Here's a quick question. As far as remote desktop'ing goes...
On my Storm I always used the Orb application. With Orb I installed the application on both my computer and phone, setup an account, and it seemed like I basically was only able to access files which were placed in a specific "Orb-centric" folder on my computer. It appeared that folder was then essentially streamed over the internet to be accessed by me on my phone or wherever else I could access my account. Theoretically I didn't even need the application on my phone as long as I could access the Orb website.
Anyway, is this the typical method of operation for remote desktop applications? Are there more secure and stable options? And finally, are there options on these applications which would not require my home computer to be constantly running - i.e. an online storage system where I could store large amounts of valuable files to be accessed via my Incredible?
I work in the creative writing industry, and often need access to massive text documents and numerous large high-definition images. Additionally, much of these files are unpublished works from high profile authors and artists. Because of this, in the past, I've been the target of phone and laptop theft. Is there a remote desktop app which would solve my security issue while also being able to manage many large files?
Thanks in advance,
Kushtronics
The app I use for this, Sugarsync (there are others), syncs everything up to the cloud (internet). Because of this, your PC does not have to be on for you to access the files from your phone (and vice-versa). When you update a file, the Sugarsync agent uploads it automatically (or the next time you are online, if you don't have internet access).
You can pick and choose what folders to have Sugarsync maintain. The sky's the limit - but if you are syincing more than 2GB of files, you'll have to pay for the service. You could theoretically use Sugarsync for multimedia, but I haven't really looked into that since I have another app for that. It's stable and seems secure, but I really haven't done too much digging there.
The app I use for music is Subsonic. I have a server running on my Windows Home Server (any machine with internet access would work as well), and the client running on my phone. It organizes everything in folders by artist and album, and lets me queue tracks and play pre-built playlists. Subsonic is free to try, and then pay-by-donation (the dev requests $30).
As far as pure RDP, I haven't played much with the RDP client, other than to verify I could connect to and browse my PC. I'm not sure what the extent of the capabilities there are (I really wanted this for work, but can't find a VPN client that will work with my company's Cisco VPN implementation).
Streaming pics and video (other than through a service like Picasa/Youtube) is still an issue on Android. Orb will supposedly do it... sometimes. I am waiting for a more reliable client for that (there's presumably a Slingbox app in the works, which would at least get me live TV).
I think that covered everything. If not, let me know (I'm getting sleepy and my brain is shutting down for the night).
EDIT: Oh, and DolphinHD is free (ad supported like most. the ads aren't too annoying, and you can buy a license for $10 IIRC if they bother you).