Application streaming The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Upgrading firmwares in the home</title>
		<link>http://neil.spellings.net/2011/05/06/upgrading-firmwares-in-the-home/</link>
		<comments>http://neil.spellings.net/2011/05/06/upgrading-firmwares-in-the-home/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 12:50:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Architect</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Citrix]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Firmwares]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gadgets]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Being a bit of a tech geek, my home has quite a few tech gadgets. Keeping these various devices up-to-date is a challenge, so I decided to make a list of what &#8220;firmware updates&#8221; I do (or should do!) on a regular basis, and how they are applied. It&#8217;s quite a scary list&#8230; Internet-updating Logitech [...]]]></description>
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