[Cialug] Chromebook as Thin Client

[jim kraai]

No linode, I mentioned it explicitly to exclude that class of discussion.
In-house server only

No apple products

Not for multimedia/streaming

Was hoping for exactly what's in the subject line:  "Chromebook as Thin
Client"

On Aug 9, 2016 9:18 AM, "Barry Von Ahsen" <vonahsen at gmail.com> wrote:

> is the linode to host the content?  then stream to the laptop or to the
> TV?  if everyone is going to stream to a local laptop, I'd just use my
> phone which I already have and is already charged
>
> for TV content, I've had great success with a file server in the basement
> running plex + chromecast.  I do have a PC for random dodgy soccer streams
> and an apple TV, but chromecast gets the most use.  I use android, so
> chromecast works best, but apple TV/air play may be better if you're an
> iPhone user
>
>
> -barry
>
>
> > On Aug 8, 2016, at 10:49 PM, jim kraai <jimgkraai at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Was reading this
> > http://www.techspot.com/review/1218-affordable-40-
> thread-xeon-monster-pc/
> > "affordable," heh, and reminding myself why I hate turning the living
> room
> > into a server room.  (Retreating from the family to hide in another room
> > for the evening is a worse thought for me, and using linoden for this is
> a
> > separate discussion.)
> >
> > I've been enjoying using my laptop from my comfy recliner for a few
> years.
> > My laptop is about ready to give up the ghost, so it's the right time to
> > start planning.
> >
> > Why can't I have both?  Who here has been doing this already for years?
> >
> > Any reasons why the whole family couldn't simultaneously do this?  Would
> we
> > even need to be in the house, as in, couldn't I access such a thing from
> > anywhere on the interwebs with a few M/s throughput?  Other than a dusty
> > PS4, there's no gaming to speak of at the Kraai house.  Boring place.
> >
> > Yes, I would install Linux, kind of, more likely a hypervisor with VMs.
> Or
> > the fastest FreeDos _ever_!  Next I'll need reliable storage.  I hear
> > backblaze is still selling stuff.   Well I'm off to finance this fantasy
> > with lotto scratchers ...
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