[Q] Virtual Desktop Performance

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Has anyone have any experience using the Transformer as virtual desktop?

I would love to be able to log in via the browser via windows small business server to run all of my work apps when necesary while on the road.

I read that there was included software to help with this??? (Can't find the review that mentioned it now)

(I apologize if there is a thread somewhere on this!)

Thanks!

Originally Posted by tfhiv

Has anyone have any experience using the Transformer as virtual desktop?

I would love to be able to log in via the browser via windows small business server to run all of my work apps when necesary while on the road.

I read that there was included software to help with this??? (Can't find the review that mentioned it now)

(I apologize if there is a thread somewhere on this!)

Thanks!

That will be my first project once I get mine in, test it with couple of remote desktop apps. I will update you once I write a review!

I use virtual desktop, virtual viewer and pocketcloud on my EVO and they have helped when a PC/windows wasn't available so its worth it. It would be interesting to see how these apps behave on a tablet.

there's a built in app for remote desktop. I'll report back after I get mine friday.

The app built-in (since firmware update 1) is a free version of splashtop. It works very well.

forgive the stupid question...
But with a virtual desktop app, I know you can log into your computer and make the computer do stuff (run programs, open files, etc.).

I only tried it out once a while ago on a phone and it was neat, but altogether too difficult to really use on a phone. However witha tablet, that should be a different story.

My question is, can you load a media file one the computer and will it actually display on your tablet? Could I open Zune up on my computer and play a song and have the sound come through on the tablet? I imagine that's not possible... but a guy can dream can't he?

Originally Posted by nubbin77

My question is, can you load a media file one the computer and will it actually display on your tablet? Could I open Zune up on my computer and play a song and have the sound come through on the tablet? I imagine that's not possible... but a guy can dream can't he?

That is the idea behind splastop but i could be wrong.. if you wait and soon we will have mobile virtualization happening on these devices.

Holy cow, thanks for the fast response. And I just went to splashtop's website... That just looks great, exactly what I would want.

Is it better than Logmein Ignition?

Originally Posted by nubbin77

forgive the stupid question...
But with a virtual desktop app, I know you can log into your computer and make the computer do stuff (run programs, open files, etc.).

I only tried it out once a while ago on a phone and it was neat, but altogether too difficult to really use on a phone. However witha tablet, that should be a different story.

My question is, can you load a media file one the computer and will it actually display on your tablet? Could I open Zune up on my computer and play a song and have the sound come through on the tablet? I imagine that's not possible... but a guy can dream can't he?

you can. you can also play 720p or 1080p with sound.

Originally Posted by ledhed

Is it better than Logmein Ignition?

way way way wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy better