A rather catastrophic disk crash has left me setting up a new Cortex instance. Catastrophic in that I had a backup of the Cortex database and not much else. Yup, forgot to get the round toit to get more NAS space for backup of history files etc. Also a bit annoying 'cos I did finally get round to creating a script to automatically move log files into Year/Month directories to stop the main log directory ending up with so many files that things get slow.
As a side effect, the event has forced me onto Windows 7 and a USB PCU, as the most available solution was to install Cortex on a pre-existing Win 7 VM running on a Mac Mini. I mention that specifically for Chris Hunter :)*
Since I've lost all my twiddles, I've had to remember and then go looking for solutions to the typical RDP issues of speech synthesis not working after disconnecting. I've found that the tscon.exe solution is still the chosen method, but the exact configuration seems to vary. There are methods based on a batch file (which was what I used on XP), a shortcut with equivalent command, and what seems to be a neat solution using the task scheduler to spot a session disconnect and run the tscon command in response.
Given the narrow window I have for HA experimentation, I'd be interested in responses with any alternatives/further details in order to update the FAQ. The session identifier seems to be rather key to it all.
As an aside, I also discovered a neat solution to the long standing RDP/mouse tracking/accuracy issue. There is a registry entry which allows you to increase the rate at which mouse event are sent to the client documented here: http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;196460.
* Yes, OSX screen sharing offers an alternative to RDP when going Mac to Mac, but the graphic responsiveness of RDP is still better. Screen Sharing is like VNC.
As a side effect, the event has forced me onto Windows 7 and a USB PCU, as the most available solution was to install Cortex on a pre-existing Win 7 VM running on a Mac Mini. I mention that specifically for Chris Hunter :)*
Since I've lost all my twiddles, I've had to remember and then go looking for solutions to the typical RDP issues of speech synthesis not working after disconnecting. I've found that the tscon.exe solution is still the chosen method, but the exact configuration seems to vary. There are methods based on a batch file (which was what I used on XP), a shortcut with equivalent command, and what seems to be a neat solution using the task scheduler to spot a session disconnect and run the tscon command in response.
Given the narrow window I have for HA experimentation, I'd be interested in responses with any alternatives/further details in order to update the FAQ. The session identifier seems to be rather key to it all.
As an aside, I also discovered a neat solution to the long standing RDP/mouse tracking/accuracy issue. There is a registry entry which allows you to increase the rate at which mouse event are sent to the client documented here: http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;196460.
* Yes, OSX screen sharing offers an alternative to RDP when going Mac to Mac, but the graphic responsiveness of RDP is still better. Screen Sharing is like VNC.