I've mentioned previously that I use Remote Desktop a lot to access many different Dynamics GP servers and environments. I tried the Remote Desktops add-on, but for technical reasons I didn't end up using it, so I currently have 21 rdp files saved to my desktop to access my virtual servers and client servers.

For most of the RDP connections to my virtual servers, I choose to have them run full screen on my second monitor. I like to be able to use ALT+Tab and not have to memorize the RDP equivalent keyboard shortcuts for the non-full screen windows.

But I do have a few RDP connections to my physical…

Every once in a while, I stumble across some feature, option, utility, or application that simultaneously makes me say "Wow! That's amazing!", and "D'oh! I should have known about that!". These are great features / options / utilities / apps that are no secret, but aren't necessarily well publicized.

I received an e-mail at 9:30pm this Saturday evening from a client who suddenly started getting errors from a GP related SQL Server job. We started a GoToMeeting session to look at the SQL Server issue, and as soon as I saw his desktop I noticed something out of the ordinary. He said "We're looking at Server A now, but if you want to look at Server B, just click it in the list on the left."

This is what I saw:



Never having seen this before, I asked him if this was some type of 3rd party server management app that he uses--perhaps like a VNC or Citrix management console of some kind, something I have seen at other clients. "No, it's just part of the Server 2003 Admin Pack."

Sure enough, this is a fantastic utility included in the free Windows Server 2003 Administration Tools Pack. The tools pack includes several tools, but the one I was most interested in is the "Remote Desktops" MMC snap-in.

The Tools can be downloaded here. Just make…

This one is for all who work on Remote Desktop (RDP) Connections on a daily basis.

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