I started a video series on CitrixTV for tips & tricks for working with Workflow Studio. The first video is an explanation of how to use the If/Else activity and conditional logic in your workflows. I'll be posting more videos to the series over time, so if there is something you would like to know how to do then leave feedback in comments or email me directly and I will try to address it.

Citrix online group released a beta version of new product called GoView this week.

Here is my first look at this product. I would like to share a short demo recording I created using GoView and some tips and tricks I learned from this first try.

Install:

I signed up at goview.com web site

I got it up and running with a few clicks and under a minute. Time may vary depending on your network and compute speed.

Record my first screen cast:

I didn't have to read any document and I was able to create my first test screen cast without any trouble. And the performance is good. Please see my test recording.

Things I like and things that differentiate this product:

• Simplicity. I've used other similar products. This product doesn't have all the bells and whistles. But it is definitely the simplest and easiest one to use I've seen.

• Video is uploaded while I am recording. I don't have to perform an additional upload step.

• Ability to protect shared video with a password.

• Easy and intuitive editing tool to cut out the unwanted portion. The tool also allows a slide show to be inserted which is useful for transition into another sequence.

• Ability to download your recordings as MPEG-4 files.

Things I would like to see added:

• Ability to embed views in my blog

• Ability to zoom in and out of an area while recording.

I was told that the GoView product team has these features on their list for future development consideration already.

Additional demo videos that may be helpful:

These videos include audios.

• How to record

• How to Edit

• How to Manage & Share

Tips and Tricks:

• If you use dual monitors, you may want to move your desktop icons and windows task bar to your secondary monitor, so that your primary monitor has a clean background for recording.

• You can pause recording when you need to prepare the screen for the next sequence and resume when you are ready.

Your turn:

GoView is free during the beta testing. Give it a try yourself at http://goview.com

Send your feedback via the feedback link on help page. I got my response back in an hour. The team is listening.

I'd love to hear your experience and see your own cool demos.

Ray (Ruiguo) Yang
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AutoDesk and Citrix Tips and Tricks Part 4

Here is a video demo of how to apply Autodesk AutoCAD Map 3D 2009 on XenApp post installation script.

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For more information and download the script, please visit the following link

 http://community.citrix.com/display/xa/Autodesk+AutoCAD+Map+3D+2009+on+XenApp+post+installation+script

Tip:

• You can find a log with details about the execution of the scripts in the user profile directory named AutodeskForCitrix.log
• The template directory in which the information is saved has to exist before running the scripts
• Change the batch files to use a different directory to save information. Network share is supported
• Run the apply script automatically whenever a user logs in

Please see my blogs for the complete series.

Ray Yang

AutoDesk and Citrix Tips and Tricks Part 3

How to publish AutoCAD Map3D 2009 on XenApp

Here is  a short demo of publishing AutoCAD Map3D 2009 as a published application on XenApp.

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Tip: publish executable acad.exe

How to change published Map3D 2009 icon

When you use the default settings to publish AutoCAD Map 3D 2009 on XenApp, the icon associated with this published application is different from the official blue icon the installation placed on the desktop. This short demo shows how to associate the right icon with the published application.

Tip: get the icon file location from the desktop shortcut property.

Please see my blogs for the complete series.

Ray Yang

To start with, here is a short demo video of how to install AutoCAD Map3D 2009 on XenApp I created.

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Note that AutoCAD Map3D 2009 requires you to use network based license which is not default option. If you don't read the installation guide carefully, you can mistakenly take the default option.  If the wrong model (standalone license) is chosen, at most two users can connect concurrently. And there is no easy way to change the license model after installation is completed. Initially I made the mistake of choosing the default option and had to re-install .

Please see my blogs for the complete series.

Ray Yang

I've been working with AutoDesk for a while to ensure AutoDesk products can work well with Citrix products and create new solutions.

I'd like to share what I learned with the community. Thus I am creating this tips and tricks series to cover all things that are related to AutoDesk and Citrix. I will try to cover mainly technical information, tips and tricks. But I may include other useful information as well.

Many thanks to everyone who helped with this on-going effort!

If you would like to hear more about certain aspects of AutoDesk and Citrix related solutions, please leave comments on my blog. I'd love to hear from you.

Ray Yang