The VAR Guy comments on the release by Microsoft of its Windows thin PC OS for virtual desktops. He writes that the new thin PC is essentially a custom operating system that IT admins can install on old machines in the workplace, re-purposing them as Windows thin clients for companies with Microsoft VDI deployments. The Windows Thin PC, he continues, features unique virtualization technologies including RemoteFX, which offers a virtual desktop experience. Under-the-hood tweaks protect the underlying operating system and physical machine being repuposed from being accessed by unscrupulous users. Microsoft is offering a free 90-day trial of the Thin PC.
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The blog post Using Windows Previous Versions to Access ZFS Snapshots discusses the straightforward way in which one can use Shadow Copies for Shared Folders to view or recover files from ZFS snapshots. Even better, the blog points out, is the fact that the Windows desktop provides an easy to use, intuitive GUI and does not require configuration to use or access previous versions of files or folders. On Windows clients, the blog continues, snapshots are accessible via the Previous Versions tab in Windows Explorer using the Shadow Copy client, which is available by default on Windows XP SP2 and later. For Windows 2000 and pre-SP2 Windows XP, the client software is available for download from Microsoft: Shadow Copies for Shared Folders Client.
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The Sun Ops Center 2.5 comes with the ability to patch Windows operating systems through Microsoft's System Center Configuration Manager. A recent screencast highlighted by Owen Allen in the Ops Center blog takes viewers through the Windows update process, which involves configuring Ops Center to work with SCCM 2007 instance, discovering and managing the Windows systems and then using the Reports section for the actual Windows update.
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Pranav Prakash has posted a list of 100 freeware and open source tools and applications for Windows. Alphabetized and categorized under uses such as audio, development, file management, system utilities, security, etc., Prakash claims these work as good as commercial counterparts without the cost.
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The abundantly illustrated BigAdmin article "Microsoft Windows Integration on the Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage System" by Ryan H. Pratt is an implementation guide that discusses using the Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage System in a Microsoft Windows environment. The writer assumes readers have knowledge of Microsoft Windows Server environments and an initially configured Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage System.
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Many don't know that there are compelling open source software solutions for Microsoft Windows. Besides the free and open source Mozilla Firefox web browser, which is widely known, used and definitely part of this top 10 list, there are many more undiscovered FOSS-on-Windows treasures and Randall Kennedy with itbusiness.ca has picked out another 9 applications he believes all Window users must have.
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