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[Q] - Any Apps out there for this?

My buddy wants to get into android, but he was curious if there was an app where he could control his computer remotely. Like tell it to download something?
That seems extreme and not feasible to me. Any apps out there close to this though?
I need to pull up gmote and see its capabilities.

s15274n said:
My buddy wants to get into android, but he was curious if there was an app where he could control his computer remotely. Like tell it to download something?
That seems extreme and not feasible to me. Any apps out there close to this though?
I need to pull up gmote and see its capabilities.
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I think that you might be able to control your computer with VNC but I haven't tried.
In regards to downloading... sure. There are a lot of torrent apps that will connect to your bittorrent clients (such as utorrent or whatever). You just need to make sure everything is set up properly.

Yeah, he has utorrent on his computer currently. So can he see his desktop on his droid and open up programs on his computer?
If so, that seems unreal to me. I looked and saw on gmotes site they had a beta that sounded like this.
Can anyone confirm? Thank you guys.

s15274n said:
Yeah, he has utorrent on his computer currently. So can he see his desktop on his droid and open up programs on his computer?
If so, that seems unreal to me. I looked and saw on gmotes site they had a beta that sounded like this.
Can anyone confirm? Thank you guys.
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If he's using a Windows Desktop, there is a RDP client on the App Market, just search for RDP. He will need to have his router setup to forward the proper ports (3389 TCP) to his computer for it to work, but I've used it to download things in a pinch, and copy it up to a webserver to download on my G1....
he's not gonna be doing anything ridiculous on it, remember there is a HUGE resolution difference b/t G1/DROID/Mobiles in general vs Computer Resolutions...

Okay, sounds very intriguing.
Let me word it differently though:
From his Droid, would he be able to see his desktop and scroll to uTorrent and tell it to download something, to his computer, not the droid.
You guys are awesome. I am floored that our G1 can do what you guys have told me. I obviously need to move beyond flashing roms and themes and learn what the guts can do.

s15274n said:
Okay, sounds very intriguing.
Let me word it differently though:
From his Droid, would he be able to see his desktop and scroll to uTorrent and tell it to download something, to his computer, not the droid.
You guys are awesome. I am floored that our G1 can do what you guys have told me. I obviously need to move beyond flashing roms and themes and learn what the guts can do.
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Really what it sounds like you're asking, is he can remotely connect to his desktop, use it to search for and download the torrent file, and open it in the torrent client...? Complete remote control of his computer from off-site...? I don't know about you guys, but I have to search for and find a torrent file from a tracking site (demonoid, thepiratebay, etc.) and d/l that, then open it in my torrent client (utorrent).
I don't think this is capable yet... but I'm interested to hear more about this from those that know.

Remote Desktop Client works just like RDP and will allow you to log into your computer at home from your android phone using your windows login. Once logged in you have your trackball to move the mouse and can do anything you could do sitting in front of your computer. Its a $15 app which is really high for android OS but its been more than worth $15 all the times its saved my butt.
I also use it to monitor my utorrent download remotely.

s15274n said:
Yeah, he has utorrent on his computer currently. So can he see his desktop on his droid and open up programs on his computer?
If so, that seems unreal to me. I looked and saw on gmotes site they had a beta that sounded like this.
Can anyone confirm? Thank you guys.
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If he has uTorrent then he can just set up the webui and forward his utorrent port on his/her router to the ip address of the computer. then download Transdroid (what I use because it has a decent widget) and set that up. TIP: use no-ip (or whatever) to set up a static ip address and change the name (like [email protected]) so you can just input that in the Default Server settings in the Transdroid preferences. It also uses isoHunt, Mininova, BT Junkie and even allows you to enter your own to search for new torrents. When you find one to download simply select it and it sends it to the computer. From there the uTorrent client will open the torrent that was sent and starts the download process. You can easily track the status of the active torrents on the client with it as well.
There are some out there that will even let you scan a barcode of a movie (useful if your in the video store) and it'll lookup the movie and send the torrent to your pc and it'll start downloading. If you have a decent enough internet connection you can go to the video store, scan a movie in the New Releases section, leave empty handed, get some Jack In The Box and by the time you get home the movie can already be on your computer ready to be viewed/burned. And it's not just for movies. It's for any other type of torrent.

OpenVPN

I'm not really sure how VPN works, but I managed to get access to my Windows 7 PC using an app from the market and RealVPN.
I'm just curious if I can do it the other way around. Access my N1 from my computer using OpenVPN (which from my understanding is included in CM)?
Any help would be awesome :-]

Do you mean that you installed RealVNC on your windows machine? It sounds like you're asking about vnc and not vpn.

i think he means VNC
No problem, if your Nexus One is rooted, simply download "droid VNC serve" from Market, it's free, and it starts a VNC server on your phone so you can connect to it on your laptop.

Wyse PocketCloud App

http://www.wyse.com/products/software/pocketcloud/android/index.asp
This app will let you control your computer through via both 3g and wifi. The companion WONT work for win 7 home which is what i have. So i have a question: Anyone know a way to make it work for win 7 home or another app that will work the same way?

