newVideoPlayer( {"type":"video","player":"http://www.youtube.com/v/x4TuXBNqksY&hl=en&fs=1&hd=1","customParams":[] ,"width":570,"height":360,"ratio":0.615,"flashData":"","embedName":null,"objectId":null,"noEmbed":false,"source":"youtube","wrap":true,"agegate":false} );
Tech how-to blogger Amit Agarwal details how to combine a Dropbox account and a simple script with any device that supports Dropbox (which includes almost all popular smartphones and Windows/Mac/Linux operating systems) to remotely or wirelessly print documents on your home printer.
iOS only: Apple’s Remote app, one of the best available for Apple/iTunes completists, has finally added a native iPad resolution for better couch control, along with support for the iPhone 4′s Retina display.
newVideoPlayer( {"type":"video","player":"http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=14622209&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1","customParams":[] ,"width":500,"height":375,"ratio":0.75,"flashData":"","embedName":null,"objectId":null,"noEmbed":false,"source":"vimeo","wrap":true,"agegate":false} );If you’ve ever left the house and realised you left the TV, Xbox or anything else turned on, this little DIY web clicker will allow you to turn if off remotely, with your web-enabled smart phone.
Your Mac or MacBook’s in the next room, and the speakers are still up. You know this because its dings and squawks wake you up. You can silence your Mac from any iOS device in one click with this setup.
newVideoPlayer( {"type":"video","player":"http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2678534&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1","customParams":[] ,"width":570,"height":375,"ratio":0.75,"flashData":"","embedName":null,"objectId":null,"noEmbed":false,"source":"vimeo","wrap":true,"agegate":false} );
Android: If you’re looking for a no-fuss way to turn your Android’s touchscreen into a touchpad for your computer, open-source RemoteDroid has cross-platform support for easy wireless mousing and typing on Windows, Mac and Linux machines.
ReadWriteWeb reports that the new Google Chrome OS will allow users to access PC desktop applications through a browser. This remote desktop capability, unofficially dubbed “chromoting,” will let users access programs like Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft Office. It’s said that the feature is similar to Windows’ Remote Desktop Connect, which allows a user to connect to a remote computer from another computer. The Google Chrome OS is set to arrive later this year. [ReadWriteWeb]
Walking to your computer to change a song or to skip to the next PowerPoint slide isn’t ideal. Set up LIRC to control your Linux or Windows PC with any infrared remote, and in any situation.
Windows/Mac/Linux: TeamViewer, the remote desktop tool that makes for easy tech support or desktop viewing across systems, has released a Linux client, making it really helpful tool for Linux fans looking to provide a little cross-OS support for their friends.
Windows/Mac/Linux: It continues to amaze, just how easy it is to control multiple computers with a single keyboard and mouse with Synergy. QSynergy clamps a crisp, generally easy-to-grasp interface onto Synergy, giving it the update its long deserved.
