[TMann]

Originally Posted by Jason Dunn

Does OS X scale that well to 640 x 480 resolution? I assume he's using SE_VGA to get real VGA resolution out of his Pocket PC.

OS X scales the screen down really well to 800 x 600 or even 640 x 480. Also the icons can easily be scaled up or down to make things easier on the eyes for those really high-dpi screens.

I think that you guys are a little bit touchy about the whole Microsoft thing, aren't you? You'd think that someone insulted your mother, or something!

TMann

[TMann]

Originally Posted by Jason Dunn

Does OS X scale that well to 640 x 480 resolution? I assume he's using SE_VGA to get real VGA resolution out of his Pocket PC.

OS X scales the screen down really well to 800 x 600 or even 640 x 480. Also the icons can easily be scaled up or down to make things easier on the eyes for those really high-dpi screens.

I think that you guys are a little bit touchy about the whole Microsoft thing, aren't you? You'd think that someone insulted your mother, or something!

TMann

[dMores]

whoa ! i first thought they actually installed mac osx on that thing

so ... is this hard to do? i mean connecting to your desktop remotely with your pda? or can it be done with built-in tools?

[surur]

Originally Posted by dMores

so ... is this hard to do? i mean connecting to your desktop remotely with your pda? or can it be done with built-in tools?

If you have windows xp pro as your desktop its a piece of cake, as terminal service client is included on your pocketpc as standard. You need to know the ip address of your desktop, and the port (3389 I think) must be open and listening on your desktop too. This may require you to add an exeption to your firewall. Also your user must have remote connections enabled, and must have a password.

After that bob's your uncle.

Even easier is using a service such as logmein.com, which is free, and runs a server on your dekstop in you taskbar. Its faster than vnc, and they have a client for the pocketpc too. This works quite well, and the screen scrolls very fast if you are not scaling it down. To use it you just log on to their website in pocket ie and take things from there.

Surur

[mpda]

Is it possible to do this through a docking cradle and windows xp pro?

[Eraserhead]

I have tried this with no result. Does anyone know of any good walk throug instructions for remote desktop such as wifi settings on the PPC an further settings on my desktop.

[freitasm]

I read the article a couple of days ago and couldn't believe what a waste of bandwidth and storage for suc :bad-words: story. Wired is really getting to a low level lately.

Just because they have sent some one to the MacWorld doesn't mean they have to brown nose Apple users.

It's not like something that can't be done on any other platform - even on :bawl: Linux.

Some people have to stop looking at their preferred choice of platform as the ultimate weapon. They're just technology and like that most of then replaceable. :roll:.

[johnm]

Originally Posted by freitasm

I read the article a couple of days ago and couldn't believe what a waste of bandwidth and storage for suc :bad-words: story. Wired is really getting to a low level lately.

I agree, its not magic, just VNC. Its been around for many years.

I occasionally use my 4705 in VGA mode to connect to my XP pro boxes. It works pretty well. When I log back into to my desktop though, all my windows are resized to 640x480. I wish they would restore to the size I left them.

The bigger problem to solve though is getting access back to your machine while on the road. Usually Wifi hotspots block most ports not to mention that to get back to my home machine I have to get through a dynamic IP, several layers of NAT and a router. Anyone have a good solution for this?

[Jonathan1]

Hmmm nice.....I'll get myself the other mini though

[freitasm]

Originally Posted by johnm

The bigger problem to solve though is getting access back to your machine while on the road. Usually Wifi hotspots block most ports not to mention that to get back to my home machine I have to get through a dynamic IP, several layers of NAT and a router. Anyone have a good solution for this?

1. GoToMyPC (Geekzone review), by subscription.

2. LogMeIn, free.

[SteveHoward999]

Originally Posted by TMann

It appears that this "trick" is pretty easy to accomplish on any combination of PDA and desktop OS's.

Yes of course. I was underwhelmed to read about this. PPC even makes it easy for plebs like me by having Terminal Services installed by default.