LogMeIn Ignition for Android ftw.

agentdr8 said:
LogMeIn Ignition for Android ftw.
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Which is $30, whereas this looks like it's free. I'm in the process of installing the free app on the market, and the free desktop companion as well.
OP, have you tried it? Most features that work on one work on the other, so might want to give it a go at least.

1. androidVNC on captivate
2. tightvnc on all home computers
3. all computers wake on lan
4. add a dash of dropbox and some dd-wrt lock down on the side
5. enjoy complete remote access and admin
Bonus: I like that VNC has dual monitor support. Both screens show on your device with "pinch and zoom" and touch scrolling capability.

What about going the other direction?
I'd like to control the Captivate from my Windows 7 PC x64 running a VNC viewer.
What apps are the best for that?
I can't get droidVNC to work. It always rejects the correct password.

I agree with agentdr8. LogMeIn is easily the best way to go. I'd love if TeamViewer made an android app though. It seem unfair that iOS gets all the loving.

miztaken1312 said:
I agree with agentdr8. LogMeIn is easily the best way to go. I'd love if TeamViewer made an android app though. It seem unfair that iOS gets all the loving.
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Your wish has been answered...

akarol said:
Your wish has been answered...
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I know it has. I switched over on release day and never looked back. Very polished for a beta app.
Sent from my Captivate

PocketCloud does not seem to function after only two successful logins (very cool when it worked). I don't know if it is a limited demo thing or it broke (can't find any mention of limitations . . . ).
I love TeamViewer (used it to help family with computer problems before) but I can't get it to run on my Dell Streak running Froyo (always comes up ForceClose).
Will have to try VNC and see how that works for me.

VNC & FB

I use realvnc for my pc. Good pwd encryption. Good monitor driver. I love it. I"m a network admin so I'm also security conscious. I'm willing to replace realvnc for another good vnc software that is compatible with a droid as long as its secure. AndroidVNC claims to work with Real but I don't think they are negotiatng encryption properly. Has anyone come up with a VNC solution?
Also, is there a better FB app for android? I hate that theres no chat and after digging down one level on things it tends to open stuff in the browser.

I've had great luck with UltraVNC. It seems to work really well with Android, and it also works well with Windows and Mac. It's given me no problems, and is pretty fast even over 3G.

will it support encryption?
ultravnc on pc and androidvnc on the phone?

[Q] nook color laptop replacement capability

Hey guys,
Sorry to say but my laptop just died on me...
So im wondering about the capability of the nook color, which im using to write right now.
how does the ubuntu run compared to the honeycomb?
I am looking for msword capabilities and external keyboard capabilities especially.
thanks for all the inputs

I wish they'd get ubuntu netbook or jolicloud on the nook color
From what I recall they couldn't get wifi working on ubuntu last time I checked, not sure how progress has been on that front
Sent from my DROIDX using XDA App

Particularly I am wondering how good ubuntu software that is already available to nook really is. i've never used ubuntu before.
on a side note, can anyone tell me if there is a way to boot straight into win7 from an external hard drive? a link would be nice since the internet on the nook is lacking, and having no undo button sucks too.
currently have the nook color running phiremod and samsung fascinate superclean, but no computer with sdk or adb access..

topikamew said:
Particularly I am wondering how good ubuntu software that is already available to nook really is. i've never used ubuntu before.
on a side note, can anyone tell me if there is a way to boot straight into win7 from an external hard drive? a link would be nice since the internet on the nook is lacking, and having no undo button sucks too.
currently have the nook color running phiremod and samsung fascinate superclean, but no computer with sdk or adb access..
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I haven't personally tried running ubuntu on the NC yet, but from the way I understand it, its not going to be a notebook replacement anytime soon.
If you really need to use the NC to replace a real PC at the moment, I'd be looking more in the direction of using dolphin browser and a bluetooth keyboard while running CM7.
On your sidenote, did just the HD on your pc die?
http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/01/21/seven-steps-to-a-bootable-windows-7-thumb-drive/
You will need a working PC to do it and IIRC you need win7 to make the drive bootable the way he describes, although it may be possible in vista, I don't recall.

FastCR said:
I haven't personally tried running ubuntu on the NC yet, but from the way I understand it, its not going to be a notebook replacement anytime soon.
If you really need to use the NC to replace a real PC at the moment, I'd be looking more in the direction of using dolphin browser and a bluetooth keyboard while running CM7.
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Yeah, once a release CM7 is nailed down with functional bluetooth and good compatibility with a couple of BT keyboards I could definitely see using the NC as a laptop replacement (just install a decent office app and you're good to go).

dsf3g said:
Yeah, once a release CM7 is nailed down with functional bluetooth and good compatibility with a couple of BT keyboards I could definitely see using the NC as a laptop replacement (just install a decent office app and you're good to go).
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Isn't that possible now.

