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    Tablet Topics
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    Tablet Topics

    By Jon Paul Olivier

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    Do you have a tablet or smartphone and only use it for one or two functions? Do you want to find out what else your device can do? This book is a compilation of a weekly mailing list I wrote for my employer. With their permission, I have released it as an e-book to show many of the things your mobile device is capable of. From the office, to home, to vacation, read about things you might have not thought of using your tablet or smartphone for. This book will be updated as additional articles are released, so check back for updates.

    Updated October 12, 2015 to add Chapter 81 - Google Maps Offline

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJon Paul Olivier
    Release dateFeb 19, 2015
    ISBN9781310402548
    Tablet Topics
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    Jon Paul Olivier

    Jon Paul Olivier lives in south Louisiana with his wife and two children. He was blessed with opportunities to travel starting at a very young age. He has watched others struggling to fit in as well as been that person trying to fit in. Along the way, he has looked for the little details, the things in the background, that make stories real. In time, encouraged to write down the stories he told, he started writing tales inspired by his travels and by the people he met along the way. He is grateful that his family puts up with the hours he spends writing. Away from work and writing, he is an avid runner and enjoys mountain climbing. Connect with him online: Twitter: http://twitter.com/jonpaulolivier Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/jon.p.olivier

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      Tablet Topics - Jon Paul Olivier

      #1 – February 24, 2014

      Remote Desktop

      The topic for this week is Remote Desktop. Your tablet, and even your cell phone, can be used to connect to and control your computer. Microsoft provides a free Remote Desktop client for both iPad and Android. For iPad or iPhone, install Microsoft Remote Desktop from the App Store. For Android, install Microsoft Remote Desktop from the Play Store. While the phone screens are tiny for this use, pinch and stretch let you zoom in and scroll around the screen. On tablets, the screen is large enough to display your entire screen in a usable size. This makes your mobile device a compact substitute for a notebook computer for this use. Next week's topic will cover connecting to the VPN so you can connect from outside of the office as well. In the meantime, try this to see how it works for you.

      Once the software is installed, run the app. Select New Remote Desktop to configure a connection to your remote computer.  Connection name is for your reference. You can put anything here. PC Name is the address of the computer, but sometimes you have to use the IP address of your computer instead. To find the IP address of your office computer, open the command prompt and type ipconfig. You can leave the username and password blank. If you do, each time you connect you will be prompted for your login credentials if the computer you are connecting to requires them. You should at least leave the password field blank to prevent anyone using your tablet from accessing our network without permission. You can leave Gateway blank. Click Save when you are finished configuring the connection.

      Once the computer is configured, click on the computer in the list, enter your username and password as necessary and touch connect. When your computer connects, you will see your remote computer's screen. Moving your finger over the screen moves the mouse. The position of your finger is not the position of the mouse, the cursor is. This is a little different from using a touchpad on a notebook computer. You position the cursor by moving your finger. Tap the screen to left click. You can change this default behavior each time you connect by touching the computer name at the top of the screen. On iPad and iPhone, touch the icon that appears at the top left of the screen. On Android, the bar appears at the bottom of the screen. Touch the icon on the right side that looks like four arrowheads. When you change the cursor mode, there is no icon on the screen. What you touch is what you select. To change back, use the same procedure. The icon for the cursor will now look like a pen and a wavy line.

      Touch the keyboard icon at the top of the screen to bring up your keyboard. When you are in the default cursor mode, you can pinch and squeeze to zoom in or out of the display. Exit the connection by tapping the computer name at the top of the screen and then tapping the disconnect icon that appears at the top right of the screen.

      There are a few other options in the program which I encourage you to explore. You can best learn how to use this application by trying it.

      While this option works over a local network, connecting to the VPN will let you access your computer from anywhere over the Internet. Next week, I will explain how to connect your iPad to the VPN. Connecting to the VPN from an Android device is not as straight forward but I am still searching for a solution that works for Android.

      #2 – March 3, 2014

      Virtual Private Network

      The topic for this week is VPN, which builds on last week's topic. If you tried the Remote Desktop client from last week, you saw how your tablet (or even cell phone) can be used to connect to your computer. This only works if the two devices are on the same network. When the two are not connected to the same network, the remote device can only connect to your computer the Providence network over the VPN.

