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i need more power

So while contemplating things on vacation, I was thinking about my computer setup.

I have a nice computer desk with WinXP machine, keyboard, 15" LCD screen etc.
Very ergonomic.

But I spend most of my time crouched over my 12" iBook, which is not at all ergonomic. I got a mouse for it but still the keyboard, the display size and height - it's just not good.

Plus which, I can't use the iBook in lid-closed mode, so it's not particularly practical to use it with a KVM.

So then I thought, hmm, why don't I just VNC it over to the WinXP machine.
So that's what I have done.

OSXvnc server on the iBook, RealVNC client on XP.

Works ok, but there is a screen refresh delay (using 802.11b, 11 Mbps).
So now I think I need to upgrade to 802.11g (54 Mbps)

How come every tech idea I come up with ends up costing me money? posted by Richard at 20:50 / permalink (post) | permalink (numeric)