WHAT STYLEZ THINKS ABOUT => Remote Desktop control apps on Android
I just received a request for recommendation of a good RDP or Remote Desktop control app on Android phones & tablets.
So What Does STYLEZ Think?
My first recommendation is 2X Client RDP/Remote Desktop!
It works on Android 1.6-4.0. I use it on my 4.3" touchscreen and it works AWESOME! It has great reviews on tablets too. It's free and uses true RDP (only problem there is only Pro or Ultimate versions of XP & Vista allow RDP, I think all versions of 7 allow it). And it works even better than Wyse PocketCloud (which is $25). And I see they just introduced an AMAZING new features... Published Apps! If you don't know what that is, think VMware ThinApp meets Android! You can run apps from a machine in your network as if they were natively running on your phone or tablet!
My second choice would be TeamViewer for Remote Control.
This app is also FREE! It runs on Android 1.6 and up (not sure if it has Android 4.0 support yet, but if not, I'm sure it's coming). It doesn't use true RDP, it uses a Host/Viewer (or Host only) service app on the desktop (which is great for people running Home versions of XP & Vista). It's an AMAZING app that works internally and externally when you're on the road, with NO router changes. I think you have to change a setting in the server portion of the software combo to allow internal network connections. But otherwise it works GREAT! I use it on friends and family PCs so that I can assist them remotely!
WILLIE STYLEZ TECH REVIEW => First Look at Windows 8's New Interface for Tablets and PCs
So What Does STYLEZ Think?
One of the comments on the site I got this video from mentioned they did not think it made sense for the Desktop version of the OS to have touch and tile interface. And I FULLY agree with them... to a point! The touch interface being "forced" upon the user is kinda over the top. BUT the one thing is, a lot of manufacturers are moving to touch-able desktops and laptops, so it really only makes sense (in the grand scheme of cross-compatibility) for the OS to fully exploit that AND (as it's pointed out in the video) give others the option of a more mouse-centric, non-touch interface as well. Previously it has been quite silly for M$ to think that their other OS's should have even been allowed to be called Tablet OS's JUST because they had an on-screen keyboard!
So, I must say, I LOVE the new interface. I don't have a touch-able desktop, but I do have a feeling that OS's like this will make it more appealing to own one. I mean, right now, using Win7 on a touchscreen is asinine! Just like Vista and XP before it, Windows has never been a touch friendly OS! But seeing where they are going with Win8 is very promising and so long as they learn to control memory and resource usage, and keep it fast & agile, then it will be A-1!
That is what Stylez thinks! What do you think? Check out the video and comment!
About Me
Willie StylezGOOGLE ME! BLOGGER, Techie, husband, father, granddad, businessman & Music lover!
Tags
- realtalk (47)
- opinion (41)
- review (34)
- Music (31)
- HotMusicReview (20)
- Rappers (20)
- Technology (20)
- life (15)
- Sales (12)
- Singers (12)
- View all 343 tags »
Contributors
Willie Stylez
