Holy mother of DOD, that worked Carl! You are THE MAN!
Would be nice if I could find some documentation!
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| Author: | nooobieee [ Sun Jan 20, 2013 11:53 am ] |
| Post subject: | Samsung Galaxy Note II as a desktop... |
Hi, I'm writing this at my desk with my normal keyboard/mouse/monitor/speakers... but the computer driving it all is my smartphone. It took some configuration and smart app selection, but the end result is pretty damn good I have to say. There are a lot of nuances that I think the software providers need to work on (the programs are still optimized for touch/gesture and not keyboard/mouse), but there is plenty of power to drive it all if the apps support it. Suprisingly, the biggest issue I have so far is a lack of support for copy/paste. On the plus side, it's completely silent and if I want to move or go somewhere I just pick up my phone and whatever I'm doing travels with me. |
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| Author: | Ashman [ Sun Jan 20, 2013 11:58 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Samsung Galaxy Note II as a desktop... |
does the note have an HDMI out? I didn't know it could output to a monitor. that's pretty sweet! |
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| Author: | nooobieee [ Sun Jan 20, 2013 12:05 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Samsung Galaxy Note II as a desktop... |
It does support HDMI output, but you need to convert the mini-USB port to use it. I have a charging/docking station that supports HDMI out, Speaker out, and 3 USB ports. |
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| Author: | GI_Patton_slapped [ Mon Jan 21, 2013 1:05 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Samsung Galaxy Note II as a desktop... |
That is pretty cool. Pic? |
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| Author: | moparman [ Mon Jan 21, 2013 4:57 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Samsung Galaxy Note II as a desktop... |
Sounds cool. What kind of phone? |
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| Author: | nooobieee [ Mon Jan 21, 2013 5:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Samsung Galaxy Note II as a desktop... |
The phone is the Samsung Galaxy Note II. I'll borrow my wife's phone to take a pic GI. |
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| Author: | BlankBB [ Tue Jan 22, 2013 12:29 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Samsung Galaxy Note II as a desktop... |
What copy/paste functionality are you looking for? |
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| Author: | nooobieee [ Tue Jan 22, 2013 7:26 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Samsung Galaxy Note II as a desktop... |
BlankBB wrote: What copy/paste functionality are you looking for? Any, it just doesn't seem to work at all without a touch screen. Sometimes I'm able to copy an entire entry box (like a url) but that's about it. There doesn't seem to be a way to select a text area without using gestures, or at least I haven't found the way. |
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| Author: | BlankBB [ Tue Jan 22, 2013 7:21 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Samsung Galaxy Note II as a desktop... |
Presuming it is the same on my Galaxy S3 phone, try holding your finger on the text you want selected for a few seconds - the word you want should be highlighted, and you can expand the selection. |
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| Author: | Carl Weathers [ Tue Jan 22, 2013 8:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Samsung Galaxy Note II as a desktop... |
Maybe the mouse way is to hold LMB over a word to bring up the highlighting and expansion cursors? |
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| Author: | nooobieee [ Tue Jan 22, 2013 9:08 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Samsung Galaxy Note II as a desktop... |
Holy mother of DOD, that worked Carl! You are THE MAN! Would be nice if I could find some documentation!
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| Author: | Carl Weathers [ Tue Jan 22, 2013 9:50 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Samsung Galaxy Note II as a desktop... |
LMAO "I just opened my mouth and out it came!" [ Post made via Mobile Device ] Maybe you can be the documentation? Set up a quick website/blog and give the step-by-step...a comments section would surely attract more tips, and proper monetization can earn you a few free lunches along the way 
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| Author: | nooobieee [ Sat Jan 26, 2013 5:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Samsung Galaxy Note II as a desktop... |
I doubt I'd allocate the time to do it justice Carl, but it is a good idea. One update, I've been using Netflix on this and it works perfectly. So I can see people doing this rather then getting like a roku so similar webtv sort of thing. |
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| Author: | nooobieee [ Mon Feb 11, 2013 7:31 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Samsung Galaxy Note II as a desktop... |
I'll tell ya, this is the first smartphone I've been comfortable posting from. |
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