[dba-Tech] Tethering your computer

[Stuart McLachlan]

What's the make and model of the video dongle widget?  I want one!

And OT, how's the Morgan OI working out?


-- 
Stuart

On 5 Nov 2015 at 23:05, John Colby wrote:

> I use a Samsung Tab S 8.5 driving a real monitor via a little usb
> video dongle widget.  Bluetooth mouse and keyboard.  I then remote
> desktop into a server and it (mostly) is identical to doing the same
> from a PC.  All over a wifi provided by my phone.
> 
> It is possible that I could do the same natively on my Samsung Tab4
> phone (video monitor / bluetooth mouse and keyboard) and skip the
> tablet entirely.  I will try that next time I am on the boat where ATM
> I do not have a PC.
> 
> I bought a little dongle thingie that connects between my tablet and
> the video monitor.
> 
> For a little while I was using RD directly on a Samsung TAB S 10.5 but
> the native resolution of the tablet was so high and the screen so
> small that it was darned difficult to read the tiny little text. Thus
> the 22" Monitor.
> 
> I just leave the monitor (and dongle video adapter) / keyboard / mouse
> on the boat, and carry my tablet back and forth.
> 
> Technology is wonderful... when it works.