Citrix for iPad, could this make controller apps a moot point?
What to you think?
http://www.citrix.com/English/ps2/produ ... ID=2300386
Citrix for iPad, could this make controller apps a moot point?
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- KVRAF
- 1942 posts since 29 Aug, 2003 from Austin, TX
Macbook Pro M4, Ableton 12 Suite, NI Komplete
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- KVRist
- 487 posts since 23 Jan, 2004
Doesn't do multitouch, and not much use with applications not optimised for touch (no such thing as 'hover' on a touch device, not possible to 'swipe' a bank of buttons, tiny icon/control issues etc).
However, where these limitations dont matter so much, VLC and LogMeIn ignition are possibly better alternatives to Citrix for most people. XenApp is a great product, but it's very much designed for enterprise deployments.
However, where these limitations dont matter so much, VLC and LogMeIn ignition are possibly better alternatives to Citrix for most people. XenApp is a great product, but it's very much designed for enterprise deployments.
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- KVRian
- 1122 posts since 12 Mar, 2005
Everything Adydub said. Citrix is frickin' awesome, but it's designed for enterprise deployments; you have to have a Xenapp or Xendesktop server.
That being said, you can (as Adydub said) install Logmein Ignition for remote access to your computer, or if you're on the same LAN network, you can just install a VNC server app on your desktop/laptop, and then download a good VNC viewer app for the iPad, and try that. Depending on what you're trying to do, it may or may not work. It depends on your DAW and workflow.
That being said, I know of quite a few people who used cheap/used/out of date laptops to control their powerful DAW's a room away, for years. Now they've gravitated to netbooks or iPads. So there are people out there using this type of setup.
That being said, you can (as Adydub said) install Logmein Ignition for remote access to your computer, or if you're on the same LAN network, you can just install a VNC server app on your desktop/laptop, and then download a good VNC viewer app for the iPad, and try that. Depending on what you're trying to do, it may or may not work. It depends on your DAW and workflow.
That being said, I know of quite a few people who used cheap/used/out of date laptops to control their powerful DAW's a room away, for years. Now they've gravitated to netbooks or iPads. So there are people out there using this type of setup.