Soon LogMeIn Free will no longer be available...

Darren Dirt · January 27, 2014, 04:46:12 PM

update: last thing I want to try is enabling "Curtain Mode"; I am currently connected to my home PC, and went to the registry entry* mentioned @ https://support.google.com/chrome/a/answer/2799701?hl=en ... but I'm not hopeful because apparently "Curtain Mode has not been fully implemented on Windows yet"

https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=222892

... then again a bit hopeful again, because maybe problems others are having = just a documentation issue:
http://productforums.google.com/forum/#!msg/chrome/cxH8GOxaXKk/vHQjnHyDPZAJ

* "Windows: Set HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\RemoteAccessHostRequireCurtain to 1."
http://www.chromium.org/administrators/policy-list-3#RemoteAccessHostRequireCurtain
http://productforums.google.com/forum/#!msg/chrome/DHUvuEHrsUU/0wIex_pVwbYJ

Darren Dirt · February 18, 2014, 10:14:37 AM

Now that I semi-regularly use the Google Chrome Remote Desktop app, and out of habit just go to chrome://apps and click the app from there, I discovered today something Google is offering:

"Chrome App Launcher"
http://support.google.com/chrome_webstore/answer/3060053?hl=en

So it appears they are really pushing ahead for this whole "Google for all your needs" concept. Not necessarily a bad thing, obv.

Thorin · February 18, 2014, 10:22:05 AM

Well, except if your need is to have an email notification icon in the taskbar notification area (the "system tray", but that's not what it's called) that pops up when a new email arrives. They took that away.

Darren Dirt · February 18, 2014, 10:33:15 AM

"YOUR needs will be what WE declare to be needs!"

Darren Dirt · August 06, 2014, 08:08:25 AM

http://m.gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/chrome-remote-desktop-app-for-android-launched-with-windows-and-mac-access-509773

Coolness. Doubt ever needed but still, noice.

Darren Dirt · August 08, 2014, 02:58:55 PM

Quote from: Darren Dirt on August 06, 2014, 08:08:25 AM
http://m.gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/chrome-remote-desktop-app-for-android-launched-with-windows-and-mac-access-509773

Coolness. Doubt ever needed but still, noice.

I am sitting in the food court, connected to my home PC. Over LTE.

RAD!

Darren Dirt · April 10, 2015, 09:34:14 AM

Still lovin' Chrome Remote Desktop.

But looks like JUST THIS WEEK there was an update to my Chrome browser (at least at work) where I no longer launch the RDP chrome app in its own window -- which was a handy thing you could do in the past which would ensure all your keyboard presses would only register in the remote client, not the local host (e.g. ALT-TAB) ... did anyone else notice this is now "broken"?

I coulda sworn that in the past from "chrome://apps" all you had to do was right-click the "Chrome Remote Desktop" icon and you would see an option to open in its own window (and that is gone now -- or am I hallucinating; maybe it was in a different place?)

Melbosa · April 10, 2015, 11:37:04 AM

I own Team Viewer so don't use sorry.

Mr. Analog · April 10, 2015, 11:50:12 AM

Maybe check the Google Support forums for angry people posts, that's usually where you can find information about changes.

https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!forum/en

Just remember to click "view all discussions" rather than try and search, the irony being their support search is trash (IMO)

Darren Dirt · July 15, 2015, 05:53:14 PM

Chrome Remote Desktop is no longer in the "Beta forever until suddenly dropped for no reason" limbo.

It's officially OUT OF BETA (after 4 years).

https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!msg/chrome/_SV_6pZiW1A/Z_0bTSp0j6sJ

#WHEW!

...anoying that I have to be logged into a Google account to download it onto Chrome, though. But that happened a few releases ago...