Comments on: Fancy An Online Desktop? http://maketecheasier.com/fancy-an-online-desktop/2008/03/05 Uncomplicating the complicated, making life easier Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:01:31 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: James http://maketecheasier.com/fancy-an-online-desktop/2008/03/05/comment-page-1#comment-7863 James Tue, 26 May 2009 17:12:35 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/fancy-an-online-desktop/2008/03/05#comment-7863 I use http://www.deskie.com, similar idea again. I use http://www.deskie.com, similar idea again.

]]> By: Michael Washington http://maketecheasier.com/fancy-an-online-desktop/2008/03/05/comment-page-1#comment-1266 Michael Washington Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:41:22 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/fancy-an-online-desktop/2008/03/05#comment-1266 There is an early Silverlight project: http://SilverlightDesktop.net There is an early Silverlight project: http://SilverlightDesktop.net

]]> By: pete http://maketecheasier.com/fancy-an-online-desktop/2008/03/05/comment-page-1#comment-757 pete Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:01:32 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/fancy-an-online-desktop/2008/03/05#comment-757 I think this whole 'desktop within a browser' is actually a limiting factor to what can be achieved in terms of an online desktop. Ask yourselves this: Is there anything really in any of the web desktops currently on offer than is really a) useful and b) you cannot get already from, dare I say it the likes of Google et al? For my mind any truly useful and practical online desktop offering MUST break beyond the boundry of the web browser (which is a piece of software in itself remember). Cosmopod and Desktop On Demand really show the best promise and if Ulteo was a little braver and decided to do away with their reliance on a bloated Java client and offer a portable desktop client (like Desktop On Demand do) then I think they would have something too. Web desktops are not only two a penny now but are very samy and offer nothing really of value. At least with Cosmo and Desktop On Demand you can actually see the tangible benefits of a remote desktop, imho. I think this whole ‘desktop within a browser’ is actually a limiting factor to what can be achieved in terms of an online desktop.

Ask yourselves this: Is there anything really in any of the web desktops currently on offer than is really a) useful and b) you cannot get already from, dare I say it the likes of Google et al?

For my mind any truly useful and practical online desktop offering MUST break beyond the boundry of the web browser (which is a piece of software in itself remember).

Cosmopod and Desktop On Demand really show the best promise and if Ulteo was a little braver and decided to do away with their reliance on a bloated Java client and offer a portable desktop client (like Desktop On Demand do) then I think they would have something too.

Web desktops are not only two a penny now but are very samy and offer nothing really of value. At least with Cosmo and Desktop On Demand you can actually see the tangible benefits of a remote desktop, imho.

]]> By: ArtInvent http://maketecheasier.com/fancy-an-online-desktop/2008/03/05/comment-page-1#comment-461 ArtInvent Wed, 05 Mar 2008 18:01:41 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/fancy-an-online-desktop/2008/03/05#comment-461 EyeOS looks interesting to me. Though I think the concept should be broader: Use a web browser as a portal to any other machine's desktop. Basically like a remote desktop, but through any web browser, without needing to install any special software on the client. (Maybe a browser plugin at the most.) You set up one computer as your main desktop and leave it connected to the net. It has whatever OS you want, Ubuntu, XP, Mac, whatever. Then you can access it and work on it from any net-connected device with a browser. This way it's completely self-contained, storage space is whatever you install on your box, and you don't have to settle for whatever crummy limited OS and light apps these guys are offering. EyeOS looks interesting to me. Though I think the concept should be broader: Use a web browser as a portal to any other machine’s desktop. Basically like a remote desktop, but through any web browser, without needing to install any special software on the client. (Maybe a browser plugin at the most.) You set up one computer as your main desktop and leave it connected to the net. It has whatever OS you want, Ubuntu, XP, Mac, whatever. Then you can access it and work on it from any net-connected device with a browser. This way it’s completely self-contained, storage space is whatever you install on your box, and you don’t have to settle for whatever crummy limited OS and light apps these guys are offering.

]]> By: corey farwell http://maketecheasier.com/fancy-an-online-desktop/2008/03/05/comment-page-1#comment-460 corey farwell Wed, 05 Mar 2008 14:55:15 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/fancy-an-online-desktop/2008/03/05#comment-460 you should definitely check out http://eyeos.org/ it's completely open source and can run on your own server you should definitely check out
http://eyeos.org/
it’s completely open source and can run on your own server

]]> By: Damien Oh http://maketecheasier.com/fancy-an-online-desktop/2008/03/05/comment-page-1#comment-457 Damien Oh Wed, 05 Mar 2008 12:53:52 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/fancy-an-online-desktop/2008/03/05#comment-457 Ulteo is an online desktop that loads up a KDE desktop. It is still in the development stage and the performance has been rather unstable. I would prefer Desktoptwo though. Ulteo is an online desktop that loads up a KDE desktop. It is still in the development stage and the performance has been rather unstable. I would prefer Desktoptwo though.

]]> By: One Hiccup http://maketecheasier.com/fancy-an-online-desktop/2008/03/05/comment-page-1#comment-456 One Hiccup Wed, 05 Mar 2008 12:42:24 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/fancy-an-online-desktop/2008/03/05#comment-456 Try Ulteo.... http://www.ulteo.com/home/en/home?autolang=en Try Ulteo….
http://www.ulteo.com/home/en/home?autolang=en

]]>