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Best note-taking setup with tablet and keyboard?
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Posted by Dr Andus
Apr 4, 2014 at 06:55 PM
Dr Andus wrote:
> 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…
Well, it took them a week, but Chrome Remote Desktop 34.0.1847.90 update finally fixed the problem, so I’m back to being a happy bunny—though a much warier bunny, when it comes to the cloud…
Posted by Dr Andus
Jan 13, 2015 at 08:37 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. I know that there are some remote apps for the iPad as well,
>but I can’t imagine that they give as much control as CRD does.
Well, apparently Google has now released CRD for iOS as well, and the first reviews seem positive:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/chrome-remote-desktop/id944025852
“Google Brings Chrome Remote Desktop To iOS; Access Your Desktop from iPhone or iPad”
Posted by Dr Andus
Jul 11, 2015 at 12:12 AM
MadaboutDana wrote:
Worth checking out the new HP Chromebook 14, too, which has had some
>very good reviews (4GB, 2 x USB 3.0, 9.5 hours battery life, 14” screen
>- available now). In the UK, selling for a very reasonable £250.
I think this was the device I was looking for, it just wasn’t invented yet :)
http://www.itworld.com/article/2940440/open-source-tools/first-look-asus-chromebook-flip.html
Unfortunately my HP Chromebook 14 (1st gen) is still in perfect working order (thanks for the tip, btw), so it’s hard to justify getting the Flip—though it would be a lot more portable for sure…
I also got a Hudl 2 since then, to try out Android, but I agree with the reviewer that I’d rather see tablets using Chrome OS than Chromebooks using more Android. It’s just sooo much less hassle using Chrome OS… Yes, I’m a Chromie now, and it’s partly your fault, Bill! ;)
Posted by Stephen Zeoli
Jul 11, 2015 at 12:11 PM
Dr Andus wrote:
>I think this was the device I was looking for, it just wasn’t invented
>yet :)
>
>http://www.itworld.com/article/2940440/open-source-tools/first-look-asus-chromebook-flip.html
>
That Asus Chromebook Flip looks like a nice machine, but the author of that article really needs to investigate Ulysses. It would have saved him a lot of trouble with its nearly seamless ability to work on the same document on the iPad and the Mac.
Steve Z.
Posted by Garland Coulson
Jul 14, 2015 at 11:09 PM
Dr Andus wrote:
I just posted the following request on the Donation Coder forum, but I’d
>welcome any suggestions from members on this forum as well.
>
>I’m wondering if there are any Android or Windows alternatives for a
>tablet + external folio keyboard + note-taking app to what I’m currently
>considering (iPad Air + ZAGG Keys Folio):
>
>http://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=36927.0
I use the Surface Pro 3 tablet with keyboard and OneNote. Unfortunately I don’t think OneNote does markdown. You can run any markdown-enabled note taking program that runs in Windows though.