Best note-taking setup with tablet and keyboard?

Posted by Dr Andus
Apr 3, 2014 at 07:25 PM

Dr Andus wrote:
>One very pleasant surprise was the Chrome Remote Desktop (CRD):
>https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/chrome-remote-desktop/gbchcmhmhahfdphkhkmpfmihenigjmpp
> >This allows me to access my home PC with three monitors (extended
>desktops), which works really well in full-screen mode, as I just need
>to slide my finger on the touchpad and I can move from monitor to
>monitor, so it works as if I was using a desktop extender software on
>Chromebook.

Well, the joys of working in the cloud… About a week ago Google released an update to the CRD app, and it totally broke the multi-monitor setup. It took them 2 or 3 days to release a fix, which then broke another feature of the app, so it’s still unusable on some systems. So it’s been 7 days now or more, and I haven’t been able to make full use of the Chromebook for remote work.

I guess these are the situations to prepare for when one decides to shift to the cloud. It can create a major disruption to your plans when things go down, such as literally preventing you from working in the locations you were planning to work in. I have to say it’s very disappointing that it’s taking this long for Google to fix it, especially considering the kind of resources available to them that they could throw at this problem. I guess even a few hundred or thousand people complaining is not going to make big waves, if you’re used to dealing with hundreds of millions or billions of customers.