Every year, Geeksultant mails out a large quantity of Christmas cards and gifts to business partner companies, their employees and customers alike.

Usually the are sent to the company address with the old, "Attn To:" line.

Will this work in 2020, with so many employees working from home? Have businesses created plans to make sure employees receive such mail if they are not coming to the office?

To address that issue, this year, Geeksultant is going 100% virtual with cards and gifts.

Citrix has announced the following version of having newly discovered security vulnerabilities that should be addressed quickly.

Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 2006 and earlier versions
Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 1912 LTSR CU1 and earlier versions of 1912 LTSR
Citrix XenApp / XenDesktop 7.15 LTSR CU6 and earlier versions of 7.15 LTSR
Citrix XenApp / XenDesktop 7.6 LTSR CU8 and earlier versions of 7.6 LTSR

From Citrix:

Description of Problem
Vulnerabilities have been identified in Citrix Workspace app and Receiver for Windows that could result in a local user escalating their privilege level to administrator during the uninstallation process.

The issues have the following identifiers:

CVE-2020-13884

CVE-2020-13885

These vulnerabilities affect supported versions of Citrix Workspace app for Windows before 1912 and all supported versions of Citrix Receiver for Windows.

With the current pandemic of Covid-19 not showing any real slowdown at present, K-12 schools should be having internal discussions on how to best utilize the current downtime and the upcoming summer session, to prepare and build out a new remote learning infrastructure for the fall school year. Schools should not assume that all will be well by August/September. It most likely will not be. Even if it is, many parents will be afraid to send their children back to school in the fall.

Cloud computing has been a great alternative to on-premise computing, shifting the large annual CAPEX expenditures to monthly OPEX payments.

I have long said that a Hybrid deployment was the way to go. Keep some capacity on-premise and like the stock market, diversify into the cloud by leveraging multiple providers.

Read the full article here --> https://www.zdnet.com/article/european-users-reporting-theyre-hitting-az...

Currently, there is a new virus called Covid-19 that is spreading worldwide from an outbreak in China.
Even though it has not achieved the levels of infections such as the seasonal Flu, as it is still in its early stages, first indications are that this virus is more infectious and has a higher mortality rate.

Out of an abundance of precaution, and to alleviate concerns from our staff, business partners and clients, we are allowing all staff to work from home and are discouraging face-to-face meetings at this time.

February 2020 – your business future is uncertain. Stock market is in correction territory, a new virus is sweeping the globe and your employees and customers are worried about your business continuity.

Let’s be honest, so are you.

Tomorrow, next week, next month, you may find your employees unable, or even unwilling to come into work. This is not farfetched. It’s already happening in other countries.

Made the local news in Atlanta a couple of weeks ago. Not related to my business, Geeksultant, but related to my passion, The Chevrolet Corvette!

Seems that General Motors knew about a defect in material and workmanship as it relates to the Covette's leather dash. You can see me in the video discussing my 2012 C6 Corvette and the dreaded leather dash lifting and peeling issue that the GM refuses to fix.