Yes, Amazon Workspace.
Expensive though.
Ask HN: Are any remote desktop solutions good enough for full-time use?
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Re: Ask HN: Are any remote desktop solutions good enough for full-time use?
#12Not really what you are asking for, but I've been working on a low powered Windows machine with just Putty-ing (SSH-ing) to my Linux desktop for quite some time now. I pipe what Xorg stuff I need through SSH and otherwise I just work in tmux + vim. So far only pain point has been downloading stuff via browser on Windows since I don't have sshfs or any other real-time file transfer setup between the machines, but that…
I used to do this, but it was _so_ slow!
I wouldn't recommend X11 over SSH to anyone.
Re: Ask HN: Are any remote desktop solutions good enough for full-time use?
#13I have been using Chrome Remote Desktop for accessing my desktop (Ubuntu) when I'm away. It does the job well.
While I have used the Mac client, I have not used it as the host yet.
The benefit of Chrome Remote Desktop is the ability to access your desktop from any computer with Chrome installed using your login credentials. It also does the audio out, etc very well.
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#15Hi, I used to use parsec[1]. I had a Windows at home and worked with a macbook air anywhere the connection was strong enough. You can even rent an AWS machine if you don't have one at home. [1]: https://parsecgaming.com/
Seconded. Even works for me over a 4G cell connection while on the road.
You can even use it in the browser if you want. https://blog.parsecgaming.com/game-streaming-tech-in-the-bro...
Re: Ask HN: Are any remote desktop solutions good enough for full-time use?
#16Not really what you are asking for, but I've been working on a low powered Windows machine with just Putty-ing (SSH-ing) to my Linux desktop for quite some time now. I pipe what Xorg stuff I need through SSH and otherwise I just work in tmux + vim. So far only pain point has been downloading stuff via browser on Windows since I don't have sshfs or any other real-time file transfer setup between the machines, but that…
I used to do this, but it was _so_ slow! I wouldn't recommend X11 over SSH to anyone.
With the compression enabled in config it's decent on a good connection and I use it often.
Re: Ask HN: Are any remote desktop solutions good enough for full-time use?
#17If you're able to spin up an Apache Guacamole server I highly recommend it. It has completely changed how I think about remote access to my home network. https://guacamole.apache.org
Re: Ask HN: Are any remote desktop solutions good enough for full-time use?
#18I've commissioning beefy machines on Google Cloud and using Xpra to output the application windows to my notebook. The advantage over other solutions is that it's responsive and you don't need the full desktop.
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#19In our office we use a cloud based system for email, file storage and sharing,calendar, teleconferencing, etc... It's basically a private cloud. It can be setup on your office servers or on a web server. We access it via our website, with one single login. https://cloud.helloai.com and you can get more information --> https://www.mcnetinc.com/cloud/
Re: Ask HN: Are any remote desktop solutions good enough for full-time use?
#20Theoretically the best option would be to have hardware that support zero latency streaming over IP with compression. The only problem is that you also need dedicated hardware on the other end. But this could work well for example virtual reality headset/io. With current solutions (VNC et. al), the IO is converted back and forth many times between different formats, and every step adds some latency.