IT BLOOD PRESSURE

It may be hard to believe but not all the prices for an outlook signature are stored in the same place. Out of the box if your using ProfileUnity from Liquidware Labs you need to change or create a new Portability setting. I have chosen to add rules to the Office Potability Rule set.

Registry Rule: Replace Tree software\microsoft\windows nt\currentversion\windows messaging subsystem\profiles
Filesystem Rule: Replace Application Data Microsoft\Signatures

Make sure the Volume Shadow Service (VSS) is running on your desktop image. It’s needed for Persona Managment to work with the VMware View Persona Managment software.

VMware View Persona Management Deployment Guide

Don’t include the java cache directory in your persona management IE C:\Users\\AppData\LocalLow\Sun\Java\Deployment\cache. This directory can grow large over time creating longer compression time as well as backup and restore latency; however the files in this directory are temporary in nature and are usually not needed from session to session. Even if your not saving them on log off the Persona Managment software will snag them before they are deleted. Thanks to Liquidware Labs for the tip.

A co-worker had found a great chart of all the statuses that get displayed in the VMware View Admin Console. I thought I would share and mention to pass the chart to your help desk staff for better trouble shooting.

I will be giving up my role as VMware User Group Leader for Saskatoon. I am going to try a vBeers in Lloydminster and see what the interest would be to have a User Group here in Lloydminster. I would like to move it a closer to home and do more networking in my local area. I am thinking starting something in Lloydmisnter will allow for more focus on local industries in the area like Oil and Gas. I hope that there will be enough interest in Lloydminster to get one off the ground. I may have to broaden the appeal of it but I am thinking it should pan out.

I’ve had to drive 2.5 hours there and back for meetings and usually take a whole or part day off work to attend plus hotel costs. It wasn’t a problem in the past but a new job and twin girls make it a little harder to do. The holiday season has reinstated the importance of family and spending the most time you can with them.

I still hope to be involved with the user groups because they do provide a lot of value to the community. Let me know in the mean time if I can help out with anything else for my lair in Lloydminster. I would still be willing to speak if you have a topic that I can address.

It was great to meet and talk to all the people in the Saskatoon User Group. I hope we can stay in touch.

Thanks for the great experience.