Archive for category Aside
AlwaysOnPc- a virtual computer tailored just for you
Posted by Paul McSweeney in Aside, Thoughts & Opinions, Web Development on August 3rd, 2010
We all have our own desktop (or laptop) computers set up exactly how we like them. We’ve got all the software we need and all the programs we want and use on a daily basis.
The only problem comes when we are using another computer for some reason. For example if you don’t have your laptop set up in exactly the same way as your desktop, you will end up getting frustrated. This is simply because you don’t have the programs you need on the computer you are using at that moment.
The answer to this is to use AlwaysOnPC. This site calls itself “your virtual computer”. Instead of having your desktop on your desktop (quite literally) you can have it online instead. It is all secure of course, and the beauty of this is that you can access it from any device you want to use.
The system currently supports desktop and laptop computers of the Mac and PC kind, as well as operating for iPads, iPhones and much more besides. As you can see it is a very useful thing to have and it practically eliminates the frustration you get from having different desktops and systems for every device you have.
The system is available to try free of charge for five days on your computer. From then on you will have to pay for it, but you might find it is worth doing so if you constantly switch computers for some reason.
The service is easy to use. Take a look at this link,where you can walk through it step-by-step.
Post by Voice
Posted by David Page in Aside, Thoughts & Opinions on July 2nd, 2010
Ever been in a remote location and wanted to update your blog/site, but couldn’t get Internet access to use your favourite phone app or even enough connection to go through posting by email, well assuming you have a WordPress.com hosted site then it’s now possible to update by voice.
Matt has the full details on phone your blog and I have to say the first time I saw that title I thought it would be a feature where it dictates a text entry to your site. What it actually does is still impressive in that it records your phone call, saves it as an audio file and auto publishes it to your site.
Now if only it could be expanded to become a way of generating a new podcast, it would be even more powerful. On the other hand I think drunken phone calls could become a whole lot more dangerous.
-
-
You are currently browsing the archives for the Aside category.