      This issue is about connecting your iPad to the VPN. Unfortunately, I have not been able to successfully connect an Android device to the VPN. While Android seems to support VPN, the client will report that it is connected but no data is transferred. If I do find a way to connect Android devices to the VPN, I will pass that information along. For now, this tip is only for iPad users. Additionally, this topic is about connecting to an existing VPN, which is a way of connecting to a computer network from a remote location. Not all networks offer a VPN connection. Only a general description of how to configure your VPN connection is given here, as the details will depend on the VPN you are connecting to.

      Setting up your iPad to connect to the VPN:

      Touch the Settings icon. Near the top of the menu, touch the VPN entry. On the right side of the screen, there is a slider labeled VPN. This will be used later to connect to and disconnect from the VPN. Below that is a section labeled CHOOSE A CONFIGURATION:. Look for Add VPN Configuration... and touch it. Select IPSec in the three choices at the top of the window that opens.

      Description is only for your use. The Server name is available from the person who supports the VPN on your network. Account is the name you login with. Leave password blank so you will be prompted to enter it each time you connect. Leave Use Certificate off and leave Group Name blank. Leave Proxy set to Off. When this is all set, touch Save at the top of the window to save your changes.

      These configurations may be different for your VPN. Get the actual settings from the network administrator of your network.

      Connecting your iPad to the VPN:

      In the Settings app, touch VPN. On the right side of the screen, touch the entry so it is checked and highlighted in blue. When it is selected, touch the button next to VPN to turn it on. You will be prompted to enter your password (and your username if you did not save it). After you enter your password, the message Connected should appear, indicating your iPad is now connected to the VPN. Now you can use Remote Desktop from a remote location.

      To disconnect, return to this menu and touch the button next to VPN on the right side of the screen. The word Connected will change to Disconnected.

      Next week, we'll look at ways to access files from a remote location.

      #3 – March 10, 2014

      File Transfer Protocol

      The topic for this week is File Transfer Protocol, or FTP. This is a method of moving files between your tablet and an FTP server. For iPad, you will need to install Easy FTP Pro from the App Store. For Android, you should install AndFTP from the Play store.

      When you add an FTP server, you will need to know the server name. The connection type is FTP. You should not have to change the default configuration settings. If you have an FTP folder already setup, you should have the login information. If not, contact the provider of the FTP server.

      When you are connected to the FTP server, you can move files between the local window (your tablet or phone) and the remote window (the FTP server). The software is different for iPad and Android tablets.

      For iPad, to connect touch the book icon on the top left of the screen and then the name of the server. Once connected, touch one or more files in one of the windows to select what to transfer. Then transfer files by using the icon at the bottom of the window that is a square with an arrow in it. The arrow points down into the square for the remote window because you are copying these files onto your device. The arrow points up out of the square for the local window because you are copying these files off of your device. When you are finished with the FTP session, touch Disconnect in the upper right corner of your screen to break the connection before closing your app.

      For Android, you can switch between seeing the files on your device and the files on the remote FTP server by using the icon in the upper left. When it says Device file browser, touching it will display the files on your tablet or phone. When it says FTP file browser, touching it will display the files on the remote FTP server. Touch one or more files to select for transfer, and then touch the button labeled Download (for sending to your device) or Upload (for sending to the remote FTP server) to initiate the transfer. When you are finished with the FTP session, touch the Disconnect button to break the connection before closing the app.

      There are other means of moving files between your tablet and your computer. This topic will be revisited later in the year, but next week's topic will move on to a different subject.

      #4 – March 17, 2014

      Integrated Note Taking

      This time around, we'll be looking at integrating note taking across all three platforms - Windows, iOS and Android, both tablets and phones.

      This is one of the first ways I integrated my tablet into my daily routine in the office. I was looking for a way to edit meeting notes on my computer, yet have them with me in the meeting, regardless of whether I had my tablet or cell phone handy. I found that tools already existed to accomplish this using an Exchange server. Another option would be to use a Google account.

      In Windows, I use the Notes portion of Outlook. If you don't see Notes

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