With a new year comes a new challenge.
Parts list:
1 Computer with Windows 7 pro
2 Monitors
2 Keyboards
2 Mice
2 Users
Goal:
Each user to use some random Wondows program independantly with the added
ability to transfer control of at leasst one of the programs to the other
user.
One of my clients brought this to me last week. I know there has been talk
about doing this kind of thing over the years. Are we any closer to being
able to being able to have 2 users work in 2 different programs on the same
computer independantly?
On 01/13/2014 08:17 AM, Bob Crandell wrote:[color=blue]
Happy New Year Y’All.
With a new year comes a new challenge.
Parts list:
1 Computer with Windows 7 pro[/color]
So you’re starting with a honeypot…
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2 Monitors
2 Keyboards
2 Mice
2 Users
Goal:
Each user to use some random Wondows program independantly with the added
ability to transfer control of at leasst one of the programs to the other
user.[/color]
So a thin client setup? Wasn’t that all the rage back in the 80’s before
personal computers became cheap? I guess now you want to turn a personal
computer into that mainframe from yesteryear.
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One of my clients brought this to me last week. I know there has been talk
about doing this kind of thing over the years. Are we any closer to being
able to being able to have 2 users work in 2 different programs on the same
computer independantly?[/color]
Sure, and this has been available for quite a few years for the masses:
On Mon, 13 Jan 2014 15:17:22 +0000, Bob Crandell wrote:
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Each user to use some random Wondows program independantly with the
added ability to transfer control of at leasst one of the programs to
the other user.
One of my clients brought this to me last week. I know there has been
talk about doing this kind of thing over the years. Are we any closer
to being able to being able to have 2 users work in 2 different programs
on the same computer independantly?[/color]
Terminal services or Citrix would solve the latter issue. For the first
issue, that sounds like a process issue rather than a technology issue.
On Mon, 13 Jan 2014 15:17:22 +0000, Bob Crandell wrote:
Terminal services or Citrix would solve the latter issue. For the first
issue, that sounds like a process issue rather than a technology issue.
Jim
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Ok. With this solution, can he who is running Firefox slide it over to her
who is using Calc and drag her Calc over to his desktop? He would then
finish the inventory report while she is playing online poker.
On Wed, 19 Mar 2014 23:39:03 +0000, Preferred User wrote:
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Jim Henderson wrote:
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On Mon, 13 Jan 2014 15:17:22 +0000, Bob Crandell wrote:
Terminal services or Citrix would solve the latter issue. For the
first issue, that sounds like a process issue rather than a technology
issue.
Jim
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Ok. With this solution, can he who is running Firefox slide it over to
her who is using Calc and drag her Calc over to his desktop? He would
then finish the inventory report while she is playing online poker.
This would work?[/color]
Probably not, because it’s not a share desktop amongst all users - you
end up with very poor security with a single shared desktop.
But I know that in hospitals, this type of solution is sometimes used so
a user’s desktop can be moved from room to room. The most recent
experience I had in a hospital ER (a couple weeks ago), I noticed it was
VMware Infrastructure.
On Wed, 19 Mar 2014 23:39:03 +0000, Preferred User wrote:
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Jim Henderson wrote:
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On Mon, 13 Jan 2014 15:17:22 +0000, Bob Crandell wrote:
Terminal services or Citrix would solve the latter issue. For the
first issue, that sounds like a process issue rather than a technology
issue.
Jim
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Ok. With this solution, can he who is running Firefox slide it over to
her who is using Calc and drag her Calc over to his desktop? He would
then finish the inventory report while she is playing online poker.
This would work?[/color]
Probably not, because it’s not a share desktop amongst all users - you
end up with very poor security with a single shared desktop.
But I know that in hospitals, this type of solution is sometimes used so
a user’s desktop can be moved from room to room. The most recent
experience I had in a hospital ER (a couple weeks ago), I noticed it was
VMware Infrastructure.
Jim
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In this case it is a dentist office. The users are sitting next to each
other. Looks like to make this work they will need a combination of MDM and
VMware.
Oh well. The hunt goes on. I wonder just how badly he really wants this
…
On 19/03/2014 23:39, Preferred User wrote:[color=blue]
Ok. With this solution, can he who is running Firefox slide it over to her
who is using Calc and drag her Calc over to his desktop? He would then
finish the inventory report while she is playing online poker.
This would work?[/color]
IIRC, AT&T had this in their innovative VNC/Corba environment - not only
desktop mobility (presence badges let you sit down at any terminal and
have “your” desktop delivered to you) but the ability to “offer” your
running app to anyone on the same server, which would on “accept” shift
it to their xwindows based desktop while still running as “you”.
Dave Howe DaveHowe@invalid.dom wrote in news:T0ZWu.6833$8g7.5498 @novprvlin0913.provo.novell.com:
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the ability to “offer” your
running app to anyone on the same server, which would on “accept” shift
it to their xwindows based desktop while still running as “you”.
Dave Howe DaveHowe@invalid.dom wrote in news:T0ZWu.6833$8g7.5498 @novprvlin0913.provo.novell.com:
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the ability to “offer” your
running app to anyone on the same server, which would on “accept” shift
it to their xwindows based desktop while still running as “you”.
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Sounds like a bug used as a feature :)[/color]
You say potato. I say potato. Wait. That looks the same.
