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18 Aug 2009 07:31 PM EDT
Remote Desktop Gadget for Windows 7
[ Tags: citrix ,   gadget ,   free tool ,   remote desktop ,   terminal services ,   windows 7 ,   nonspecific ]
posted by Gus Pinto

Intro: 

You've probably seen all my Mac and iPhone development activity and blog posts, but the RTM of Windows 7 was something I couldn't just ignore, Windows 7 is huge for Microsoft and it brought back some memories of my old Windows days, back then I created a little gadget called Remote Desktop; I had in mind allowing rapid access to my remote servers and desktops right from the Windows 7's sidebar.

It's been well over a year since version 2.1 of the Remote Desktop gadget was released on our former site Frameworkx.com, and this app summed up a bit over 1,000,000 downloads. It was built streamlined and simple as an extension to the Microsoft's Remote Desktop Client. Now on version 3.0 I simply added support for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2

I decided to share it with our Citrix audience, since we are all about access, and I believe this is can be neat way to connect to your XenApp servers.

Installation:

Remote Desktop Gadget can be downloaded straight to your Windows 7's sidebar. No extra software or component is required.

Remote Desktop Feature Set

  • Version 3.0:
    • Choose from 3 Themes
    • Dropdown list of server history
    • Favorites list
    • Manageable server history
    • Compact docked interface
    • Expandable docked interface
    • Support for Windows 7
    • Support for Windows Server 2008 R2



Download:  Remote Desktop Gadget 3.0



Enjoy this little app, and if you need support ping me on twitter: twitter/GusPinto

best,
Gus Pinto
Microsoft MVP

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Comments (7)

 

  1. Aug 18

    Stephen Greenberg says:

    Nice job! Great to see it on Win7!!


    Nice job! Great to see it on Win7!!

  2. Aug 20

    Anonymous says:

    Hi Gus, not sure if you are aware of visionapp Remote Desktop 2009 (Version 201...

    Hi Gus,

    not sure if you are aware of visionapp Remote Desktop 2009 (Version 2010 is available as of Sept. 1). visionapp Remote Desktop 2009ff. supports beside the RDP protocol as well the Citrix ICA protocol. This is a much smarter way to get remote access to the XenApp and XenDesktop system. Give it a try and download the Eval version at: www.vRD2009.com.

    Best regards

    Frank Roth
    visionapp

    1. Aug 20

      Gus Pinto says:

      Hi Frank, Not only I know of vRD but I'm a huge fan, love it. Can you we get v...

      Hi Frank,

      Not only I know of vRD but I'm a huge fan, love it. Can you we get v2010 now or we have to wait until Sept. 1st?

      best,
      gus

  3. Aug 27

    Anonymous says:

    this is a great gadget, but i have to say (while i DO use it) i cant really use ...

    this is a great gadget, but i have to say (while i DO use it) i cant really use it as often as i like. Now that windows 7 allows Aero themes through remote desktop and it allows multiple monitors, i need to have totally different settings for when i connect to a system over my personal network, and when i connect to my work systems. and while your gadget is amazingly useful i still have to bring up the trusy mstsc.exe pretty often to change the settings and manage my saved profiles.  If there was a way to modify the settings (or at least load a settings profile) it would make this little app LOADS more usefull.

    Again, thanks for the work, i have been using 2.1 in Win7 no problems, but now im using 3, and i love the blue theme too

    Thanks

    -Ugzz

  4. Sep 04

    Anonymous says:

    Very nice! Do you think in the next iteration, you could somehow include a way ...

    Very nice!

    Do you think in the next iteration, you could somehow include a way to save a username and password per connection?

  5. Oct 22

    Victor Pendlebury says:

    Nice one Gus Cheers Vic

    Nice one Gus
    Cheers
    Vic

  6. Oct 22

    Anonymous says:

    pretty good tool Gus Cheers Uli

    pretty good tool Gus
    Cheers
    Uli

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