Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on March 12, 2006 05:34 AM
Hm, you're right. The advantages over Google Desk would be many, come to think of it.
1. The portable USB drive works with or without a functional network. Google Desk can only work if the network is up.
2. Usage bandwidth ceiling is full USB2, not network (so: no lags). You are the only user on the machine, so there's no bandwidth sharing slowdown, either.
3. Superior privacy because there's no network at all between you and the drive. You have physical possession and can disconnect the cable at any time.
4. It's here today, not someday.
5. If you *want* a clone of Google Desk, roll your own!
All you need is VNC server. Leave the drive running someplace with VNC server (or TightVNC, or whatever, secured if you want, etc.). Now from any remote PC you just log into VNC as a client.
You now have a fully functional PC at your disposal, not mere Google scripts. So, set up any office-email-graphics software you want. It's a *real* desktop, not an AJAX mockup.
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Re:better me than google
Posted by: Anonymous Coward on March 12, 2006 05:34 AM1. The portable USB drive works with or without a functional network. Google Desk can only work if the network is up.
2. Usage bandwidth ceiling is full USB2, not network (so: no lags). You are the only user on the machine, so there's no bandwidth sharing slowdown, either.
3. Superior privacy because there's no network at all between you and the drive. You have physical possession and can disconnect the cable at any time.
4. It's here today, not someday.
5. If you *want* a clone of Google Desk, roll your own!
All you need is VNC server. Leave the drive running someplace with VNC server (or TightVNC, or whatever, secured if you want, etc.). Now from any remote PC you just log into VNC as a client.
You now have a fully functional PC at your disposal, not mere Google scripts. So, set up any office-email-graphics software you want. It's a *real* desktop, not an AJAX mockup.
Thanks!
Mark
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