Mobility Doesn't Always Mean PDA or Smartphone
Here is an article for disucssion for the techie heads out there.
Today, I decided to do something a bit different about my setup while at work. My tools: a Compaq TC100 TabletPC, an HP Pentium 4 Workstation, the LAN, and some end of the day free time. The goal: use the tablet as the main PC and via remote desktop and a second monitor, utilize the workstation.
My job funtion is that of a webside developer and website support person. So mobility is key, as well as utility.
What I am looking to achieve is something of a nirvanna of computing; be productive while at my desk with the screen and power of a workstation, and while away from my desk, carry all the same tools just in case the need arises, or I get an idea or two.
I started by logging out of the workstation; knowing that I need to be logged in in order for Remote Dekstop to work. I then connected the analog screen input to the base station for the TabletPC (I have been using digital inputs for the workstation as I have a shiny new Dell monitor and DVI card). I then restated the TabletPC and went into the monitor settings panel and made sure that I could "see" both the primary screen of the tablet, and the secondary screen of the workstation that was connected. I then made sure that the resolutions matched, keeping me from dealing with two workspaces with different views (for now, I will need that ability later however). I then said apply to those second monitor settings and then proceeded to enable the analog input for my monitor.
At that point I saw a second screen (complete with the Start button that had been missing for a while). I then logged into my workstation using Remote Desktop and used the monitor as the workspace for that info. Next, on the tablet side of things, I made sure that the computer was as free as possible from multiple running applications and services (making a duplicate account of the admin account but then giving it Power User or Limited accessiblity). Next was to install MS Office for Tablet (will do that next week) so that I can use OL and the other apps as I need for day to day tasks (open source is an option, but only if supported, here that is not the case). After that I am done.
So how does this empower the mobile minister. If your IT people read this, it is possible that with a secure wireless setup on a TabletPC, a workstation that is always on at your desk, and careful attention to network security; that a minister can be on the road completly, and then use their TabletPC as their main computer. Of course, in this case it would be their main computer as they are using it at the desk when it is docked in. The workstation at the desk becomes a file server, and a backup repoisitory so that if something happens to your tablet on the road, you have a computer there with your items and settings.
Does this sound kinda neat? I hope it does to some of you, because with some of the advances in computing coming down the pipe, this type of computing may be the norm for many users.
Let me know what you think of this article in the forums.
Today, I decided to do something a bit different about my setup while at work. My tools: a Compaq TC100 TabletPC, an HP Pentium 4 Workstation, the LAN, and some end of the day free time. The goal: use the tablet as the main PC and via remote desktop and a second monitor, utilize the workstation.
My job funtion is that of a webside developer and website support person. So mobility is key, as well as utility.
What I am looking to achieve is something of a nirvanna of computing; be productive while at my desk with the screen and power of a workstation, and while away from my desk, carry all the same tools just in case the need arises, or I get an idea or two.
I started by logging out of the workstation; knowing that I need to be logged in in order for Remote Dekstop to work. I then connected the analog screen input to the base station for the TabletPC (I have been using digital inputs for the workstation as I have a shiny new Dell monitor and DVI card). I then restated the TabletPC and went into the monitor settings panel and made sure that I could "see" both the primary screen of the tablet, and the secondary screen of the workstation that was connected. I then made sure that the resolutions matched, keeping me from dealing with two workspaces with different views (for now, I will need that ability later however). I then said apply to those second monitor settings and then proceeded to enable the analog input for my monitor.
At that point I saw a second screen (complete with the Start button that had been missing for a while). I then logged into my workstation using Remote Desktop and used the monitor as the workspace for that info. Next, on the tablet side of things, I made sure that the computer was as free as possible from multiple running applications and services (making a duplicate account of the admin account but then giving it Power User or Limited accessiblity). Next was to install MS Office for Tablet (will do that next week) so that I can use OL and the other apps as I need for day to day tasks (open source is an option, but only if supported, here that is not the case). After that I am done.
So how does this empower the mobile minister. If your IT people read this, it is possible that with a secure wireless setup on a TabletPC, a workstation that is always on at your desk, and careful attention to network security; that a minister can be on the road completly, and then use their TabletPC as their main computer. Of course, in this case it would be their main computer as they are using it at the desk when it is docked in. The workstation at the desk becomes a file server, and a backup repoisitory so that if something happens to your tablet on the road, you have a computer there with your items and settings.
Does this sound kinda neat? I hope it does to some of you, because with some of the advances in computing coming down the pipe, this type of computing may be the norm for many users.
Let me know what you think of this article in the forums.
posted by Antoine @ 3/03/2006 06:33:00 PM
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