Using your Desktop from your Tablet
You want access to your desktop from your tablet device ?
I have been trying several of the available apps to remotely access my desktop from my tablet devices (I have an iPad and a Nexus 7 – Android), but the ones I have tried are usually clunky, slow, hard to setup or simply do not translate well to the new medium interface.
I was introduced to Splashtop 2 and I was in WOWed… (Still after a couple of weeks of use I am still very impressed !
Setup is super easy:
1) Install the desktop agent (they call t Streamer) – Available for Mac and Windows.
2) Create an account, if do not already have one.
3) Install the Splashtop 2 on your table device (iPad or Android)
4) You login to your account, and your computer(s) show up…
5) connect to your computer.
Super smooth screen display… I use it from my iPad and my Nexus 7 to connect to a Windows 7 desktop (you can us it on a Mac too) and the differences are minimal between the two versions. …
The most impressive item of all, and what it sold me on it: It displays the video and audio like you were in front of the computer!
Couple of items that take a bit getting used to:
– not everything on the desktop uses the touch interface!
– scrolling needs two fingers (instead of one)
Truly impressive implementation, and recommend its use…
Definitely worth checking out at: http://www.splashtop.com
Side note: The product is typically $20 but they are selling it right now for $4.99 right now on iTunes – which I think is a bargain for what it does!