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Posted by Franz Grieser
Feb 1, 2014 at 01:53 PM
Thanks. Sounds good.
In Teamviewer (at least when I last used it) this would be much more complicated.
Posted by Dr Andus
Feb 2, 2014 at 11:53 PM
Dr Andus wrote:
>You may have trouble running software this way that rely on some special
>hotkey combinations (or on AutoHotkey), in cases where those keys might
>not be available on the Chromebook keyboard.
It turns out Chromebook does have a solution to this problem:
“Because Chrome Remote Desktop runs in Chrome and Chrome reserves certain keyboard shortcuts for its own use, by default these shortcuts won’t be sent to your remote computer.
However you can override this default behavior by right-clicking the Chrome Remote Desktop icon in the Applications list and choosing “Open in Window”. In this mode nearly all keyboard shortcuts will be sent to your remote computer.”
https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/1649523?hl=en
My only other concern regarding remote access, which one can only check on a case-by-case basis, is the following:
“If your computer is on a corporate network, check whether your company’s network security policies prevent access to outside services that rely on peer-to-peer (P2P) connections (“NAT Traversal” policies). If so, you won’t be able to use the Chrome Remote Desktop app. This restriction applies when you and the other computer are not on the same corporate network.”
Posted by Dr Andus
Apr 3, 2014 at 07:25 PM
Dr Andus wrote:
>One very pleasant surprise was the Chrome Remote Desktop (CRD):
>https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/chrome-remote-desktop/gbchcmhmhahfdphkhkmpfmihenigjmpp
>
>This allows me to access my home PC with three monitors (extended
>desktops), which works really well in full-screen mode, as I just need
>to slide my finger on the touchpad and I can move from monitor to
>monitor, so it works as if I was using a desktop extender software on
>Chromebook.
Well, the joys of working in the cloud… About a week ago Google released an update to the CRD app, and it totally broke the multi-monitor setup. It took them 2 or 3 days to release a fix, which then broke another feature of the app, so it’s still unusable on some systems. So it’s been 7 days now or more, and I haven’t been able to make full use of the Chromebook for remote work.
I guess these are the situations to prepare for when one decides to shift to the cloud. It can create a major disruption to your plans when things go down, such as literally preventing you from working in the locations you were planning to work in. I have to say it’s very disappointing that it’s taking this long for Google to fix it, especially considering the kind of resources available to them that they could throw at this problem. I guess even a few hundred or thousand people complaining is not going to make big waves, if you’re used to dealing with hundreds of millions or billions of customers.
Posted by Ken
Apr 4, 2014 at 03:45 PM
Dr Andus wrote:
>I guess these are the situations to prepare for when one decides to
>shift to the cloud. It can create a major disruption to your plans when
>things go down, such as literally preventing you from working in the
>locations you were planning to work in. I have to say it’s very
>disappointing that it’s taking this long for Google to fix it,
>especially considering the kind of resources available to them that they
>could throw at this problem. I guess even a few hundred or thousand
>people complaining is not going to make big waves, if you’re used to
>dealing with hundreds of millions or billions of customers.
I am sorry to hear about your problem. IMHO, Google has among the worst cases of corporate ADD when it comes to fixes and releases. They are seem to be introducing something new, but rarely do they fix known problems that seem to impact large numbers of users. This is also a huge issue with Adobe’s Creative Cloud model. You have little control over pushed updates, and are at their mercy if what they release has problems. I wish you luck.
—Ken
Posted by Dr Andus
Apr 4, 2014 at 04:59 PM
Ken wrote:
>I am sorry to hear about your problem. IMHO, Google has among the worst
>cases of corporate ADD when it comes to fixes and releases. They are
>seem to be introducing something new, but rarely do they fix known
>problems that seem to impact large numbers of users. This is also a
>huge issue with Adobe’s Creative Cloud model. You have little control
>over pushed updates, and are at their mercy if what they release has
>problems. I wish you luck.
Thanks for the sympathy :) You’re absolutely right. This is a big problem with this cloud model. The cloud operator can break your app or device by pushing a faulty update, effectively rendering it useless and forcing you to buy a new device or preventing you from doing some tasks.
Ironically that’s why I bought the Chromebook: to get out of the iOS system where Apple kept “updating” my apps on my old iPad so they became unusable. Fortunately the rest of the Chromebook still works fine, it’s just that this remote app was a truly brilliant feature, until they broke it…