Remember the Nook is a well specc'd Android e-book that just so happens is capable of being expanded to full Android tablet functionality. It is not a laptop replacement but can be used for light supplementary laptop like work.
So...
Watch Youtube
Watch ripped video's
Listen to music, Pandora etc
Email (Web based email such as Hotmail/Gmail as well as IMAP, POP3 and corporate Exchange email)
Browse the web (Flash currently sucks horribly when it can be made to work)
Read and do VERY basic creation and editing of MS Office docs through apps such as "Docs to Go"
Right now, using CM7 there is VERY limited BT connectivity available, we are taking 2-24 inches at best in range. There is NO USB hub functionality and no idea if that can even be enabled (although if anyone can get it to work it will be the CM7 guys...)
This is all a work in progress and to be honest if you're set on a touchscreen slate/tablet that can run Office apps, Outlook etc get a Win 7 built slate like the EXOPC etc.

I have ubuntu running on an older laptop and love it - I have a macbook air for my own use, wife and I each have dell windows laptops for work, son has a high end windows system for gaming - I'm very agnostic about computers.
I took one of my step-daughter's old windows laptops and repurposed it to ubuntu. Prior to the macbook air, this was my machine for personal use - android development, etc. Ubuntu is fiddlier than windows to get set up - finding the right driver's can take some effort - but I've found the performance you get from your hardware to be exceptional. There are a lot of good software solutions available on ubuntu now - open office has free software that largely replaces word, ppt, excel. Graphics are nice, chrome and firefox are both available and are very stable, and updating and maintenance aren't a big issue. My wife uses it now as her primary non-work computer - does all her options trading on it. I'd definitely look at ubuntu on an older machine if you don't require windows compatibility for work reasons. Unix was an amazing concept and its children have been very successful - linux, ubuntu (variation of linux), mac osX, iOS, android.
My macbook air though is by *far* the best computer I've ever owned, followed by the ubuntu laptop which shames my work dell laptop running windows XP. The macbook is incredibly stable and *fast* compared to my work laptop which is severely bogged down by corporate software. Office 2011 on my macbook is far faster than office 2010 on my windows laptop which has the faster processor. Windows doesn't have to be slow but gets severely clogged up very quickly.
The nook color is not a substitute for any of these. It really is suited for content consumption rather than creation - I wouldn't want to write a report on this. If I were strapped for money, I'd look for an inexpensive or used pc laptop. On the used one, I'd put on ubuntu.
Peter

I'm assuming the Nook Color is a little less powerful than my g tablet. That being said, I'd opt for a netbook, maybe one of the convertible ones if I needed to type anything but needed small size.

evilPERSOn2009 said:
Isn't that possible now.
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From what I've read, CM7 is still running nightly builds. No release version yet (or even release candidate).

everalm said:
Remember the Nook is a well specc'd Android e-book that just so happens is capable of being expanded to full Android tablet functionality. It is not a laptop replacement but can be used for light supplementary laptop like work.
So...
Watch Youtube
Watch ripped video's
Listen to music, Pandora etc
Email (Web based email such as Hotmail/Gmail as well as IMAP, POP3 and corporate Exchange email)
Browse the web (Flash currently sucks horribly when it can be made to work)
Read and do VERY basic creation and editing of MS Office docs through apps such as "Docs to Go"
Right now, using CM7 there is VERY limited BT connectivity available, we are taking 2-24 inches at best in range. There is NO USB hub functionality and no idea if that can even be enabled (although if anyone can get it to work it will be the CM7 guys...)
This is all a work in progress and to be honest if you're set on a touchscreen slate/tablet that can run Office apps, Outlook etc get a Win 7 built slate like the EXOPC etc.
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Yea i've done all of that, and everything works fine except msoffice capabilites and how good the bluetooth keyboard is thru wifi. Im typing thru slideit right now, and although the best keyboard so far for the nook, its function is limited by the screen which can register things one at a time not very fast.
I am not looking for another tablet, but something that can run win7 relatively fast. My computer died after me spilling hot water on it, nothing turns on so im thinking that the hdd isn't affected, only the power supply. My usb coincidentally has win7 on it but for installing. Ive heard of ubuntu bootable drives, anything for windows?

FastCR said:
I haven't personally tried running ubuntu on the NC yet, but from the way I understand it, its not going to be a notebook replacement anytime soon.
If you really need to use the NC to replace a real PC at the moment, I'd be looking more in the direction of using dolphin browser and a bluetooth keyboard while running CM7.
On your sidenote, did just the HD on your p
You will need a working PC to do it and IIRC you need win7 to make the drive bootable the way he describes, although it may be possible in vista, I don't recall.
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yea, I already have this usb installation disk, since I didnt have cds I could use. I am looking for an actual system I can just run off of an external drive. Anyone know about this kind of solution?
Running phiremod nook, which is the most comprehensive rom with cm7 also.
Can anyone share their ubuntu nook experience?

topikamew said:
I am looking for msword capabilities and external keyboard capabilities especially.
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Ubuntu is unusable for what you want, but CM7 + A Bluetooth keyboard + Quick Office HD from this thread will do what you want:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=934916&highlight=ink
I use it almost daily.